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The event is such a success Harald makes it an annual event held on every first Sunday of May. He encourages the community to enter to win a trophy for Best Custom bike, Best Vintage Original, Best Vintage Custom, and Best in Show. Dubbed “The Spring National Cruiser Ride and Bicycle Show ‘n’ Shine,” Harald’s day-long open-house event feeds and entertains bike buffs of all ages. On a sunny May weekend he throws his doors of his lab open to the region’s keenest collectors and enthusiasts of historic bicycles. 2006 ➞ Harald’s passion for vintage bicycles and restoration intersects.2004 ➞ Harald registers his business as “Toxik Design Laboratory.” He moves his paint booth and equipment into a warehouse in Richmond, just south of Vancouver, British Columbia.

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2003 ➞ After ten years and thousands of painted bikes, Harald returns to school, this time to learn how to expand his business.

2000 ➞ Chris Dekerf asks Harald to join his team, Dekerf Cycle Innovations and Harald steps in as head painter and then art director.

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1999 ➞ Harald takes time out to go to Vancouver Community College to upgrade his graphic design skills and learn new technologies.1996 ➞ Harald joins Rocky Mountain Bicycles and adds high-quality production painting and nightshift management to his skill set.1994 ➞ Harald names his side business “Toxik Design Lab” and adds custom painting to his graphic design services.The name sticks but Harald alters it to “Toxik Harald” to show allegiance to both his Germanic background and his ties to Kustom Kulture. 1993 ➞ At Brodie Bikes Harald’s coworkers nicknamed him “Toxic Harald” for his seemingly contradictory mix of being an industrial painter, a smoker, and a vocal environmentalist.In his spare time he creates art and does graphic design for DJs, bands, and promoters. 1992 ➞ Harald teams up with Paul Brodie and quickly becomes head painter, then manager, of Brodie Bikes’ paint department.Throughout these years Hararld was a contributing member in the underground art scene in each respective city.

1986 ➞ Harald moved to Edmonton and later to Toronto where he worked as a bicycle courier prior to coming to Vancouver B.C.1984 ➞ At age 17 Harald and his family leave Austria and immigrate to Roblin, Manitoba, Canada, where he learned about life on the farm and graduated from high school.

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