Chris Piascik had a piece in ART VELO and has kept it going with some wonderful art surrounding the bicycle. He had a run of Major Taylor’s sayings that he has compiled into a zine and made a limited run of 50. Available signed and numbered, they are $12 each and look fantastic. Great job Chris!
Pick one up HERE
Matt and Brittain came through town last month and snapped some photos of those that were into the idea of supporting their book- “I love my bike” It’s a pretty neat project, and it sounds like they’ve met some great people. Here are a couple pics from their gallery online.
Check out the website HERE
Bubba
Ryan
Carmen
I can't remember this guy's name- but he loves his bike too!
It was nice to meet Matt and Brittain both, and we are excited to see how the book turns out!
Robin sent this along to me- it’s really wonderful. These are some fixed gear tricks I actually like the look of.
As you may or may not know, I have been doing screen printing production for Partybots for a while and it’s only increased my love for print making and posters. I’ve liked Jordan Crane’s work since I first saw it a few years back, and though I don’t own anything by him, I like this one, and it can be yours for $125.
"Someday you're gonna" by Jordan Crane
A 26″ x 40″seven color screen print, pulled and signed by Jordan Crane. Edition of 100. Blue, pink, yellow, light yellow, mustard, orange, and black on 110 pound ivory stock.
And if you’re looking for spring gift- you can pick one up at the website RED INK LIKE BLOOD
I don’t know what this is about, but it’s pretty great. It looks a bit like Greg’s Trainwreck sign. But with a car.
Thanks for the heads up Mike D. What’s the scoop on the race you got coming up?
I saw this over at Locked Cog
Not all people that ride bikes are artistically inclined. Myself, I know what I like- but when it comes to making it myself, it feels forced. My writing doesn’t flow from a pen as smoothly as Phil Wood bearings spin; my creativity is much more like squeezing the end of a tube of Phil Wood grease: Wait for it…. Wait for it…. then SPLAT!- more than you wanted- all at once.
As long as I’ve been riding bikes, I have noticed that there are a number of creative individuals that choose to ride for fun, sport, or transportation. Whether they be writer, designer, musician, or artist- bikes make sense to all of us. I think to have such a wonderfully deep pool of talent getting around on two wheels is fantastic. This week there are a few different opportunities to see some art by people who ride. Each talented in their own element, as well as solid riders. The weather looks good, so come on out. Ride your bike. Enjoy some art.
Come say hi to Jay and Kyle- you won’t be disappointed. Talented artists, and solid dudes.
Karl Addison draws a lot. He makes stickers, shirts, and things that you can put on your wall. This will also be his last show in the US for a while, as he is moving to Berlin in March. Yours truly will be taking over US production for Partybots International. 
You’ve been waiting for it, watching the Flickr group grow- and now it’s time to announce the talented winners of the Dark Days photo contest. There were some really great images submitted, and Tom from Bikejuju and I had a hard time selecting the winners we did. A huge thanks goes out to Bikeglow and Planet Bike in their support of this contest- lights are always perfect prizes!
The winner of the Planet Bike winter commuter package
Selected by the staff at Planet Bike: Mark Magnussun. For his photo Düsseldorf Winter Landscape Mark wins a set of Cascadia fenders, a mini pump, a Blaze 2W or Blaze Dynamo headlight, a SuperFlash rear light, and a saddle bag with tire levers and patch kit. Great job Mark!
Best Overall Image
As I said before, picking our favorites was very difficult. There was such a diverse bunch to pull from, and photos by people from many cycling camps were submitted.
Though we couldn’t agree on our one favorite overall- we both felt that Tim Kainu did a great job with all the photos he submitted. Tim will ride away with a nice prize package worth over $100 – a Bikeglow unit, a Planet Bike Blaze 2 watt LED headlight, and a Planet Bike Superflash Stealth rear blinkie light.
Best Northwest Image
Robin (Ray Tracing) is a talented individual all around. He is a great writer, and his photography is splendid. He did a great job on all of his photos, and we chose this one of the lovely Caroline with Seattle’s downtown as a backdrop. Robin will also take home a full prize package – a Bikeglow unit, a Planet Bike Blaze 2 watt LED headlight, and a Planet Bike Superflash Stealth rear blinkie light.
Most Creative image
This one was difficult. Being the Dark Days photo contest, lights became a brush for some, and a canvas for others. After some discussion, Tom and I decided that one of the earlier entries, by Twin Cities Brightest should be awarded a Bikeglow unit, a Planet Bike Blaze 2 watt LED headlight, and a Planet Bike Superflash Stealth rear blinkie light. It still blows my mind a little when I look at it.
Thanks to the fine sponsors, we had more lights than those awarded to the winners listed above. Here are a few more of our favorites, which will go home with stuff as well, so you should get in touch with us!
There were lots of “in motion on the street” shots submitted, of those we chose this ghostly commuter image from Ken Kraft as the winner of a Planet Bike Spok micro blinkie.
Sweendo gets a Planet Bike Superflash Stealth for his creative Northwest submissions that were close runners up in several categories.
DPJ gets a Planet Bike Spok micro blinkie for the great images submitted.
If Flickr user Carol Torres in Sao Paolo can come up with a USA address for me to mail it to, she can get a Planet Bike Spok micro blinkie for her photo from Amsterdam.
And finally, because we ran out of prizes long before we ran out of great photos, Flickr user Cosmicmotionstudios gets our last Planet Bike Spok micro blinkie.
Thanks again to everyone who participated! Your photos are all amazing.
Winners: Tom is trying to reach you, but if you see this first, email juju@bikejuju.com with your mailing address (US or Canada only.)
If you are Tim, Ray or TCB, state your order of preference for a blue, red or white Bikeglow unit, and for a black or white Planet Bike Blaze. First folks to express a preference will get priority, and we’ll give up on contacting all winners by late January and give any leftover prizes away in future contests.
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