Adopt a Ghost Bike

The Ride of Silence is a week from Wednesday and it's a good opportunity to get the bikes looking a little better.

If need be I can take care of all of them but I have a lot on my list right now and would rather not have to.  Ideally someone would step forward and take ownership of getting a bike near them, and far from me, ready for the 18th.

 

The three that are farthest for me are:

 

Clint Miceli- 900 block of La Salle

 

Liza Whitacre- ~3000 N. Damen

 

Jepson Livingston- Diversey and Avers (~3800 W.)

 

 

You would be committing to showing up with at least one full can of white spray paint (or as many as 3 if you go with the cheap stuff), a spray bottle and some towels to clean the sign, and maybe some newspaper and masking tape to cover the sign while you paint the bike, before/by Sunday night the 15th, and reporting back with the status/condition of the bike.

 

Thanks for contributing.

 

 

 

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Permalink Reply by Holly on May 9, 2011 at 11:39am

Hey Howard...I can do one this week. I go past Jepson Livingston's bike nearly every day--that's at Diversey and Avers. And, I even have some white spray paint here.

 

Would you like a photo of the bike? It's probably just as easy for me to snap a photo or two as to report the condition status.

 

Holly

Permalink Reply by Neils on May 9, 2011 at 11:43am
I'll gladly adopt Liza Whitacre's ghost bike on 3000 N. Damen.
Permalink Reply by Holly on May 9, 2011 at 11:51am
Got it.

I haven't been over there in over a week because the dogs I usually pick up on that route have been at my house since the 1st. It's possible that the puzzled alderman might have a case for not knowing about Jepson Livingston's bike, but up 'til about 8 days ago, I noticed it there. I'll keep you posted.
Permalink Reply by Davo on May 10, 2011 at 5:45am
Where is the closest place to get some white spray paint? It is my understanding that you cant get spray paint in the city. I'd be happy to touch up a bike or two. One that comes to mind is on Lincoln just north of Irving Park.
Permalink Reply by Holly on May 10, 2011 at 5:52am

I got my contraband rust-o-leum from Evanston. My friend lives there and happened to be coming to Logan for a visit and I asked her to bring it to me.

 

Can I just tell you how much I loathe that I can't buy spray paint here? I have patio furniture to paint!


Davo said:

Where is the closest place to get some white spray paint? It is my understanding that you cant get spray paint in the city. I'd be happy to touch up a bike or two. One that comes to mind is on Lincoln just north of Irving Park.
Permalink Reply by Melanie K on May 10, 2011 at 6:54am

The bike at Irving Park and Lincoln is in pretty bad condition- looks like someone stole the handlebars and I think it has been vandalized in other ways as well-I pass it everyday on my commute but never realized what it was until I joined Chainlink. I have some spare handlebars to replace the ones that were stolen if someone wants to fix that one up before the 15th.

 

I can pass by the Clint Miceli- 900 block of La Salle bike and see what condition it is in. I work only a few blocks from that area.  I'll check it out on my lunch hour today, especially since it is a beautiful day to take a walk. I'll let everyone know what it may need and if possible, I can try to fix it up after work tomorrow or Friday.  Not sure if I can procure spraypaint in time if that is what it needs, but I can try.

Permalink Reply by Melanie K on May 10, 2011 at 7:38am
I just got back from my lunchtime walk- the Clint Miceli Ghostbike looks to be freshly painted and very well taken care of- there is even a nice flower box with some pretty flowers under it. Whoever took care of it, thank you, it looks wonderful and is a beautiful memorial.

Melanie said:

The bike at Irving Park and Lincoln is in pretty bad condition- looks like someone stole the handlebars and I think it has been vandalized in other ways as well-I pass it everyday on my commute but never realized what it was until I joined Chainlink. I have some spare handlebars to replace the ones that were stolen if someone wants to fix that one up before the 15th.

 

I can pass by the Clint Miceli- 900 block of La Salle bike and see what condition it is in. I work only a few blocks from that area.  I'll check it out on my lunch hour today, especially since it is a beautiful day to take a walk. I'll let everyone know what it may need and if possible, I can try to fix it up after work tomorrow or Friday.  Not sure if I can procure spraypaint in time if that is what it needs, but I can try.

Permalink Reply by Becca on May 10, 2011 at 8:05am
It really saddens me that people won't even leave a memorial bike alone.  I hope karma catches up to whoever stole the handlebars off this bike.

Melanie said:

The bike at Irving Park and Lincoln is in pretty bad condition- looks like someone stole the handlebars and I think it has been vandalized in other ways as well-I pass it everyday on my commute but never realized what it was until I joined Chainlink.

Permalink Reply by Melanie K on May 10, 2011 at 8:18am

I agree, Becca. I also hope whoever vandalizes these memorials get what is truly coming to them in the end. But I also think that we can play a part in keeping these memorials from being vandalized or at least fixing them up during the year when we see them start to get run down or parts being removed. Maybe superglue/Gorilla Glue the handlebars in place ?

 

I did find this nice article on how to erect & take care of a Ghost Bike: http://ghostbikes.org/howto

 

I think Holly said she was going to check out the bike on Lincon/Damen/IrvingPark- please let me know if you need any help/parts or whatever in repairing it. Last I saw of it, it still had wheels and could probably be fixed up and presentable by Sunday if someone hasn't already removed it.


Becca said:

It really saddens me that people won't even leave a memorial bike alone.  I hope karma catches up to whoever stole the handlebars off this bike.

Melanie said:

The bike at Irving Park and Lincoln is in pretty bad condition- looks like someone stole the handlebars and I think it has been vandalized in other ways as well-I pass it everyday on my commute but never realized what it was until I joined Chainlink.

Permalink Reply by Holly on May 10, 2011 at 8:54am
Hi...I'm taking care of Jepson's bike at Diversey and Avers--west Logan Square.
Permalink Reply by Melanie K on May 10, 2011 at 9:02am
Thanks for clarifying- I just re-read the posts and noticed it was Neils who mentioned the one on Damen. I'll PM him and see if he is still doing that or if he needs help with it.

Holly said:
Hi...I'm taking care of Jepson's bike at Diversey and Avers--west Logan Square.
Permalink Reply by Neils on May 10, 2011 at 2:30pm
I swung by the bike on 3000 N. Damen tonight to take a closer look to figure out what supplies to bring this weekend. It must be said that whoever is maintaining this bike is doing one heck of a job! There is mulch with flower planted underneath the bike, candles and many other goodies that really show people care. The sign could you a bit of touching up as the last painting covered some of it but otherwise it's almost in better shape than I keep my bikes.

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