What is this?

[hackbike 666]

Any idea what this means?

I noticed it parked at the railings outside Bank Station near the Bank of England building.

TIA.

 

[kyuss]

It's a marketing/publicity campaign for a band called Dead Kids based on the Ghost Bike phenomenon. There's a big discussion on LFGSS about it at the moment with a lot of folk being offended/thinking it's in poor taste. I think I'd have to agree.

 

[hackbike 666]

Thankyou very much for that I was very unsure what it meant.

Sorry about the poor angle but I was in a vulnerable position and in a hurry when I took the pic.

Actually now I have re-read your post I have to agree with you.

It has got them publicity though.I knew about ghost bikes.TY.

 

[kyuss]

It has got them publicity though.I knew about ghost bikes.TY.

That's one of the most annoying things about it. The more people notice these things or are offended by them, the more their name is mentioned and it kind of detracts from the real issue. Benetton used this kind of advertising to great effect in the 90's. I guess it's quite clever, if a little sick.

 

[Ashtrayhead]

This is also being discussed here:-


http://www.londonfgss.com/thread13682-8.html

 

[Aperitif]

'Pipwish' did a 'good 'un' on those little bikes! Interesting thread over there Ashtray' - thanks.

 

[rich p]

This is also being discussed here:-


http://www.londonfgss.com/thread13682-8.html

Great thread -some interestingly robust views expressed. "**** off you pretentious twat" is ine of the more cogent.

There used to be a shop in Brighton called Dead Kidz which I thought was in poor taste too.

 

[wafflycat]

I have mixed feelings on 'ghost bikes' anyway. I have the feeling that the non-cycling public will see them as an indication that cycling is dangerous and put people off, rather than what the message is supposed to be. As regards the concept being used by a band as promotion material: just plain sick.

 

[tdr1nka]

Not at all nice.
My immediate thought was when did a child get killed on a bike near Bank?

On a similar note there was once a notorious secondhand/house clearance shop
in Lee Green called, 'Kill The Aged'.

 

[Rhythm Thief]

It's not a bad marketing idea though, is it? There's at least two forums full of cyclists who know more about them now than they did a few days ago. I've just looked them up on MySpace, and they're not as good as they think they are, but still.

 

[wafflycat]

I won't even be bothering to look them up or make any attempt to listen to them

 

[Rhythm Thief]

No, they're not very good. My point was that lots of people who'd never have heard of them are now all talking about them (albeit largely negatively). So it's a pretty good marketing gimmick, even if it is in questionable taste.

 

[hackbike 666]

I didn't actually know it was promotional material and thought it was for something else,so I was well caught.Used one of the most useful tools to look it up just now (the internet) and yes found some info on it.


Not at all nice.
My immediate thought was when did a child get killed on a bike near Bank?

My thoughts entirely.Did have me worried a bit.

 

[Over The Hill]

If we had Ghost Cars for dead motorists on the roads, at 3,000 per year, we would be locked up solid and unable to drive in a year or two.

 

[hackbike 666]

Ouch!