The Radavist

Fred DiMeglio makes posters on his Etsy store under the name Man vs. Ink. Pretty clever and as you can see above, his work’s not too bad either. Thanks to Ryan at Go Means Go for dropping the knowledge on us!

Seeing this photo reminds me of when Tom and Tony trashed a bike here in NYC with a cinder block. The damn thing wouldn’t die! Chris is full of good stories and inspiring illustrations. Loving the Haro Group 1 tale. Good stuff man!

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I think everyone has a teenage story about a bike similar to Chris’ regarding his Balance MTB. Unfortunately, his didn’t end well and yes dude, the first thing I noticed was the left-hand drive!

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After picking up numerous other bikes, Chris picked up a Lotus Cobra MX-1 at a tag sale. The Cobra comes in as his All My Bikes 07. Dude, you must have a ton of bikes if you’re cranking one out every day!

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Damn Chris, you must have mowed a lot of yards. You’ve had more BMXs than I’ve had track bikes! Well, maybe I’m exaggerating. Every day that Chris posts an “All My Bikes” illustration, I keep thinking it’s going to be a track bike. Here, once again is one of his BMXs, a Schwinn Predator!

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Another great illustration from Halfanese. I actually dig this more than the videos I previously posted about. So clean! Check out some detailed close-ups here.

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Halfanese: Girls and Bikes

This has been floating around various Tumblrs today and they all lead back to this spot. No idea if this is the originating source (but something tells me it’s not, mostly due to the Sigil of Lucifer at the top). Anyone got any information? Totally digging this!

Sometimes upgrading your bike means downgrading your frame. That’s what happened when Chris traded his Robinson SST for this GT Interceptor. Technically, the SST was a better quality frame than the GT but the SST didn’t come equipped with Redline Flight Series 3-piece cranks. It’s the modern day equivalent of trading a Panasonic with Sugino 75’s for a Bareknuckle with Campy Record. Or something like that…

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Yep. The new COG Magazine is almost ready to hit your local bike shop. From the looks of these spy photos, it’s gonna be good! Check out more behind the scenes shots below, including the cover art by Cadence.

Every bike shop should have a mural. Luckily for Transit, they’ve got a connection at Magnificent Beard, resulting in one clean mural on their vacant wall. That mural sure did bring a bit of color into the shop.

Chris‘ first few bikes wouldn’t cut it once he came across BMW Plus! magazine. That’s when he went out and bought a Robinson SST with his lawn-mowing money. Stoked on his first chromoly frame, Chris took to the dirt on it with hopes and dreams. Yep, it’s decided, I like this series more than any other he’s done. Keep it up man!

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Chris, you’re killing it! I think I like this series better than the Major Taylor one. Yeah, it’s a tough call but this has so much character! I can’t wait to see the rest, especially the track and fixed bikes.

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See, I told you these would be good! Chris Piascik‘s newest series, “All My Bikes” is continuing with his second bike. The first legitimate BMX in his bike collection was his General Hustler. Since it’s legit, is that why it gets a better type treatment in the composition? I can’t wait to see the rest!

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When Chris Piascik gets an idea for a series of illustrations, you know it’s gonna be good. His Major Taylor set got a lot of recognition and I’m sure this newest series, entitled All My Bikes will be the same. Here’s the first one and already I’m in love.

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Yumi Kitade is a Japanese calligraphy artist who specializes in kanji stickers. The most current being this one, which translates to “Self Moving Vehicle”. Pretty rad if you ask me. Check out more work over at Neo Bohemia and pick one up at Mission Bicycle for $5.

Not bad at all! Aaron at Hipster Nascar just posted Jerome Daksiewicz‘s awesome 2010 Tour de France infographics. The one on the left is killer.

Totally diggin these new Tokyo Fixed Gear posters! Next I wanna see a Hedorah version! Kaiju and bikes…

One of my favorite artists made it into IDN‘s new book entitled “The New Twenties“. Like a good cyclist, Chris Piascik selected his Major Taylor posters and a few other cycling-specific pieces for the book that’s main focus is:

The New Twenties: A scintillating survey of the work of today’s 20-somethings, who were all brought up in the technological boom years of the late 20th Century – and whose concepts of self-promotion and networking are radically different from those of their predecessors. In this third IdN Special Edition, we have collaborated with Society6, one of the largest online platforms for up-and-coming designers, to showcase the talent of 58 brilliant young artists with a contemporary outlook on creativity and communicating.

Congrats man!