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White bike rider image returns to University Parkway bike lane

April 13, 2010 at 3:45 pm 3

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The bike rider images returned to the University Parkway bike lane today. (Photo by Fern Shen)

City crews put the white cyclist silhouettes back on the University Parkway bike lane today. We went to watch, thinking we would see some kind of stencil-and-spray-paint process, but that’s not how it’s done.

They place these plastic pieces on the road and bond them to the road surface using. . . .

Blowtorches!

Blowtorch flames fuse the cycle-guy image to the asphalt surface of University Parkway. (Photo by Fern Shen)

A last blast of the blow torch. (Photo by Fern Shen)

  • http://blog.cyclosity.com Liam

    I think it’s called thermoplast, but it might not be in this case. Road crews used a material similar to thermoplast to put down the new Pratt Street markings last week.

  • Scott

    The pavement markings shown here are thermoplastic, which are $$, but durable. Pratt St. has retroreflective traffic paint (i.e. pain with glass beads that reflect light). NOTE: Pratt St. was not properly scrubbed before re-applying bike/bus lane markings, as the previous markings appear faintly under the new markings, making for a blurry effect.

  • Margaret

    Love the term “cycle-guy image”. I think each one deserves a specific name. It could be a fundraiser for some worthy cause — name your cycle-guy promotion :)

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