A man is making works of art using his bike and GPS

Canadian cyclist and internet sensation Stephen Lund has amassed a dedicated following for his artwork, which he constructs with only his bike and a GPS device.

On his website, which you should probably bookmark, Lund explains how he began the process of creating amazing drawings via routes on a map:

Well before dawn on the first day of 2015, I snuck out of the house with my bike and my Garmin and 'painted' a New Year’s message on the streets of Victoria, British Columbia.

Picture: Stephen Lund/Strava/Screengrab

Failed exclamation point notwithstanding, my handiwork got enthusiastic kudos from many members of my cycling club.

Picture: Stephen Lund/Strava/Screengrab

And since I like kudos and praise almost as much as I like cycling and creative pursuits, I decided to embrace it as a way both to spend some of my free time and recharge my creative batteries.

Picture: Stephen Lund/Strava/Screengrab

796 hours 36 minutes in the saddle later, he was saying goodbye to 2015 in the same manner, having created dozens of drawings for the internet's benefit over 22,500km...

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...as well of that of his family at birthdays:

Picture: Stephen Lund/Strava/Screengrab

Lund cycles about 70km every day, creating doodles with the route-tracking app Strava.

Picture: Stephen Lund/Strava/Screengrab

Stephen also hosted a Ted Talk in December on his unique pastime, discussing his globetrotting experiences on the saddle which includes crashes, victories and hard lessons such as:

A GPS device doesn't come with an eraser.

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Watch the full video, below:

You can follow Stephen on Facebook or on Twitter, or visit his website.

Picture: Stephen Lund/Strava/Screengrab