Bike made into a gate
10 – A no cycling gate
Now this is impressive, this is a wrought iron gate made from an old bicycle! While much like mine it well never be rode again it does indeed look amazing.
Bicycle covered in moss
9 – “You’ll look sweet, Upon the seat, Of a bicycle built for moss!”
I love the ability of some people to graffiti moss onto almost anything. And that same sort of moss painting is what we have here and it turns an unused bicycle into a rather amazing garden ornament . (for more info see this: How to Make Moss Graffiti)
Caterpillar Infestation covering bike
8 – That bike lock will never be touched again.
When it is mating time for Eastern Tent Caterpillars they go all out and mate in large groups leaving a silk web behind them. And when the decide to gather on something like a bicycle locked to a tree the results are quite frankly amazing if a little odd.
Bicycle covered in knitting
7 – I won’t let art get away with this!!!
What you are looking at is not some guerilla knitting granny’s group but it is in fact called “Yarnbombed” and is done by an artist know as Olek. Well it does kind of look cool and it is certainly not going to be rode again for a very long time at least.
Bicycles converted into stools
6 – Ride thru restaurant.
A company called “D-Bodhi” has decided to make some rather amazing stools from old children’s trike’s and uni-cycles, attach some cool blue neon lights to the bottom of the main eating bar and you have a cycle that will never be rode again, but looks brilliant.
Bicycles converted into sink
5 – Wash ‘N’ ride
If you have been following this blog for a while you will know that I do love a bit of upcycling, and it looks like Benjamin Bullins does as well because he has created this rather amazing bathroom sink and best of all used the front shopping basket to a towel holder!
Bicycles converted into planter
4 – A cycle block planter?!?
Now this is more my cup of tea, nothing too complicated but yet the results of hanging an old bike on the garden fence then attaching a few hanging plants looks nothing short of stunning and such a simple idea to replicate. I wonder if it would work with a mountain bike!?
Bicycles turned into Christmas tree
3 – O Christmas Bike, O Christmas Bike!
Appropriately called the ‘Tree-Cycle’ this amazing Christmas tree is made from over 100 old bikes donated by a local recycling company. I might not have a hundred of them to make this Christmas tree myself, but I still think this is amazing.
Bicycles converted into fence
2 – Don’t fence me in!
There are many great examples of old bicycles made into a fences but for me this is the best one, such a fairly simple idea but it just looks incredible, thought looking at it, it will not stop anything from getting into the garden, or out of it.
Bicycles on wall
1 – “The kids rode me up the wall today, I wouldn’t mind but I was on my bike at the time!”
When Peter Horstmann moved from Canada to Germany he wanted to open up a bicycle shop. But when customers brought in their old bikes for new he didn’t just recycle them he made clever use of them by attaching them to his shop! Not only did images of the shop go viral but it is also a very, very clever piece of advertising as the shop is now quite famous.
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