More on the Hedges ghost bike anchor
Uncategorized June 24th, 2008
Here are two pictures of D. fashioning the ghost bike anchor. The City of Tucson won’t remove roadside memorials but also won’t let you lock them to traffic control devices, so it can be a problem keeping them from being stolen. D. came up with the idea of sinking the back wheel in concrete so the ghost bike is made stable and hard to steal. The concrete also offers a platform for a mosaic or tile. This bike also had its hub welded to the frame.
Hard to miss the “Share the Road” bumper sticker in the background.
–Erik Ryberg
June 25th, 2008 at 10:17 am
that’s great!
June 25th, 2008 at 3:17 pm
Good thing that bike’s not made of copper, or they’d need a lot more cement than that.
June 30th, 2008 at 4:20 pm
I am the wife of Bruce Hedges and I want to thank everyone that was involved in placing of the ghost bike for Bruce. I moved to Portland three years ago and was very impressed and moved by the ghost bikes here. I was in Tucson the week of June 22nd and had the opportunity to stop at Bruce’s memorial. Thank you again from the bottom of my heart. Sidney Hedges
June 30th, 2008 at 7:16 pm
What a wonderful idea, tribute and reminder. I applaud those behind this effort. I’m sure Bruce appreciates it, too. – Anne D., Seattle
July 18th, 2008 at 1:50 pm
[...] and says that the city has an obligation to remove them. Our readers might recall from this past blog entry that the city has allowed for the Ghost Bikes to remain in place as long as they are not locked to [...]
October 24th, 2009 at 6:21 am
I would like to know the history of why the bicycle is white and what does “ghost bike” signify?