Gallery: Advertising with Bicycles
Collection of photographs of bikes used to display mobile advertising or bicycles used in advertising. Includes ideas of bikes used as free advertising space, like rain covers for bicycles, advertisiments on bike parking spots or mobile display advertising on ordinary as well as bespoke bicycles.
This gallery was created on Sunday, 27th March 2011
House builders like using bicycles in their advertising, unfortunately the facilities on the ground often don't match this enthusiasm.
According to Countryside Properties cycling falls under playing (see billboard). Looking at the cycleways leading to town (or lack of them) cycling will be renegated to "playing". This indicates a one way cycleway, the northbound offstreet ... [more]
Green seat cover by travel agency "America unlimited", advertising #PortlandRegion as "America's Best Bike City". Location: Hanover-Mitte, Hanover (Lower Saxony, Germany)
Blue bike seat cover by C&A with the advertising slogan "Wir setzen Deinen Po in Szene" (We put your butt in scene), see also #71442. Location: Hanover-Mitte, Hanover (Lower Saxony, Germany)
Blue bike seat cover by C&A with the advertising slogan "Wir setzen Deinen Po in Szene" (We put your butt in scene), see also #71441. Location: Hanover-Mitte, Hanover (Lower Saxony, Germany).
SPD Fahrradsatteldecke Bike seat cover by the Social Democratic Party, stating "Studiengebühren sind für'n Arsch!" (Tuition fees are for the ass!)
Bike seat cover with advertising Red bicycle seat cover from Musiktag.de advertsing with the slogan "Lust auf ein Abenteuer! (In the mood for adventure?). Location: Hanover-Mitte, Hanover (Lower Saxony, Germany)
Bike being used to decorate the entrance of a fancy boutique (Scotch & Soda) in Hanover (Lower Saxony, Germany). See also #71459
Bike being used to decorate the entrance of a fancy boutique (Scotch & Soda) in Hanover (Lower Saxony, Germany). See also #71419
Advertising "East Village" in London E20 at King's Cross forecourt. Many new developments use pictures of bikes in their advertising. This solar powered "pod" uses a bike connected to a large flat screen to allow people to "cycle" (via the ... [more]
Advertising for the Subway restaurant chain on a parked bike. Location: Heiligengeistwall, Oldenburg (Lower Saxony, Germany)
Kulturetage advertising the "Kultur Sommer" with a display on a Long John cargo bike in the centre of Oldenburg. Location: , Oldenburg (Lower Saxony, Germany)
Generate electricity on a Volkswagen bike, enough to take a picture. VW's promotional booth on the electric vehicle exhibition.Location: , Oldenburg (Lower Saxony, Germany)
They had three of these advertising bikes and trailers in the supermarket - but I don't know how often them took them outside.
Bicycle with advertising for "Messer Kratz", as shop selling license free guns, knives and self-defense weapons....
Another vintage bike being used to promote a nearby pub - in this case 'Cambridge's oldest alehouse'.
Bike advertising an organic grocery shop, at the start of New Walk, York (often closed by flooding).
Bike advertising Bizarre Bath tours in front of the abbey. [Note: Simon did the tour 26th Sept 2016 - an entertaining 90 minutes of quite titillating humour which the crowd of about 30 lapped up.] http://www.bizarrebath.co.uk/
Bike with integral advertising sign. Never actually ridden and in this photo locked up by someone who can't operate a bike lock correctly.
"Always wear a Helmet" when riding a Corona. Though official advice suggests that alcohol and cycling don't mix... Latin flavour bicycle with advertising.
Delivery bike used as advertising sign. There is some irony that the shop sells mobility scooters when the name Mobility and Lifestyle could so easily be a bike shop.
Bicycle in advertising. The sign reads L 100 kg, Ht 120 cm. This bike s called "The Long John". The load capacity is around 140 kg (308.6 lb) including the rider.
A bike outside its comfort zone - being abused for this rather tacky advertising. The city council has a policy that A-boards have to be licensed - so some advertisers get around it by using bikes like this, but I don't think it does the ... [more]
Bicycle parking with advertising space by the Cathedral in Cologne. Two rental bikes parked there (#26341).
Free bicycle scheme in Aarhus (Århus Bycykel; "by" means "city"), Denmark. These cheap and colourful bikes can be used within town with a DKK 20 coin like a shopping trolley. The bikes are meant for short city (by) rides and can be returne ... [more]
Utilities company seat cover. Tip: Always lock well (but not with a lousy lock like in this picture). Location: , Wechloy (Lower Saxony, Germany)
The go-to advertising strategy for the new Cambridge business; bike seat covers. This time it's for a new restaurant. Autumn leaves optional.
Advertising in the form of saddle rain covers saddle pulled over parked bikes at Groningen Railway Station.
The excellent multi-storey bicycle park at Groningen Railway Station. Many bicycle saddles have received a rain cover with advertising.
Cycle-powered advertising in Canelones, Uruguay - usually these things are on a car or scooter and far too noisy!
Dolores, Uruguay - cycle-powered advertising vehicle. Usually these things are on scooters or cars and are far too noisy!
Example of low budget billboard on a parked bicycle. This cheeky outdoor display from a major store chain probably twists a rule or two on outdoor display advertising.
Example of low budget advertising using a bicycle. This outdoor display by a major store chain probably twists a rule or two on outdoor billboards.
Advertising on bicycles. These leaflets advertise an upcoming event and had been placed on most bikes in Assen today.
Believe it or not those groups of three vertical poles in the base of this advertising hoarding are intended as cycle parking. Taken in Cromwell Road outside the newsagents.
Rather smart advertising for the Cambridge News at the Grand Arcade Cycle Park. But note the new sign on the right which is a plea to dismount.
Boots: "Losing the weight has been the best thing I've ever done"/ Police Warning: "Lock it or lose it!.
Why does cycling have to be 'something different'? And why the need for helmets in a 'safe' environment?
A project originating from Cambridge Cycling Campaign // Hosting kindly helped by Mythic Beasts
Short link: https://cycle.st/g186
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