Maybe it will never happen again. But for one glorious mid-Saturday, bike messengers - from Los Angeles, London, New York and San Francisco - tested their mettle against the steepest street in the city. Not content to just ride to the top of Fargo Street, the messengers competed against each other in a time trial. How steep is Fargo? It sports a 33% grade, steeper than any street in San Francisco. Thanks goodness it is only a tenth of a mile long.

The messengers were kind enough to allow me to participate in the time trial. In fact, I held first place. That's because I went first, and by the time the second rider had finished, I was in second place. In fact, I finished dead last among those who actually made the top of the hill. But for just a little while, I was 25 again...

If you want to know more about bike messengers in L.A., go here: http://www.ulockmob.com/labma.html
For an international listing of bike messenger resources, go here: http://www.messengers.org/main.html

But if you REALLY want to know about Fargo, click here:
http://home.comcast.net/~wymanburke/FargoStreet.html
and here
http://home.comcast.net/~wymanburke/FargoStreet2.html

and you can be 25, too.