Fences & Bikes: An Amicable Relationship

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A gate built around a bike, but not just around a bike, within a bike and beyond a bike. The spokes of a bike represent the same repetition of the pickets on a fence, and we love this centaur-like interpretation of a gate on wheels.

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Fences inherently create repetition with a display of pickets and posts, and our Fence Workshop employees feel that this fence made of old bikes evokes the same response. A never-ending display of circles is just as pleasing as a never-ending display of pickets. 

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At Fence Workshop we get so caught up with aesthetics that we forget fences are about function as well. Here’s to taking functionality to a new and unexpected level. 

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This bike fence interests us at Fence Workshop because of its simplicity and adherence to the root of fence-building principles. You start with posts and then you add a frame. In this case, we like the variation on the frame.

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Fence Workshop loves this gate because it’s a beautiful sculpture made of recycled materials. Bike wheels are functional and simple, and already resemble the construction of a fence in principle. Using bike wheels to fill in voids in a gate made of rusty steel is a pretty neat invention in our book. It seems the steel will be ever-changing as the rust changes patina while the spokes on the bike wheels evoke the same motion and transformation. 

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Another fence made of only bike frames. You just can’t go wrong. They fit together like a glove, are wicked strong and look fun and sporty. One has to ask. Where do you get all those bike frames?

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This driveway gate is just flat out cool! It’s a combination of two bikes welded to a metal frame and then painted jet black. The rigid bike frame will do a great job of preventing any gate sagging.  I wonder how close you have to be to realize it’s made of bikes…

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And the creativity ensues… This bike holds the world record for longest wheelie. We love this garden walk gate made of a frame and a bike. Recently we’ve been asked to build this gate along with a fence in Atlanta.

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7 Responses to “Fences & Bikes: An Amicable Relationship”

1. Mark says:

   February 23, 2012 at 4:28 pm

   Just awesome!

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2. Ryan says:

   February 23, 2012 at 7:14 pm

   I should make a gate out of my bike. I never ride it.

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3. Laura o says:

   February 24, 2012 at 9:31 pm

   Great blog post. I love these.

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4. Adam says:

   February 26, 2012 at 1:33 pm

   What a fantastic idea ! Great to see something innovative and 5 stars for recycling

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5. Brad says:

   February 27, 2012 at 1:59 pm

   Awesome ideas! These are so freaking cool!

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6. Valeria says:

   February 29, 2012 at 4:06 pm

   I love the garden walk gate, it seems to give access to a wonderful world!

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7. Sam says:

   March 12, 2012 at 5:35 pm

   I love the garden gate with the inverted bike.

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Spill it!