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Cocky Devon pranksters erect giant penis to replace Tour of Britain bike

Locals were rudely awakened in Ilfracombe the morning after the Tour of Britain passed through their town, as it emerged that a bike created from recycled materials on a hillside nearby had been covertly transformed into a phallus…

As Stage 2 of the Tour of Britain swept through Ilfracombe in Devon on Monday, it should have been Tour de France champion Geraint Thomas grabbing the headlines; however by the next morning it was a John Thomas that instead caught the attention of passers-by, as it became apparent that a giant celebratory road bike erected on Capstone Hill had been reconstructed into a chopper overnight.

‘Land art’ has become a popular fixture of cycling events in recent years, and this particular piece was commissioned to promote the reduction of plastic waste in Devon, made mostly out of cardboard and reclaimed plastic. While the giant bike had already garnered some attention during stage 2 on Monday, it wasn’t until the land art had become glans art that it went viral on social media. The pranksters responsible had impressively kept the two wheels in place to form the base of their new creation, and after some hard labour managed to fashion the bicycle frame into a colossal shaft.

Seth Conway, who was the project co-ordinator for the bike before it was crudely sabotaged, told Devon Live: “The bike was designed to highlight the great work of the Plastic Free North Devon organisation in helping to clean our beaches and encourage people to cut out single use plastic as much as possible. It was going to have to be taken down anyway but someone got there first.”

It’s not known who the perpetrators are or what their motive was behind the controversial recommissioning of the bike, but we’d imagine they’ll have to serve a stiff sentence if they’re ever caught by the authorities…

Jack has been writing about cycling and multisport for over a decade, arriving at road.cc via 220 Triathlon Magazine in 2017. He worked across all areas of the website including tech, news and video, and also contributed to eBikeTips before being named Editor of road.cc in 2021 (much to his surprise). Jack has been hooked on cycling since his student days, and currently has a Trek 1.2 for winter riding, a beloved Bickerton folding bike for getting around town and an extra beloved custom Ridley Helium SLX for fantasising about going fast in his stable. Jack has never won a bike race, but does have a master's degree in print journalism and two Guinness World Records for pogo sticking (it's a long story). 

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Butty | 6 years ago
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Looks like a Raleigh Chopper....

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simonmb | 6 years ago
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If this were Lance Armstrong's they could have used a unicycle. 

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BehindTheBikesheds | 6 years ago
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I see two wheels and a narrow arch, you've all got penis's on the brain dickheadsyes

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zero_trooper replied to BehindTheBikesheds | 6 years ago
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BehindTheBikesheds wrote:

I see two wheels and a narrow arch, you've all got penis's on the brain dickheadsyes

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davel | 6 years ago
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'I said put a bell on it' 

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DoctorFish | 6 years ago
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I'm only here for the comments

 

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Tom_r_k | 6 years ago
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I wonder how long that took to erect 

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don simon fbpe | 6 years ago
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So penile, I too approve.

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srchar | 6 years ago
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So puerile. I approve.

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Bentrider | 6 years ago
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" they’ll have to serve a stiff sentence if they’re ever caught by the authorities…"

 

Oh, I wouldn't be so hard-on them!

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OldRidgeback | 6 years ago
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The artist should've used protection.

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Bentrider | 6 years ago
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They should be bloody well hung!!

 

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OldRidgeback | 6 years ago
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Repairs can't come quickly enough. I hope the locals don't get the hump.

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Dnnnnnn | 6 years ago
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I'd like to see the perpetrators going down

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NorthEastJimmy | 6 years ago
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Must have taken balls to pull that off!

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TheHungryGhost | 6 years ago
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Needs a helmet!

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CygnusX1 | 6 years ago
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Just wait to see what they do for the Stage 5 start in Cockermouth!

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