Velocipede Bike Project

Want to leave your mark on the water bottles and bikes of those in the VBP community? Now open to the volunteers and community-at-large: a design “competition” for a few new stickers which VBP will hand out for free when donations are made to the shop! The winners get the bragging rights to point at a sticker on some person’s bike and say “I made that!” See below, as there are a few design constraints for practicality, and also consistent theming. Designs can be submitted anytime before October 15th, and then voting will occur over the month-long period following that. For some sticker vibes inspiration from our neighbors on the other side of the world, check out the stickers Blue Lug does: https://bluelug.com/blog/global/stickers/.

Constraints are as follows:
Can be any shape, but cannot exceed 3 sq.in. in area
Sticker shape will need to be defined in the design, but it can be any shape with an area less than 3 sq.in.
Should be kept to a minimal color scheme of up to 5 colors, which must include the following colors: white, black, and VBP red
VBP red is HEX: 0xE51937, PMS: 186 C
VBP red should feature as the primary non-white/non-black color
Must include either:
“Velocipede Bike Project”
“Velocipede”
“VBP”

Submissions must include:
Your design
In digital format, either originally or scanned
Preferably vectorized
Your name and contact info
If you wish to plug your art-based social media feel free to do so here
A title or signifier for your design

Submissions can be submitted to [email protected] with the subject line “Sticker Competition Submission -” followed by the title/signifier for your sticker design. Your designs will be displayed alongside the design title/signifier and your name (plus social media if applicable) as the credited artist during the months of October/November for voting. If you do not wish for your name to be associated with your design please let me know at the time of design submission and we will keep your name anonymous.

If you have any questions, please email [email protected] with the subject line “Sticker Competition Inquiry” and make sure the body of the email includes your name.

There is one spot left in the BYOBike Vintage Bike Overhaul Class starting this coming Monday, July 22. This class is the best way to fully overhaul a vintage bike (feel free to email us with any suitability questions - no ebikes or hydraulic disc brakes, please). You are also welcome to take the class using one of our bikes. $135 for six, 3 hour sessions.

Class meets at 100 W 22nd St. on Monday from 6-9pm on the following dates: July 22, 29, August 5, 12, 19, 26.

https://square.link/u/9DtAIz55 to enroll, or visit our website for more details.

Want to show your support for Baltimore's community bike shop? Take the nearest over to our open shop and pick up one of these classic T's. We're open until 5pm today and 5-9pm Tuesday-Thursday, just a half a block from the Maryland Avenue cycletrack.