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Ides of Marge Map Art
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A human-designed cycling artwork of the 15.5 km Ides of Marge loop, a backyard ultra bike race at St. Margaret's Bay, physically plotted with ink on 250 gsm paper in Québec City.
- ✓Physically plotted with ink on 250 gsm paper
- ✓Created to order in Québec City
- ✓Personal production timelapse included
- ✓Made to order in Québec City
- ✓Unframed — fits standard 11 x 17 in frames
- ✓Free shipping — Canada only
- ✓Free replacement if damaged
Upper Tantallon, Nova Scotia, Canada. Plotted in real ink, one line at a time, on 250gsm paper.
The course in numbers
Distance
15.5 km
The course
The 15.5 km loop of the Ides of Marge, a backyard ultra bike race at St. Margaret's Bay, Nova Scotia.
The Ides of Marge is a backyard ultra bike race at St. Margaret's Bay, Nova Scotia: riders repeat the same loop every hour, on the hour, and are eliminated if they can't make it back before the next lap starts. The last rider standing wins. The 15.5 km loop starts in Upper Tantallon, near St. Margarets Bay Road, and heads toward Head of St. Margarets Bay before returning to the start. The main climb, about 110 metres, comes in the first 9 kilometres; the highest point is at 132 metres. This is the exact route plotted here — every turn at its precise intersection.
- Start
- Upper Tantallon
- Finish
- Upper Tantallon
- Main climb
- ≈ +110 m in the first 9 km
Why This Ride
The Ides of Marge is the same loop, again and again, every hour, until only one rider is left. Here, it's that 15.5 km loop at St. Margaret's Bay. Your race, preserved in ink, one line at a time.
Make the Achievement Yours
Add a name, finish time or short dedication to turn the artwork into a personal record of the work behind the medal. Personalization is optional; leave the field blank for the original composition.
How It Is Made
The composition, hierarchy and final linework are directed by a person. A pen plotter then draws the artwork physically, line by line, with ink on paper. Small production variations can occur during physical plotting.
Plotted by a robot. Designed by a person.
Specifications
> FORMAT: Tabloid Standard [11" x 17" / 27.9 × 43.2 cm]
> INK SYSTEM: Stabilo® Fineliner / Sakura® Gelly Roll
> SUBSTRATE: 250gsm High-Density Stock [120lb]
> EXECUTION: Precision Vector Plotting
What you get
Your piece, plotted in pen
Your name and your time, plotted in ink under the title.
Production timelapse included
The timelapse of your piece being plotted, sent with your order.
Example timelapse — you get the one of your own piece.
A signature only UV light reveals
Serial number, year and Québec City, plotted on the back in UV ink.
On your wall
Standard 11 × 17 in (27.9 × 43.2 cm): it fits any off-the-shelf frame, so you can pick the one that suits your space.
Frame not included.
A real process, not a printer
Each piece is physically plotted, pen on paper, in Québec City — watch the machine work.
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Numbered and signed
A unique serial number and the date are plotted on the back in UV ink — invisible to the naked eye, laid down in the same pass as the drawing.
Independence
Independent artwork inspired by the event named above. CodeInk.art is not affiliated with or endorsed by the organizer.
General questions (size, frame, timelapse…) → The Process
Questions & Answers
Everything you need to know
> STATUS: RESOLVED
A cycling backyard ultra: you ride the same loop every hour, on the hour, and the last rider standing wins.
> STATUS: RESOLVED
The Upper Tantallon loop, near St. Margarets Bay Road, out toward Head of St. Margarets Bay and back to the start.
> STATUS: RESOLVED
Yes: write your laps or your time under the title, exactly as you want it plotted.
> STATUS: RESOLVED
In the first 9 km of the loop, about 110 m. The highest point is at 132 m.
> STATUS: RESOLVED
Because it is a single loop ridden again every lap: the map draws the loop once.
> STATUS: RESOLVED
Yes: the profile of the real route is shown on this page, with the loop's climb highlighted.
Don't see your race?
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