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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 T.K. 3.5 mi on March 18, 2014 at 5:07pm

BUMP.

If no one responds with a picture or a location where we can get another American Indian statue within 48 hours, then I vote we move on and start fresh in 2014. 

Permalink Reply by mark stetson on March 19, 2014 at 4:46pm

here's a good one:

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Hawk_Statue

 

nice area to ride too.

Permalink Reply by OLB 0.1 on March 19, 2014 at 4:48pm

Does this Black Hawk statue count?

Permalink Reply by mark stetson on March 19, 2014 at 5:02pm

I would surely think so.

Permalink Reply by Sarah D. on March 19, 2014 at 5:05pm

But where's your bike?

Permalink Reply by Kevin Mulcky on March 19, 2014 at 5:08pm

Oh man, I passed this on my ride on while in the Portage Woods on Sunday 

Permalink Reply by OLB 0.1 on March 19, 2014 at 5:39pm

Sorry, I was just tried to be helpful by providing an idea. I'm going out of town tomorrow and don't have time to ride there myself. Still stuck at work :(

Sarah D. 1-3.3 said:

But where's your bike?

Permalink Reply by Kevin Mulcky on March 19, 2014 at 5:43pm

There's a cigar store near North & Western with an Indian sculpture

Permalink Reply by JMinHP on March 20, 2014 at 8:25am

You guys forced my hand. I've had this tag in mind all winter, but too many excuses to stop and take a picture - Divvy time limits, cold, snow, etc.  I'm sure plenty of Chainlinkers pass this statue everyday between Belmont and Diversey on the LFP.  Details here - Indian Alarm

Permalink Reply by JMinHP on March 20, 2014 at 8:29am

New tag - your bike in a bike friendly business (that is not a bike-related shop). My office and building are great - they let me bring my bike inside everyday and keep it in a storage room on my floor.

Permalink Reply by Andy J on March 20, 2014 at 9:02am

I'm at Northwestern in Evanston - not only do I have the luxury of keeping my bike in my office, but it makes running to meetings all over campus a breeze. Bike racks everywhere and a nice air/repair station on site.

Not having to find a parking space saves me almost an hour of frustration whenever I ride in - so glad to see the thaw coming...

Permalink Reply by JMinHP on March 20, 2014 at 9:12am

Excellent Andy.  Post a new tag.  I can't believe we went almost 4 months without a tag, and Andy matched my tag in about 30 minutes.  Happy to see the game alive again!

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