Art bike

An art bike is any bicycle modified for creative purposes while still being ridable. It is a type of kinetic sculpture. The degree of artistic creativity and originality or new functionality of art bikes varies greatly, depending on the artist or designer's intentions (as well as the subjective interpretation of what "art" is by the observer).

Examples

The annual Burning Man festival (held in the Black Rock Desert of Nevada, United States) is a popular setting for members of the art bike community to display and ride their sometimes radically modified and decorated bicycles.^[1]
The Dekochari is a form of art bike indigenous to Japan.^[2]
A cycle rickshaw is a bicycle designed to carry passengers; in countries like Bangladesh, India, Japan and South Africa these cycle rickshaws may feature elaborate decorations and can be considered art bikes.
Clown bikes and tall bikes are forms of art bikes.
"Pimp My 'Fahrrad'" is a German TV show featuring "pimped" bicycles especially modified for urban environments.^[3]

References

^ Hughes, Trevor. "Burning Man: Black Rock City residents heading for their temporary home in the Nevada desert". Reno Gazette Journal. Retrieved 2024-05-06.
^ Zjawinski, Sonia. "Bicycle Hacks Are Big in Japan". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. Retrieved 2024-05-06.
^ ""Pimp My Bike": MTV Pimps Europe, One Country at a Time". Der Spiegel. 2005-07-28. ISSN 2195-1349. Retrieved 2024-05-06.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Art bicycles.

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"Bikengruvin - Recycled Bicycle ART"
Bicycle Forest's Homebuilders' Gallery
Burning Bikes Tribe
Couchbike
"BikeRod&Kustom Webzine"
"Artbike Movie"
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Human-powered transport

Land

Pedal power	29er Bicycle (outline) Bicycle trailer BMX bike Boneshaker Cargo bike City bicycle Cold-weather biking Cruiser bicycle Cycle rickshaw Cyclo-cross bicycle Downhill bike Enduro Fatbike Flat bar road bike Folding bicycle Go-kart Glossary of cycling Hybrid bicycle Motorized bicycle Mountain bike Mountain biking 27.5 Downhill Singletrack Party bike Penny-farthing Porteur bicycle Prone bicycle Quadracycle Recumbent bicycle Road bicycle Roadster Safety bicycle Sociable Small-wheel bicycle Tandem bicycle Touring bicycle Track bicycle Trailer bike Tricycle Unicycle Utility bicycle Velocar Velocipede Velomobile Wheelie bike
Electric motor assist	Electric bicycle Pedelec Motorized bicycle Motorized scooter
Treadle power	Treadle bicycle
Other foot power	Balance bike Dandy horse Kick scooter Kickbike
Hand power	Handcar Handcycle Hobcart Invalid carriage Wheelchair
Row action	Rowing cycle
Board	Brakeboard Caster board Freeboard Freeskates Longboard Skateboard Snakeboard Street luge
Pushed/pulled	Baby transport Baggage cart Bath chair Cart Flatbed trolley Hand truck Pulled rickshaw Shopping cart Stairclimber Stretcher Toy wagon Wheelbarrow
Carried	Litter/sedan chair Scoop stretcher
Weight shifting	Trikke Pogo stick
Snow and ice	Cold-weather biking (ice cycle) Kicksled Sled Snowboard
Gravity	Gravity racer

Water

Hand power	Canoe Kayak Paddleboarding Rowing (fixed seat) Punt
Hand and foot power	Rowing (sliding seat) Rowing (sliding rigger)
Foot power	Hydrocycle Hydrofoil Pedalo

Amphibious

Amphibious cycle

Air

Non-vehicular Transport

Foot power	Inline skating skates Roller skating skates Running Stair climbing Walking Stair climbing
Snow and ice	Crampons Ice skates Ski Alpine touring skis Cross-country skis Telemark skis Snowshoes