Last time I posted an illustration from Chris Piascik's All My Bikes series, I mentioned that I would be cherry-picking the ones that I posted. I think Chris had a very similar experience as most of us. First you got your conversion. For me it was a Peugeot. Then you get a mail-order bike; Chris' was a Kilo TT. Mine was an IRO angus. You realize the parts were shit (well, I ordered my Iro as a frameset and let a LBS build it) and you quickly start to replace the stock components. All this work and before you know it, you've dropped over $800 on a bike that could have easily been bought locally.

If I had a penny for every person that told me a story like this, I could buy a Jalapeno-cheddar bagel.

Previously:
Chris Piascik: All My Bikes 15

Photo by Benjamin Benschneider

Not only is this apartment an exceptional use of space but it's owned by a cyclist. Steve Sauer's tiny apartment in Seattle uses ever square inch of space in an innovative way. In fact, the only thing that I feel is lacking creativity is the way in which he displays his bikes. Surely you can think of something better than that! Check out the entire article at the Seattle Times.

Fahrstil translates to riding style from German. Das Radmagazin is the wheel magazine, a cycling journal. It's beautifully composed with gorgeous photos. Check out an inside look to their first issue here.

Thanks to Jon "budhound" Two Tone ATL for the heads up on this!

For his forthcoming race, Hern got Mike Bertino to whip up one killer race flier. Future details as events warrant at Hernian!

More from the bionic illustrator Halfanese. This time it's a girl wearing a striped shirt, standing over the familiar manhole (heh) with smoke coming out. For some close-ups, check out his Flickr.

Admittingly so, I've skipped a few of Chris' All My Bikes series when he told me the number of bikes on his list. It's just too much to post! I figured I'd just hit the benchmarks in the series instead. Chris brings to light his reasons for going fixed, which are the same reasons many of us started: commuting. Being in a city with sub-par public transit, Chris needed a quicker way around. Read up on his story here, at his blog!

I totally agree with you man. But without your beard, you don't look the same!

Previously:
Cycle Angelo: Just Ride It
Bikes are Bikes

Nico at Fixed Gear Extravaganza linked to Yann G's newest illustration entitled Tricks. Make sure you follow Yann G's blog for more cycling-inspired art.

Anthony Cozzi's posters deliver, year after year. Maybe that's why, year after year, he's invited to return to Art Crank? His newest print, perhaps best to date, is entitled Road Flare and it's not just the purple halftone that's got me fiending as much as the details. Holy shit. Screen printed on high quality 100lbs matte paper; Width 24", Height 18". It's limited to 50, signed and numbered so grab one quick!

I still have your Dead Wheelie poster hanging up Anthony. Loving the series! Keep it up!

Previously:
Snow Blinded: Dead Wheelie
Snow Blinded: Drop Sequence

As an ongoing series, bloggers everywhere are putting their 2 cents out there. Mine went up yesterday and now Cycle Angelo posted his. I wanna see more! Tracko? Maybe that's too much to ask!

Just kidding man! I know you've got something up your workwear denim sleeve.

Previously:
Bikes are Bikes

We got an inside look at the printing process of COG Magazine's issue 09 earlier and how here's a high-res look at Dustin from Cadence's cover art. COG is now shipping so head to your LBS and demand your copy!

Previously:
COG Magazine 09

Steven from Megabolt just gave me the heads up on this new poster:

Just wanted to let you know that the new Megabolt Poster is on sale now. This poster is limited to 30 prints and all profit after expenses will be donated to the Pablove Foundation With this poster you will get not only just the silk screened poster but you will also receive a 25% off coupon code from Ben's Cycle to use towards any helmet purchase. More info can be found at Megabolt.

Check out the entire design below.

It's not often that things like this get under my skin. The "I ride track bikes, not trick bikes" line was well worn out come 2008. Now with fixed freestyle's increasing popularity, there seems to be a slight resurgence in this useless banter which is why I'm speaking for most of us who ride fixed freestyle when I say this.

Look, we all started riding fixed freestyle because we rode track bikes. Well, at least most of us anyway. I personally still ride my vintage track bike all the time, in fact usually more than my fixed freestyle. Bottom line is this: bikes are bikes. Don't hate on derailleurs and freewheels until you've tried them. And who cares what kind of fixed gear you ride, just ride a bike!

End rant.

I'm not one for scare-tactic public safety ads. Sometimes, it's just too much. The NYC anti-smoking ones are the worst. I don't smoke so why do I need to see some photos of dissected lungs? Or rotten teeth? It's gross and I don't care to see that kinda shit when I'm ordering my egg and cheese sandwich. What I will say is the Taiwanese ad agency Ogilvy & Mather did a pretty good job on these Helmet PSA posters. I've seen them before and was indifferent to posting them, knowing that even though I try to, I sometimes ride without my helmet and there's nothing worse than a hypocrite. It wasn't until I saw these reposted on Go Means Go via Brussels Bike Polo that I decided to put them up on a Friday.

Wanna see two more? Check them out below...

This is one of the best spokecard designs I've seen in a while. Leave it to Mash and Pristine to be the minds behind it for an upcoming alleycat in Amsterdam on the 21st of August. Check out more details here, at the Mash blog. Jeroen did a bang-up job on this one!

I'm really digging this series by Halfanese. The smoke in this one's much different than the Akira-inspired smoke in his previous post. Nice work!

Falling victim to design marketing, Chris' next bike was a Specialized Fatboy. Dude, you really were into funky frame designs weren't you? On a slightly-related note, I think this is the longest "Previously" list to date on this blog. How many more bikes do you have man? haha

Previously:
Chris Piascik: All My Bikes 09
Chris Piascik: All My Bikes 08
Chris Piascik: All My Bikes 07
Chris Piascik: All My Bikes 06
Chris Piascik: All My Bikes 05
Chris Piascik: All My Bikes 04
Chris Piascik: All My Bikes 03
Chris Piascik: All My Bikes 02
Chris Piascik: All My Bikes 01

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!

Previously:
Chris Piascik: All My Bikes 08
Chris Piascik: All My Bikes 07
Chris Piascik: All My Bikes 06
Chris Piascik: All My Bikes 05
Chris Piascik: All My Bikes 04
Chris Piascik: All My Bikes 03
Chris Piascik: All My Bikes 02
Chris Piascik: All My Bikes 01

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!

Previously:
Chris Piascik: All My Bikes 07
Chris Piascik: All My Bikes 06
Chris Piascik: All My Bikes 05
Chris Piascik: All My Bikes 04
Chris Piascik: All My Bikes 03
Chris Piascik: All My Bikes 02
Chris Piascik: All My Bikes 01