Joe Biel

Since 2002 this has been Microcosm's logo! What a fabulous way to celebrate love AND bicycling?

Life is full of major decisions and often we get lost and mired in the slog of figuring out what's best for us, or …

Recently, an artist friend celebrated a modicum of success after five years of hard work. Many people cheered and …

Why can't get we all just get along...on the roadway? A modern adaptation on this peacenik sentiment, showing …

Recommended for anyone who is or knows someone on the autism spectrum (or suspects they might!), this zine looks at the …

Want to join the Rebel Alliance? Congratulations, you're already on the team. These books will help get you primed …

Quimby's Bookstore opened in Chicago 25 years ago and has been going full tilt ever since, providing a hub, outlet, …

It was requested by you, our fans, and we listen. Just like those who take pride on their bike wheels or ped feet, …

Rock out with this sticker. 

Of all the letters in the alphabet, we probably have the most books that begin with a B! Get this bundle of B books: …

Priced out of your own neighborhood by quadrupling-plus rents? At least you can leave this tag behind.

Do you lack a truck, but own a bicycle? Would you like others to adopt a sans-truck lifestyle? Make your agenda clear …

Ah, how I yearn for the days of the trolley taking us about. We could load up with bicycles and not worry about the …

Let's skip right to the point: driving is a hellish task, what with the damage to the environment, the expense, and …

The image that started it all. The chainring heart is Microcosm's logo and still a fitting symbol of all we do. …

Do you love bicycling so much that you want to wear it on a t-shirt? Let's celebrate fun and raciness. …

Where did the bicyclist come from? Only Darwin would know. And he'd probably ride up on his own bike. After all it …

Our creative director (ahem, Joe) loves the color pink—the brighter the better, though he also has an affinity …

Are you young and enraged? Um, yep, we get that. You have every reason to be mad. But before you run off and join the …

A collection of books and zines for anarchists and the anarcho-curious. First, a couple zines: Anarchists on …

Can you pedal your way through everything life throws at you?Taking on the bicycle as a means of making sense of life …

If you've ever been in a touring band, you know exactly what we are talking about here: Stinky feet, long hot …

To nap is human. State your allegiance to the art of napping with this lovely sticker!

If you're a person, like us, who loves books so much that reading a book about books is a heightened form of …

The history of Microcosm Publishing, from its origins as a record label and zine distro in Joe Biel's bedroom …

Perfect for the counter at your bike shoppe, we have here: • 1 Our Bodies, Our …

Gentrification is going on in cities everywhere. There's a lot of finger pointing and shouting going on, and there …

...and get away with it.

Pedaling our way to health and wealth, one bike and button at a time! 

Every day, the news and our own lives bring strange tales of aggressive and bizarre behavior by overlords and underdogs …