Original Vintage Cycling Posters

ALL NEW POSTER INVENTORY, WITH MORE COMING!

All posters in this section are guaranteed original. They have been linen-backed unless otherwise noted.

Vintage posters are the original form of advertising. These posters, made to advertise products, were never intended to last; they were hung outdoors, rained on, and eventually torn down or covered up. The early process of stone lithography created beautiful images, but quantities were small; generally, only 2,000 to 3,000 were printed. The examples that have survived are those that were not displayed; they are the extras that didn’t get used.

By the 1950s, posters were being printed using more technologically advanced processes than labor-intensive stone lithography. Modern-era posters are crisp and vibrant and capture the riders at the perfect moment in time. Official race posters have bold color schemes that jump off the wall. From their roots in the second half of the 1800s, contemporary posters continue to tell the ever-evolving story of cycling.

ARCHIVAL LINEN BACKING – While expensive, linen backing is a conservation method used to mount, stabilize, preserve, and protect vintage posters. Our Original Vintage Posters are linen-backed unless otherwise noted.