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6 Weird LimeBike Sightings In The Seattle Area
From under Lake Union to the top of the Fremont troll, a Seattle bike share service's bikes are showing up in funny places.

SEATTLE, WA - The good thing about LimeBike is that its bikes are everywhere. But that might also be a bad thing for LimeBike. The unmistakable green bikes are parked on streets around the city, but some people have been putting them in funny places - like in Lake Union, or grouped together like a sculpture in Pioneer Square.
LimeBike is one of several bike share services operating in Seattle along Ofo and Spin. Here are a few odd spots LimeBike bikes have been found, according to Twitter:
1) LimeBike Sculpture: Seattle Weekly reporter Casey Jaywork snapped a photo outside the paper's offices along Second Avenue of this piece of LimeBike modern art:
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pic.twitter.com/Ssq3yWIz1u
— Casey Jaywork (@CaseyJaywork) August 31, 2017
2) LimeBike for seagulls: This one is challenging. As someone commented on Twitter, "It almost like a contest" to figure out the weirdest place to stash a bike.
I'm loving how this LimeBike thing is working out in Seattle. pic.twitter.com/X1lMxAPIXz
— TIMESCANNER (@timescanner) August 27, 2017
3) SeaweedBike: Can't tell if this bike was driven through the water or if someone took the time to decorate the spokes with seaweed.
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Note: Dockless Bike does not serve as a floatation devise #DocklessBikeFail #LimeBike #Seattle pic.twitter.com/b2zmRdngHk
— Dockless Bike Fail (@DocklessBike) August 30, 2017
4) Trolling LimeBike: It's definitely a contest. Someone placed a LimeBike on top of Fremont's famous troll.
Dear @LimeBike_SEA, My head is not a parking lot. Sincerely,@Fremont_Troll #Seattle pic.twitter.com/WQmztHLKLI
— Greg Leos (@gregleos) August 29, 2017
5) LimeBike shopping: This was spotted inside a downtown Bartell drugstore.
A @limebike has been left INSIDE the 4th and #Madison @bartelldrugs!?!?!? #WTF #Limeing #Seattle pic.twitter.com/GNNAtfhq1C
— Rebecca ❣ (@rebowers) August 23, 2017
6) Angry at LimeBike: Someone tossed these poor bikes off an overpass near 4th and Jackson in downtown Seattle. If you look closely, the tires on the bike at right are smashed.
lol @limebike and spin recently launched in Seattle and... https://t.co/EQBf3gt4KC pic.twitter.com/RVRfogD3Ar
— Kate Clark (@KateClarkTweets) August 16, 2017
Have you seen a funny bike share situation? Send photos to neal.mcnamara@patch.com.
Image via LimeBike
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