BIKEPGH MESSAGE BOARD ARCHIVE

This bicycle climbed Mt Washington (in Pittsburgh)

I've always been a fan of the 53 (or 50) miles per burrito slogans (one of many examples: http://www.zazzle.com/53_miles_per_burrito_dark_tshirt-235089320239717213 )

Maybe we could mix it up to be something more Pittsburgh-y than a burrito?

And maybe model the sticker after the EPA fuel economy stickers? ( http://www.epa.gov/fueleconomy/images_label/label_pre2008_650.gif )

"this machine kills fascists"

"free from tyranny (gasoline)"

...or are those too preachy?

I was trying to find an appropriate WWII home front slogan too, but I couldn't find one.

make bike not car

to add to dwillen's ideas...50 miles per Primanti Bros. sandwich...100 mi per [insert Pittsburgh-based brewing co. beer here]?

I'm sure the holier-than-thou stuff plays to the choir, but I think positive messages work better for advocacy. So maybe you could make room for something like "Of Course You Can" with a bike logo.

53 miles per burrito?

Damn. I only get 10.

Mick

I'm sure the holier-than-thou stuff plays to the choir, but I think positive messages work better for advocacy. So maybe you could make room for something like "Of Course You Can" with a bike logo.

+1

One More Bike

I like the "Of Course You Can" idea too.

Here are a couple more I thought of on the bike home:

"Spandex Optional"

"...but everyone calls me 'Lance'"

"Caution: dodging potholes"

My other bike is a bus

My other bus is a bike (see if the Port Authority will pay for both of these)

I love my bike

my other bike is a bike

^^ we got that one steevo, it's pretty popular, but may give it a rest

- you have a few gas ones, but if you wanted to switch it up: "PEAK time for CYCLING (or riding a bike, or commuting by bike, or whatever)" with a little picture of a bike running over an oil rig.

- "this is why i'm HOT" with a little picture of a sexy lower leg pedaling a bike, or just a bike, or a bike with a heart over it. heehee.

- don't get rid of the "i love hills" one! i love the image on that one, and looks really cool on the head tube.

- i really like the idea for more PGH food-related stickers.

"You Can TOO Ride!"

Gotta spell it "sammitch" on the Primanti's one.

"Ride then Ride" (first "ride" superimposed on a bus, second over a bike)

"Some folks' lives roll easy" (name of a Paul Simon song)

No bailout required

Bike Picksburgh

I'd like to see a variatioin of Lou Fineberg's book title "Three Rivers, Two wheels" - with a sideways Y at one end and a bike on the other.

Mick

I got it:

This Bicycle protected by GPS Locator. This steal this bike and we will get you.

Rode in PA.

Warning: Second hand auto exhaust is known to the state of Pennsylvania to cause birth defects.

This pipe bomb is a bicycle.

My other bicycle is a tricycle.

My other bicycle is a pipe bomb.

More fun than a Wii.

Single speed

Fixed Gear

This Bike belongs to:________________

"3 feet please"

"SHIFT!"

"What's traffic?"

"You wish you were ridden like this"

Wii (crossed out) Whee!

a long time ago there was a cool advertising campaign in nyc (that resulted in a postcard being sent to me) by some bike group their, one of their slogans was "helmet hair is beautiful" it always kind of stuck with me and i haven't seen it since... maybe that!

i'd also like to see a pro helmet sticker, i think just as many cyclists will be reading these as cars... something like 'my helmet saved my life' or 'my helmet loves me' or something clever that someone else will have to think of.

i saw a cyclist in vancouver with a messenger bag that just said 'i think i can, i think i can, i think i can' all down the back of his bag... i thought that was awesome, maybe that or a sticker that says "the little engine that could' maybe that's too obscure though? seems like most people know that book.

I agree that making preachy ones is a waste of time.

How about "I love hills- bikepgh"

It Pittsburgh after all can't you say something like "Polamalu rides bikes", yinzers every where will be dusting off their old ten speeds

-Joe

The style requires color but I got these buttons from BikeDC:

"I Like Bike"

http://www.flickr.com/photos/bootbearwdc/2893144639/

I would definitely sport a "I hate hills" sticker.

"

hows aboot, "pedowlin' pahr!"

"Two Wheels Good"

"Eat to Ride, Ride to Eat" (might have some IP issues?)

I think the "I <3 Hills" and "Keep Fit..." ones are cute. (Whoa, did I just say that? I'm going to have to go drink some hot sauce now. Woof.)

yeah. i kind of like a mix of preaching to the choir and the kinder ones.

we can't use anything with people's names, or products (like primanti's). but i think we can use those steelers type diamonds, which i might try to do.

i like the helmet hair one too.

keep 'em comin'

SFBC has one: "from trike to bike, cycle for life"

and

"Look ma, no down payments"

i like what they were going for, but i think they need some refinement

I like the

Singlespeed!

and

Fixed Gear!

mod bikes need equipment specific stickers too.

BikeBomb

I like "Two wheels good." There's a preachy association there (4 wheels bad), but it doesn'ta ctually come out and say that.

Mick

I still think my "Pittsburgh: It's pretty descent" idea is funny.

