Bikes wrapped in blue & white paper, locked to railings etc?

[Sheffield_Tiger]

Not only seen in Sheffield but also in Brighton, a few people have asked me "you're a cyclist, what's all this about" mentioning bikes all completely wrapped in blue and white paper locked up to railings etc

At first I thought they meant all-white and assumed someone had seen a "ghost bike" but no, these are wrapped in kind of coloured streamers

I'd think it was something local apart from the one seen by a colleague in Brighton at the weekend

ANyone any idea what its all about?

(Sorry, thought I was posting in General Cycling...mods please move if you see fit - thanks)

 

[Red Light]

Saw one last week in Oxford

 

[Tommi]

I've seen one in Tottenham Court Road in London. I thought it was some sort of ad; the wrapping is covered in some text I think, but I can't recall what it read.

 

[numbnuts]

I did a google and I thought I had found the answer, but it lead mw back to here

 

[paddy01]

All roads lead to Cyclechat eh! The place has finally gone mobius and the interwebs are about to colla......Error 404 file not found.

 

[screenman]

It is a new anti theft device, which obviously works as they have not been nicked.










Not got a clue.

 

[terry_gardener]

might be to hide the make of the bike so thief’s don't nick it.

but like everyone else i am just guessing as i have no idea.

 

[Jezston]

Were they fixed gear bikes? New trend amongst hipsters perhaps?

 

[Red Light]

[quote ='terry_gardener' ']might be to hide the make of the bike so thief’s don't nick it.[/quote]

If that were the case I doubt they would wrap the wheels as in the one I saw

 

[Bicycle]

It's never too early to get those special Christmas presents wrapped and ready to give!

Before you know it, it will be August and the shops will be full and all the best presents will have gone.

 

[delport]

Has no one any photos of the bike?
What else is blue and white [police incident tape?].
http://www.brightonandhovefreepress.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/police-tape1.jpg

 

[Alan Whicker]

Is this one? Opposite Time Out offices on TCR. I took this a few weeks back - if it's still there i'm amazed it hasn't been hauled away by Camden Council. Looks like a decent utility bike under all that DC skatewear tape.

My guess is that it's some sort of viral campaign. As such it should be ignored at all costs.

 

[guitarpete247]

I did a bit of searching and found this. The DC is the Logo for DC shoes and The Electric is DJ Vadim's new group. Check out this video. Not my choice in music but might answer a lot of questions about the bikes seen.

 

[Midnight]

I did a bit of searching and found this. The DC is the Logo for DC shoes and The Electric is DJ Vadim's new group. Check out this video. Not my choice in music but might answer a lot of questions about the bikes seen.

Must be one of them Wrap Artists...

 

[Sheffield_Tiger]

Ah, good bit of sleuthing..

I daresay it's also to get people asking "what's all those blue and white wrapped bikes about anyway"