Rotorua’s ‘Bike Tree’ installed ahead of Crankworx
Friday, 20 March 2015, 2:41 pm
Press Release: Rotorua Lakes Council
Rotorua’s ‘Bike Tree’ installed ahead of
Crankworx

Rotorua’s latest
piece of public art, the ‘Bike Tree,’ is being set up on
the Village Green today by contactors working for Rotorua
Lakes Council.
The temporary installation is constructed
from around 150 old and broken bikes and bike parts, donated
over recent weeks by Rotorua residents.
Rotorua Lakes
Council hopes to test spot lighting of the tree
tonight.
The Bike Tree will remain in place at the Village
Green until after Crankworx, the world’s largest mountain
bike festival which kicks off in Rotorua next week (25-29
March).
Rotorua Lakes Council project coordinator Brigitte
Nelson said it would help reinforce Rotorua’s growing
reputation as the southern hemisphere’s mountain biking
capital and as a great New Zealand destination for cycling
of all types.
“This is an innovative concept with a
touch of the ‘wow factor,’ and it’s certain to become
a real talking point during Crankworx. Hopefully we can use
it again for other events in the future – like next
year’s Rotorua Bike Festival, for
example.”
ENDS
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