Bicycle Photo Tag game

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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Permalink Reply by Kevin C Dormant on September 9, 2013 at 2:00pm

And the New Tag is..........?

JimmyD 3.75 mi said:

OLD TAG...

=) Here's my Birdy docked at the Divvy station at Michigan and Lake....

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Permalink Reply by JimmyD on September 9, 2013 at 3:20pm

NEW TAG...

Your bike ON a bridge beam (NOT the sidewalk... NOT the road).

Pro-tip: I highly recommend that you use the beam that separates the road and the sidewalk, and NOT the beam that separates the sidewalk and the river! =P Be careful!

Kevin C said:

And the New Tag is..........?

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Permalink Reply by 1s20gdv3auw5h on September 14, 2013 at 2:50am

Take a ride this afternoon. Great sunny day for a ride!

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Permalink Reply by mark stetson on September 16, 2013 at 3:05pm

My bike on a bridge beam. Might have gone swimming if the wind hadn't been favorable to keep it in place.

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Permalink Reply by mark stetson on September 16, 2013 at 3:15pm

New Tag:

Your bike and a (boat, ship - not Master) lock.

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Permalink Reply by JimmyD on September 17, 2013 at 7:31am

Oooh... I can totally get this tag this coming weekend, if nobody beats me to it!

mark stetson said:

New Tag:

Your bike and a (boat, ship - not Master) lock.

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Permalink Reply by JMinHP on September 27, 2013 at 3:25am

So, I tried my best to get the tag this morning, but I wasn't able to get as close as I hoped to the locks. Probably because I look like an asian carp and they want to keep me away from the lake. Does this count? If so, I'll post a new tag once y'all let me know.

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Permalink Reply by mark stetson on September 27, 2013 at 4:23am

That's close enough for me. Carry on.

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Permalink Reply by daWillinChi on September 27, 2013 at 4:38am

I concur.

mark stetson said:

That's close enough for me. Carry on.

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Permalink Reply by JMinHP on September 27, 2013 at 5:30am

Awesome! I'll post the next tag after my commute home.

J.A.W. said:

I concur.

mark stetson said:

That's close enough for me. Carry on.

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Permalink Reply by JimmyD on September 27, 2013 at 10:30am

Glad someone got it... I'm bummed I couldn't get that tag. I was planning to ride at the McHenry Dam site last weekend where the McHenry Fox River Lock is, but I haven't ridden in a week due to my bike accident. At least I got my stitches out today. I'll jump back into the game next week once I'm back on two wheels again.