I've had a couple of old bikes in my shed for years. They were so old and in such bad shape five years ago that Bikes for the World (an awesome organization that sends fixable bikes to the third world) refused to let me donate them. In fact, one bike is the very first bike-with-gears I ever bought, back in 1984! Ever since my trip a few years ago to Italy, I decided they needed to become garden art. So, I finally got around to doing it! My girl helped, and it was good to have a second opinion on colors, as well as the second finger on the spray can nozzles. We had an awesome low humidity day, where hanging out in the shady backyard was perfectly pleasant. I think the dogs did not get any paint, though it was a close thing.
They are not yet permanently installed, though I want them visible on the corner as folks come up the street. I'm thinking some rebar stakes pounded into the ground more than a foot deep will work.
