About Crank the Earth

Crank the Earth is a rider-inspired community sponsoring on-going t-shirt & bicycle jersey design contests. Whether your ride is on the road, dirt or ramps, your apparel has to be rad. Creating CTE has allowed us to inspire cyclists and artists to share their awesome t-shirt & jersey designs by participating in our online community to vote, comment and promote the best t-shirts & jerseys ever to reach planet Earth.

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CTE Mission
Our mission is to grow a fun, profitable and socially responsible organization that recognizes and promotes creativity for the cycling community. We donate a percentage of our proceeds to the Chicagoland Bicycle Federation now called Active Transportation Alliance to support safe riding efforts in our local communities.

CTE Values
Creativity
Integrity
Adventure
Healthy living
Community
Social responsibility
Performance

CTE Events
Check out our events page for local rides, races and CTE sightings!
Inspire Riders With Your Design and Win Cash!

The CTE community will vote and comment on your submission. At the end of the month, the highest scored design will go to print, be sold in our CTE shop. If you win, you get $300 Cash and $100 CTE Dollars to spend in our CTE shop

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Download The CTE Submission Kit

Use our t-shirt and jersey templates for your design submission.

CTE Submission Kit »
Gear-Up. Earn CTE Dollars.

Submit a photo of yourself wearing a CTE t-shirt or jersey and earn CTE Dollars!

Have Questions?

We may already have the answers on our FAQs page. You can also Contact Us if you need more assistance.