Exciting times ahead for The Handmade Cyclist.
New designs, new products, and some amazing goodies in the pipeline.
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L'Equipe Explore - Born to Climb
Superb interactive feature from L’Equipe on the great climbers of le Tour
Interview Feature with The Handmade Cyclist | Rosie And The Boys
I’ve done a little interview for the Rosie & The Boys blog. You can hear my musings on all things bikes, racing, design, and really skinny legs
http://www.rosieandtheboys.com/2013/04/30/interview-with-the-handmade-cyclist/
ARMYofCATS DESIGN: Stealing is bad
Alerted by a post from a friend of mine - fellow poster artist (John Howard) - I came across a couple of sites selling prints of the poster I designed for The Black Keys.
Obviously you would be unsurprised to hear they do not have my permission to sell cheap, digitally printed knock-offs…
And so to Paris-Roubaix.
Finally finished - here’s the full set of my Monuments posters.
Lurking in the Arenberg forest on the Roubaix print is the dog that took out Bernard Hinault in 1981 - his seventh crash of the day on the way to winning the race he hated most of all.
Beautiful giclée prints available now individually or as a specially-priced complete set in sizes A2, A3 and 8”x12” from my shop:
https://www.etsy.com/shop/TheHandmadeCyclist?section_id=13288614
Its on! The greatest two weeks in the cycling season, Flanders this Sunday, and I can’t wait.
Here’s number four in my series of Monuments posters. Just Paris-Roubaix to come.
A little poetic licence by including the Muur… its still not quite the Ronde without it.
Giclee prints available to purchase now from my Etsy shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/TheHandmadeCyclist
Today (17th March) saw a truly epic edition of Milan - San Remo.
Snow caused chaos, freezing the peloton and leading to the race having to stop to avoid the snow-bound climbs.
The riders rolled into San Remo with epic tales of the extreme conditions. As Robbie Hunter said to David Millar “when my left eyeball froze, that’s when I lost my shit”.
So, inspired by this brutal, special day, I’ve created a special edition of my Milan - San Remo print, customised and snowified on the day of the race.
Here’s the full set - so far - of Monuments. Flanders and Roubaix are coming soon.
Available now in A3 and A2 sizes via my Etsy page: https://www.etsy.com/shop/TheHandmadeCyclist
Thanks to everyone for sharing so much!
Winter’s over and the Classics are here. Here’s the latest of my Monuments posters, celebrating Milan - San Remo and the longest race of them all. After the Capi, the coast!
The Daily Telegraph Christmas Gift Guide for Cyclists
We made it into the Telegraph’s Christmas gift guide, alongside some of our favourite brands, which is kind of cool.
Our new retro cycling quotes mugs are here! Four classic quotes from four all-time great riders, based on the jerseys they wore in their heyday.
Coppi - “Age & treachery will overcome youth & skill’
Hinault - ‘As long as I breathe… I attack’
Kuiper - ‘Racing is licking your opponent’s plate clean, before starting on your own’
LeMond - ‘It never gets easier, you just go faster’
Available now, here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/thehandmadecyclist
Ride for a club or team, or got a favourite jersey? We’ll recreate it and add it to the Nicknames of the Peloton.
Great riders, iconic jerseys, famous nicknames - how many do you know?
Another Handmade Cyclist poster that you can customize.
Only 21 riders have ever won a Tour de France stage atop l’Alpe d’Huez. Add the name of your choice to our artwork and make that 22.
We’ve started to offer personalised versions of our most popular posters.
Add the name of your choice to the second edition of our Classification of Cyclists of Note & Notoriety (its the second edition because Lance is now firmly in the Dopers category)…
Cheat, Climber, Hard Men, Olympians, Sprinters, Rouleurs… where do you fit in?
