On 19 April 1943, Chemist Albert Hofmann intentionally ingested 250 µg of LSD. This day is now known as “Bicycle Day”, because he began to feel the effects of the drug as he rode home on a bike. This was the world’s first intentional LSD trip. According to Wikipedia, the celebration of Bicycle Day originated in DeKalb, Illinois, in 1985, when Thomas B. Roberts, then a Professor at Northern Illinois University, invented the name “Bicycle Day” when he founded the first celebration at his home.
The Bike Ride design originally green, blue,red,yellow,black and white has been declined in hundreds , if not thousands of colors and shape variations since is appearance in 1993. It is said that the person who designed it is well known yet wants to remain anonymous, not wanting to claim paternity over this design. The below galleries feature all the Bike Ride related sheets I currently have in my collection and I’ll be adding new ones as they come.
Blotter art Albert Hofmann Bike Ride 1943 Green Large. Sheet measures 7.5″ x7.5 ” perforated into 900 – 30 x 30 – 1/4″ squares. Blotter Art Albert Hofmann Red 1995 Bike Ride Large. Sheet measures 7.5″ x7.5 ” perforated into 900 – 30 x 30 – 1/4″ squares. Blotter art Albert Hofmann Bike Ride 1943 Fractal Bicyle Day. Sheet measures 7.5″ x7.5 ” perforated into 900 – 30 x 30 – 1/4″ squares. Blotter art Albert Hofmann Bike Ride Bicyle Day by John Speaker. Sheet measures 7.5″ x7.5 ” perforated into 900 – 30 x 30 – 1/4″ squares. Blotter art Albert Hofmann Bike Ride 1943 Melting Bike Ride by Droid25. Sheet measures 7.5″ x7.5 ” perforated into 900 – 30 x 30 – 1/4″ squares. Blotter art Albert Hofmann Bike Ride UNKNOWN ORIGIN please comment if you know about this sheet. Sheet measures 7.5″ x7.5 ” perforated into 900 – 30 x 30 – 1/4″ squares. Blotter art Albert Hofmann Bike Ride 1943 Bicycle day 2020 by Dan Wilson pink version. Sheet measures 7.5″ x7.5 ” perforated into 900 – 30 x 30 – 1/4″ squares. Blotter art Albert Hofmann Bike Ride 1943 Bicycle day 2020 by Dan Wilson Green version. Sheet measures 7.5″ x7.5 ” perforated into 900 – 30 x 30 – 1/4″ squares. Blotter art PeeWee Herman Bike Ride Bicycle day 2021 by Jess P Dunmyer. Sheet measures 7.5″ x7.5 ” perforated into 900 – 30 x 30 – 1/4″ squares.
Blotter art Albert Hofmann Bike Ride 1943 Green 4 panel. Sheet measures 7.5″ x7.5 ” perforated into 900 – 30 x 30 – 1/4″ squares. Blotter art Albert Hofmann Bike Ride 1943 Green 9 panel. Sheet measures 7.5″ x7.5 ” perforated into 900 – 30 x 30 – 1/4″ squares. Blotter art Albert Hofmann Bike Ride 1995 Red 9 panel. Sheet measures 7.5″ x7.5 ” perforated into 900 – 30 x 30 – 1/4″ squares. Blotter art ET Bike Ride 9 panel by Ziero. Sheet measures 7.5″ x7.5 ” perforated into 900 – 30 x 30 – 1/4″ squares.
Blotter art Albert Hofmann Bike Ride 1943 Green 100 panel. Sheet measures 7.5″ x7.5 ” perforated into 900 – 30 x 30 – 1/4″ squares. Blotter art Albert Hofmann Bike Ride 1995 Red 100 panel. Sheet measures 7.5″ x7.5 ” perforated into 900 – 30 x 30 – 1/4″ squares. Blotter art Albert Hofmann Bike Ride 2000 Blue (yellow) 100 panel. Sheet measures 7.5″ x7.5 ” perforated into 900 – 30 x 30 – 1/4″ squares.
Blotter Art Albert Hofmann Green Bike Ride 20 panel unusual with no date. Sheet measures 20cm x 16cm. Perforated into 500 (25 x 20) x 8mm squares. Blotter Art Albert Hofmann Green Bike Ride 1943 20 panel. Sheet measures 20cm x 16cm. Perforated into 500 (25 x 20) x 8mm squares. Blotter Art Albert Hofmann Blue (yellow) Bike Ride 2000 20 panel. Sheet measures 20cm x 16cm. Perforated into 500 (25 x 20) x 8mm squares. Blotter Art Albert Hofmann Red Bike Ride 1995 20 panel. Sheet measures 20cm x 16cm. Perforated into 500 (25 x 20) x 8mm squares.