"Same Roads, Same Taxes, Same Rights, Same Rules"

"26 inches of pleasure"

"Hit Me…I need the money"

"Those who can, do; Those who can't, spend $ on gas"

"What traffic?"

How about:

"Better roads, Better rights, Better rules"

My buddy in LA just made these

You could do something like "100 miles per french fry sammich"

Probably not Bike-Pgh material, but for some time I've been going to get a shirt made that says

Get off your ---

Get on your ---

Ride a bike!

...except instead of the --- show a profile of a donkey.

This bicycle protected by

GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM.

This is what a

FIXIE looks like.

This is what a

SINGLESPEED looks like.

i really don't want to go into the fixie or ss territory. there are plenty of stickers out there for that.

ok

Been done before, but I like "Visualize using your turn signal."

I like that one.

i really don't want to go into the fixie or ss territory. there are plenty of stickers out there for that.

Fixies are dumb anyhow.

I dig the turn signal one. It seems people either don't use them or just use them as verifiers rather than signals.

"Beware the Pittsburgh Left"

how about a biker climbing a hill with "I think I can."

Some vehicles are more equal

Peace, Love, and Bike PGH (in symbols)

Beware of Hlavic

Yes, that was legal. Really. Uh-huh.

"Welcome to Bikesburgh"

"Bikesburgh" YES!

ok i was looking at bumper/car stickers all day today...:

copy those baby on board yield sign things but make it "babe on board/babe on bike" (is babe non-gendered enough of a word? i think so)

"i brake for penguins" "i brake for pirates"

i was trying to think of one of those OBX type ones but i'm not clever enoguh right now, if somehow you could just have a pgh obx type one with a chainring around it (or maybe a chain) instead of just a black border that would be rad

wow, thanks for doing some research

first world problem: i flatted my tubular.

I think baby on bike works just fine....I think if you put "babe" on it, people would be MORE inclined to cast gender (and a diff't meaning) on it. Just sayin'.

But, I like the idea.....

erok "Beware the Pittsburgh Left" is a good one.

people turn left on red so bad. I saw 5 cars turn left after the light turned red one time.

"BIK" in one of those ovals like "OBX" and such...

edit: Actually I was thinking about a car-bumper sized one of those

A tiny sticker sized one might work better as a pin.

your car smells

nice cars don't burn fossil fuels

be the engine--Pic of bike

What about "Look Ma, NO HANDS!" - it kind of captures the spirit of riding.

Also, people might not care, but Wikipedia has a great entry on the Pittsburgh Left and it's origins - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pittsburgh_Left - it's actually pretty interesting.

"This bike powered by Najat's Cuisine.

I just had their food last night for the first time. OH so good.

"Ride a bike--never have to pay for parking"

or just "Free Parking"

WWBBD?

i really hope that makes the cut

YES!

I wonder if that guy knows he a phenom now....

I think he ALWAYS knew he was a phenom.

The question is have the other, mundane folks like us noticed? I'm thinking Bumper Bike might be surprised at the rise of perceptive people.

Mick

And it helps to have an eye for the blatantly obvious.

Drive your big car - send your child to war!

signed - I have been there - Sherman was right "it is hell"

bike me

Car $20K. Bike $200. You decide.

i like 'bike me'

He who has the most FUN wins

While this is not the most positive message to have, it came to mind while I was biking down Highland Ave. in Highland Park yesterday: "Ride it like you stole it."

those stickers exist, i don't know who made them though

Live to ride. Ride to live.

Thumbs up for that one.

"My FUNicular" with a picture of a bike riding up a 35 degree incline

we put the fun in funicular

we should have a survey!

We put the fun in funicular

That just made my day.

"We put the fun in funicular"

Amazing

I like:

ICE YOUR FIXITUDE

'nn Miles Per Growler'

Political correctness be damned. It's how I fuel myself.

related to a recent post - did any of these slogans make the cut for the new shipment of stickers?

"Bikeys do it with one pant leg."

yeah, some did, or at least inspired some. still don't have them yet.

i'd have to re-read the thread to figure out which ones. there's gonna be a helmet hair is beautiful one. i can't remember them all right now

I know this is an old thread, but I'm new : )

I saw this quote and I thought this was a good place to share it

"Think of bicycles as rideable art that can just about save the world." ~Grant Petersen

did you make new ones?

because i liked

CAUTION: Dodging Potholes.

I also like the "Caution: dodging potholes" idea,

I also like the fun in funicular concept, OTHER than the fact that the Pgh funiculars (inclines) are not particularly bike friendly.

For reasons I can't completely explain, I also like "bike me."

But, the minute the helmet hair stickers come out, please call me to let me know. I WANT ONE.

Please don't get rid of "My other bike is a bike."

I don't have one yet!

But also yeah, lots of great ideas on this thread.

CAUTION: Dodging Potholes.

I like this one because it gives drivers something they can relate to.

how's this for a sticker?

(its on my utility/long/passenger bike)

100% bio-fueled zero emissions vehicle

This is my church

I like NCBT's latest a lot.

