The problem with all white bikes
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This. I pass one everyday on my commute to work. I'm always extra careful crossing that intersection. Its a somewhat blind intersection, with a stop sign on my end and cars parked all along the busy cross street. You almost have to get out 10 feet infront of the stop sign into a lane to see past the cars. Cars also fly through that area. Always makes me thing twice when I pass it.
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The first two listings I clicked on for NYC were children...got too depressed to read anymore. Thanks for the link, but now I'm pretty bummed out.
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I've known about ghost bikes and there are a few in my town but I never thought about how riding an all white bike would shock people. IMO it's not a ghost bike if it isn't solid white. If you have a white frame and white rims, big deal so long as there's a little color on there. I'd never consider this unrideable because it's too white.
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I've known about ghost bikes and there are a few in my town but I never thought about how riding an all white bike would shock people. IMO it's not a ghost bike if it isn't solid white. If you have a white frame and white rims, big deal so long as there's a little color on there. I'd never consider this unrideable because it's too white.
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The ghost bike i pass everyday is actually a fairly weird story. two of those smaller firetrucks were racing each other to a fire and ended up hitting each other. this lady was on her bike at the intersection and they got her. it's not on the ghostbike site though. It's still here. I looked up the story again and they referred to the trucks as "hotdoggin" it so I guess they were ****in' around
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Thanks for the clarification. We have road-side memorials all over the place here (Philly burbs) with flowers and photos and such but I have never seen a ghost bike.
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Ya a white frame with decals or other non-white parts that isnt solid isnt a ghost. I always thought a ghost bike was ALL white (spokes, saddle, hubs, tires, cranks, etc).
I also pass one on my commute to work. Drunk driver hit the cyclist and took off. Never got caught
+1 on white tires looking stupid
I also pass one on my commute to work. Drunk driver hit the cyclist and took off. Never got caught
+1 on white tires looking stupid
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I actually saw an all white bike attached to a fence on this one bike trail where somebody had been struck and killed by a car. Had not put together the relationship until that ghost bike link.
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The ghost bike I pass every day was where a guy got his tires caught in some trolley tracks on the road and tried to pull them out as a city bus came around the corner and he went under its rear wheels. I came home just after they'd taken his body away but hadn't done any clean up. Just knew from the size of the pool of blood someone had died. Now I'm very paranoid around trolley tracks. Almost wiped out in some last weekend.
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The ghost bike I pass every day was where a guy got his tires caught in some trolley tracks on the road and tried to pull them out as a city bus came around the corner and he went under its rear wheels. I came home just after they'd taken his body away but hadn't done any clean up. Just knew from the size of the pool of blood someone had died. Now I'm very paranoid around trolley tracks. Almost wiped out in some last weekend.
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me too. during our 'group' rides a lot of times we'll just go through lights while one person holds up traffic (if we have a lot of people). There's this one part during downtown where the one rail goes through and running the red there makes me incredibly uncomfortable for myself and the rest of the riders. I feel like it is a disaster waiting to happen.
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Toronto has taken spray painting bikes to a whole new level. There are dozens of neon spray painted bikes across the city. They call it art. (I call it wasting a bike that could easily be made rideable and one less place to lock a bike)
Ghost bikes do exist here though, they often re-appear on anniversaries too.
Ghost bikes do exist here though, they often re-appear on anniversaries too.
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The ghost bike I pass every day was where a guy got his tires caught in some trolley tracks on the road and tried to pull them out as a city bus came around the corner and he went under its rear wheels. I came home just after they'd taken his body away but hadn't done any clean up. Just knew from the size of the pool of blood someone had died. Now I'm very paranoid around trolley tracks. Almost wiped out in some last weekend.
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My sister texted me the other day when she noticed a new one. While I was out riding today I decided to look over and into cars of those passing me. It's scary to see just how many people are distracted/texting while flying by in their cars. I think the best we can do is ride legally and predictably, be visable, and wear a helmet. The rest is up to the drivers
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i see ghost bikes all the time in the city+on roads around ny. I only consider it a ghost bike if it is solid white (no logos cause ghosts dont care about advertising). That bianchi isn't a ghost bike.
I would never buy a solid white bike and think it's weird when I see people riding them...i doubt they have any awareness of what a ghost bike is. White is cool but matte black is cooler anyway =p
I would never buy a solid white bike and think it's weird when I see people riding them...i doubt they have any awareness of what a ghost bike is. White is cool but matte black is cooler anyway =p
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That's the only reason why I got my components white. Personally I hate the color and can never keep it maintained. Why would anyone choose a color they personally like?
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i like the look of an all black bike, "maybe minus spoke nipples being silver" with white bar tape and white saddle. I had this setup on my bike and it looked wicked. it only sucked because the gloves i was using during the winter rubbed off on the white bar tape ruining it, its one thing to clean a saddle thats white which isnt difficult but i couldnt keep my tape white so i switched to black tapel