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The point of the Bicycle Photo Tag is to reproduce a similar photo of an object or place that can be found in many different locations around the world. Much like a scavenger hunt, examples include specific street signs, a railway crossing with train, yourself at a toll booth with reciept, etc.... Get creative

Rules are easy...

1. Find a SIMILAR (ie; Not The Same, Different) tag and reproduce the photo (as best as possible). Take the tag to a new location, get the photo and post it here.
2. Upon posting your new tag, the tagger is responsible for specifying what it is in the photo that must be reproduced. Be specific, but not so specific that no one else will be able to play because we couldn't find another pink school bus.
* Try to place the tags in interesting locations, objects or places that could probably be found in at least the majority of the planet.
3. Tag must be: Common amongst all human habitation. Dirt is ok, but remember most of us are on street bikes. We don't want to exclude those who don't like to get dirty (wimps).
4. The first person to post a found tag gets to place the next tag. If you get a tag, but somebody else posts their picture first, you lose (bruced).
5. One tag at a time within thread. File photos are NOT permitted. You gotta ride to play this game.
6. No whining There are plenty of folks here that will help you understand the rules
7. The holder of the tag determines if the tag has been duplicated and acknowledges it by posting on the thread. (Surrendering the Tag)
8. No Pre-Arranged Tag Handoffs / Linear Tag sequence
9. Last but not least, should the tag be soo ridiculous that no one is able to reproduce it, it can be voted down if a majority of the active participants feel necessary.



Remember, the point of this is not to win the game, or get a better picture than the guy who just "bruced" you, the point is the ride. On that note, if someone tags a post office. Rather than get out and ride a block to my local post office, I might ride an hour or so, out to the historic post office a few neighborhoods over.... Make it interesting.

So the first tag is your bike in front of a house with Xmas lights

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― Grace Murray Hopper

Maybe it's too difficult to locate butterflies? Is it too late to change the tag? I think "Winged creatures (not birds)" is more interesting and liberating.

I can get one. I just wanted to give the other kids a chance to play along...


Juan Boyce said:

Maybe it's too difficult to locate butterflies? Is it too late to change the tag? I think "Winged creatures (not birds)" is more interesting and liberating.

Agreed. I contemplated snapping a pic yesterday very close (i.e., right next to) your picture (hint, hint) but decided to give others a chance.

Kevin C said:

I can get one. I just wanted to give the other kids a chance to play along...

Yes,  someone will get it. 

But it won't be me. 

I searched all over my neighborhood for a butterfly decoration Sat morning... none. Then I remembered my daughter had a butterfly kite,....couldn't find it.

But there is one somewhere.....

Old tag: Bike with butterflies. There are 3 butterflies in the picture - 2 on the light post banner (1 big blue butterfly and the orange graphic butterfly in the logo) and a 3rd butterfly on the museum sign, again in the logo.

New tag: Bike with a bike route sign.

Old tag: bike with bike route sign

New tag: bike with food truck

This is a good one.  I did one last year with a bike ice cream truck.

Juan Boyce said:

Old tag: bike with bike route sign

New tag: bike with food truck

I'm the only one left?

I'm here, but two people does not a tag game make. Maybe there are some other regulars lurking, waiting for newbies to join in.

Juan Boyce said:

I'm the only one left?

Old Tag:

Ice cream = food to me. Taken at one of the many Memorial Day parades yesterday. (Apologies for the large image, will shrink the next one.)

New tag - later today.

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