Ghost Bike

Wednesday, May 16th, 2007

Ghost Bike
May 8, 2007 the second anniversary of Brandie Bailey’s death.
Brandie Bailey Memorial

Ghost Bike
A couple of days later someone used the left-behind chalk to leave the message. “Died on Fixed Bike.” There is some controversy concerning the safety of fixed gear bikes, braking is accomplished by pedaling in reverse. This seems a harsh thing to say at her memorial, seemingly blaming her choice of transportation on the accident. All chalk messages were gone the next day, after a heavy rain.

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8 Responses to “Ghost Bike”

  1. Flickr: devb., on June 22nd, 2005 at 2:56 pm Said:

    I was wondering where exactly that happened.. she was pretty popular in the NYC/NJ hardcore scene.

  2. Flickr: Elisha Cook Jr., on May 16th, 2007 at 2:58 am Said:

    Great shot.

  3. Flickr: chuckwheat, on May 16th, 2007 at 3:53 am Said:

    Beautiful tribute to a fallen biker.

  4. Flickr: Trois Têtes (TT), on May 17th, 2007 at 6:26 am Said:

    I have riden lots of bikes, including those with ‘fixed wheels’ (as it is called in the UK). The fixed wheel does take a particular skill set but encourages a more fluid pedalling style.

    I have fallen off many times, and sometimes it really hurts.

    However in my experience, serious injury requires interaction with a motorised vehicle.

    Therefore the chalk message seems off beam as well as insensitive.

  5. Flickr: GammaBlog, on May 16th, 2007 at 4:10 am Said:
  6. Flickr: GammaBlog, on May 17th, 2007 at 9:17 am Said:

    Thanks for your insight on this, TT.

  7. Flickr: kendra the wild, on June 3rd, 2007 at 2:13 am Said:

    fixed gear bikes are designed for the velodrome. But lots of people ride them on the street.

  8. Flickr: kendra the wild, on June 2nd, 2007 at 8:13 am Said:

    fixed gear bikes are designed for the velodrome. But lots of people ride them on the street.

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