Blotter Art Albert Hofmann Green Bike Ride STOP WAR 20 panel. Sheet measures 22 x 17 cm. Perforated into 500 (25 x 20) x 8mm squares. Blotter Art Albert Hofmann Blue Bike Ride FREE RIDE 20 panel. Sheet measures 22 x 17 cm. Perforated into 500 (25 x 20) x 8mm squares. Blotter Art Albert Hofmann 50th anniversary Stamps BASEL 20 panel. Sheet measures 22 x 17 cm. Perforated into 500 (25 x 20) x 8mm squares. This is not a repro of a vintage sheet per se, as orignal was a different format and different colors. I would call it a tribute.
Blotter Art Albert Hofmann Bike Ride 2006 formula 20 panel Double sided. Sheet measures 21.5 x 17.4 cm. Perforated into 500 (25 x 20) x 8mm squares. Blotter Art Albert Hofmann Bike Ride 2006 formula 20 panel Double sided (back). Sheet measures 21.5 x 17.4 cm. Perforated into 500 (25 x 20) x 8mm squares.
Blotter Art Albert Hofmann Bike Ride 2008 Blue (Yellow) 20 panel. Sheet measures 22 x 17 cm. Perforated into 500 (25 x 20) x 8mm squares. Blotter Art Albert Hofmann Bike Ride 2008 Blue (Yellow) 24 panel. Sheet measures 26 x 17 cm. Perforated into 625 (25 x 25) x 8mm squares. Blotter Art Albert Hofmann Bike Ride 1995 red 24 panel. Sheet measures 26 x 17 cm. Perforated into 625 (25 x 25) x 8mm squares.
Blotter Art Albert Hofmann Bike Ride OM 2008 20 Panel double face big. Sheet measures 22 x 17.5 cm. Perforated into 500 (25 x 20) x 8.8mm squares. Blotter Art Albert Hofmann Bike Ride OM 2008 20 Panel double face big (back). Sheet measures 22 x 17.5 cm. Perforated into 500 (25 x 20) x 8.8mm squares. Blotter Art Albert Hofmann Bike Ride OM 2008 20 Panel double face small. Sheet measures 15 x 19 cm. Perforated into 500 (25 x 20) x 6mm squares. Blotter Art Albert Hofmann Bike Ride OM 2008 20 Panel double face small back. Sheet measures 15 x 19 cm. Perforated into 500 (25 x 20) x 6mm squares. Blotter Art Albert Hofmann Bike Ride OM 2008 20 Panel double face big and small comparison. Blotter Art Albert Hofmann Bike Ride OM 2008 20 Panel double face big and small comparison (back).
Blotter art Albert Hofmann Bike Ride OA Festival 6 panel Hexagonal. Sheet measures 17.4 x 174 cm perforated into 600 – triangle trips. Blotter art Albert Hofmann Bike Ride OA Festival 6 panel Hexagonal (back). Sheet measures 17.4 x 174 cm perforated into 600 – triangle trips. Blotter art Albert Hofmann Bike Ride Triada 6 panel Hexagonal. Sheet measures 17.4 x 174 cm perforated into 600 – triangle trips. Blotter art Albert Hofmann Bike Ride Triada 6 panel Hexagonal. Sheet measures 17.4 x 174 cm perforated into 600 – triangle trips. Blotter art Albert Hofmann Bike Ride 24 panel Hexagonal. Sheet measures 17.4 x 174 cm perforated into 600 – triangle trips. Blotter art Albert Hofmann Bike Ride 24 panel Hexagonal. Sheet measures 17.4 x 174 cm perforated into 600 – triangle trips.
Blotter art Albert Hofmann Bike Ride 43. 6 panel Hexagonal. Sheet measures 17.4 x 174 cm perforated into 600 – triangle trips. Blotter art Albert Hofmann Bike Ride Fluorosport 6 panel Hexagonal. Sheet measures 17.4 x 174 cm perforated into 600 – triangle trips. Blotter art Albert Hofmann Bike Ride Single Speed Cyclopède 6 panel Hexagonal. Sheet measures 17.4 x 174 cm perforated into 600 – triangle trips.