I'm not too handy with Photoshop, but I'd love to see someone snarf around with the Subaru PZEV (partial zero emissions vehicle) logo to make it say "FZEV, fully zero emissions vehicle", or some such.

That wouldn't be entirely true, especially in conjunction with the "52 miles per burrito" sticker.

"keep america rollin"

That wouldn't be entirely true, especially in conjunction with the "52 miles per burrito" sticker.

good that someone made that observation b/c I was wondering that myself.

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://rlv.zcache.com/save_gas_for_victory_wwii_sticker-p217740550989446446qjcl_400.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.zazzle.com/save_gas_for_victory_wwii_sticker-217740550989446446&usg=__lUBiyVUIYiYnVnMUIq--OCBcTTM=&h=400&w=400&sz=25&hl=en&start=8&um=1&tbnid=19cG-nUkRpfjnM:&tbnh=124&tbnw=124&prev=/images%3Fq%3DWWII%2Bgas%2Bration%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26channel%3Ds%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26sa%3DG%26um%3D1

this would be fun or something like it..

I think Stu's idea needs to be in this thread where we can find it when we need it.

"This machine kills oil companies."

Next time gas prices get moderate again (like $5 or $6) or The inevitable oil spill ahppens, it will catch a lot of eyes.

Mick

I don't need no stinkin' fossil fuels...

done.

http://bike-pgh.org/2009/12/new-batch-of-bikepgh-stickers-is-in/

those are sofa king wonder full <3

you allude to "others" in the blag post, what others? the funicular one? burritos?

just ordered them

well, i didn't want to say "and a Steelers logo ripoff"

well, i didn't want to say "and a Steelers logo ripoff"

Which is, itself, borrowed (with permission) from the American Iron and Steel Institute: http://www.steel.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Home&template=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&ContentID=13464

just ordered two sets! love them

Can we pick these up at the bikepgh office? Would be sweet to have them for my boss coming into town tomorrow.

yeah sure. we'll be here all day

can i buy these at the upcoming... holiday party?

yes

Holiday party?

yeah what's the word?

yeah. i'll post about it soon.

beauty is a bike in a cops face

winter partay: http://bike-pgh.org/2009/12/come-to-our-winter-office-party-thursday-12-10-09/

bump!

any new slogan ideas?

OR people who want to design them?

HANG UP and CYCLE

WHO NEEDS FUEL PERKS?

[edit] might be good to have some humor related to the parking & transit fees going up....

No bad weather, only inadequate clothing.

How about a simple "I <3 PGH" or "I PGH" in the bike pittsburgh bubble?

I got the sunroof option

A picture of a bicycle wheel with the phrase: Each revolution begins one.

CAUTION! This Vehicle Makes Sudden Stops at Sandcastle!

"If I hit you, you will not die. (How about likewise?)"

just keep making that sweet steel logo one and i'll be happy.

and PLEASE bring back "my other bike is a bike". best bike-related slogan ever.

I LOVE this message board! I've been compiling these and giggling all morning. 92 ideas and growing. Looking into polling options so we can go with the most popular..

I may be alone on this one but I like the title of this photo Elly took yesterday in front of the Library: "Heels n Wheels"

- CHAINge

- If you were on a bike, you wouln't care if you were home yet.

- No! You get on the highway.

- Rush hour traffic? Hadn't noticed.

found online

- Does this bike make my ass look fast?

- Allowed full use of lane!

- We are traffic

I still crave the "This Machine Kills Oil Companies" sticker.

My other bike is sometimes a bus.

You can't drive 55? How about 20?

You can have MY lane back when I'm done with it! (thanks, ejwme!)

"[fortune cookie message] ON A BIKE!"

To bike, or not to bike. Never a question.

Nobody has ever died in a bike fire.

Bikes were here before cars.

I won YOUR Tour de Frenetic

This is the ultimate convertible.

Do you only drive on interstates?

WWJD

WWJD

Close his eyes and pretend it's Mary Magdaline.

Anyone notice the prescience of Mick's earlier post? Spooky. Or maybe he was just playing a safe bet that it would happen sooner or later.

I still like the earlier "100% Bio-fueled Zero-Emissions Vehicle" even if the zero-emissions part is debatable

I also second the vote for bringing back "My other bike is a bike."

Also dwillen's, or any variation of "No, I am not Lance."

Finally, I saw a nice one on one of the carg buckets belonging to the Portland folks last night. LIVE FREE or DRIVE

edit: also I'd like to see Think Globally, Bike Locally come back.

WWJD

I prefer

WWSBD?

Finally, I saw a nice one on one of the carg buckets belonging to the Portland folks last night. LIVE FREE or DRIVE

I didn't see that one, but she did have one that said "My other car is a tiny penis." I was amused.

WWJD = What Would Jens Do.

@almklm. ATTACK!!!!!!!

alnilam Anyone notice the prescience of Mick's earlier post?

Are you talking about the one where I mentioned "after the next big oil spill"?

No prescience there. Use that much oil and some will spill.

This bike climbed Pittsburgh's Dirty Dozen. Well, tried anyway.

this is super nerdy, but a friend growing up had a sticker in her mom's car that said, "My other car is a Gundam." I'd like something similar to this.