{{Short description|Advertisement attached to a bicycle}} [[File:Bicycle towed advertising billboard during an Edinburgh University Students' Association Elections.jpg|thumbnail|right|Tricycle billboard in Edinburgh, Scotland.]] [[File:Promobike, advertising bike..jpg|thumb|Advertising bike.]] A '''billboard bicycle''' (advertising bike) is a type of mobile advertising in which a bike tows a billboard with an advertising message. Gary Saunders of [[Queens|Queens, NY]], New York began the billboard bicycle concept in 1997. His billboard bicycle was geared toward messenger bikes and measured 12" by 18".<ref>Bernard Stamler, [https://www.nytimes.com/1997/10/19/nyregion/neighborhood-report-manhattan-up-close-signs-of-the-times-bike-billboards.html Neighborhood Report: Manhattan Up Close] The New York Times, 10/19/1997</ref>
== Types == Since the introduction of the billboard bicycle, several different variations of the billboard bicycle, differing in both size and appearance, have been constructed. Today, billboard bicycles come in a variety of shapes and sizes. Some billboard bicycles are one unit. Others are composed of a bike and a detachable billboard. Some billboard bicycles are specially manufactured to have a unique look in order to further attract an audiences attention. Others are simple frames which focus attention solely on the advertising message. Some billboard bicycles use large billboards; however the size of the billboard is limited by wind constraints. Other billboards are small, like Gary Saunders original messenger signs.
== See also == * [[Outline of cycling]]
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