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Cycling Tattoo Gallery

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#1 ·
Trying to get the word out to build an incredible collection of cycling tattoos to go along with the fixed gear gallery collection of bikes. I have a hundred or so right now here: http://cyclingtattoogallery.blogspot.com/ please feel free to comment on what you think I should do with this:) I dig me bikes and Ink:)

Peace
 
#3 ·
RaD said:
Very inspiring,makes me want one! :thumbsup:

Later
RaD
I was hoping to see a pic of one I saw on the web several years ago, but it was not there. A roadie had the Campagnolo script logo tattooed on his leg from the middle of his thigh down to his calf. It was huge, and made him look like pretty much of a dork (my opinion). I'll bet he's regretting that one now.

BTW, what's up with the logo tattoos? I saw a Softride logo in there. Inconspicuously placed, but come on...their stuff just wasn't that good. There have been some inspiring road marques over the years...besides Campy, there was/is Cinelli, De Rosa, Masi, and others. But Softride? It wasn't even like they tried to dress it up and work it into a larger piece of art, like the IF tattoo, or the lockring spanner, or the Park wrench that were in there. The Softride tat was just a bit of corporate logo permanently scarred into that dude's ankle. I just don't get it.
 
#4 ·
Squirrely1 said:
Trying to get the word out to build an incredible collection of cycling tattoos to go along with the fixed gear gallery collection of bikes. I have a hundred or so right now here: http://cyclingtattoogallery.blogspot.com/ please feel free to comment on what you think I should do with this:) I dig me bikes and Ink:)

Peace
Some nice stuff there. I thought I was the only one to think the Edward Gorey design would make a good tat. I guess I'm not as original as I thought - glad I never got around to having it done.:D
 
#5 ·
Squirrely1 said:
Trying to get the word out to build an incredible collection of cycling tattoos to go along with the fixed gear gallery collection of bikes. I have a hundred or so right now here: http://cyclingtattoogallery.blogspot.com/ please feel free to comment on what you think I should do with this:) I dig me bikes and Ink:)

Peace
Nice Flash show. What to do w/ it? I'm a professional graphic artist & this is easy. Market your photos to tatoo artists in skin ready templates. If you are a graphic artist you could re-draw them in Illustrator or Corel Draw & offer digital modifiable skin-ready designs to be uploaded at hi res. That's what I would do. Of course, original designs face copyright issues I would think...
 
#6 ·


the Evil Is very detailed..just with the hair on my leg is is hard to see it

this next one is bike related..how you ask...last year I got messed up real bad, ended up with a whole amount of broken bones and other stuff, on top of all the injuries I had collapased my lungs, this is the scar from where they Dr. in the ER had to run tubes in to my lungs to keep me breathing
the tattoo is the name of the trail and the date it happened
 
#19 ·
Found it

Dad Man Walking said:
I was hoping to see a pic of one I saw on the web several years ago, but it was not there. A roadie had the Campagnolo script logo tattooed on his leg from the middle of his thigh down to his calf. It was huge, and made him look like pretty much of a dork (my opinion). I'll bet he's regretting that one now.

BTW, what's up with the logo tattoos? I saw a Softride logo in there. Inconspicuously placed, but come on...their stuff just wasn't that good. There have been some inspiring road marques over the years...besides Campy, there was/is Cinelli, De Rosa, Masi, and others. But Softride? It wasn't even like they tried to dress it up and work it into a larger piece of art, like the IF tattoo, or the lockring spanner, or the Park wrench that were in there. The Softride tat was just a bit of corporate logo permanently scarred into that dude's ankle. I just don't get it.
I emailed the mate to see if I could use it:)

Peace
 
#26 ·
I don't understand the logo thing, and wonder where people are getting the logos done. My SO is a tattooist, and she doesn't do logos, and her shop will not tattoo names except for children and in some cases, spouses.

I have to say that there are some horrific tattoos in that gallery. Sure, a few good ones, but most of them are just nasty. Is it just me, or do chainrings seem like a really bad cliche? Maybe a barbed wire chain ring!