Ghost Bikes Memorialize Cyclists Around the World

Ghost bikes, this one in memorium of bicyclist Nicole Cañón, who was killed by a motorist in Bogota, Colombia

With its rusting chain and flat tires, some consider the dilapidated, whitewashed bicycle chained to a sign post on Chicago’s north side a piece of urban junk. Cyclists know better. Pedaling by, they pay silent homage at this memorial to George Chavez, a cyclist killed at this spot in a hit-and-run accident in June of … Read more