Amsterdam’s Blossoming Bikes Pop Up

Brightly coloured bikes decorated in flowers, butterflies and clocks have been popping up all over Amsterdam for years. 【小题1】. They are from an American   man   named Warren       Gregory.

Known fondly as the Flower Bike Man, Warren’s bike-decorating campaign began when his wife couldn’t find her bike at Amsterdam Central. Warren’s wife, Michelle, often struggled to remember details like where she parked her bike. To help her out, Warren decorated her bike in bright flowers. 【小题2】. He then decorated a bunch of abandoned bikes, which he left along the route home so that she would never get lost again.

【小题3】. Warren started decorating more bikes, and then ventured out into the streets early in the morning to leave his gifts to the world before the city woke up. Each bike was carefully named and had its own personality, all representing love and happiness.

Warren creates the bikes using money out of his own pocket, and uses old, abandoned bikes that he collects. Bringing these forgotten wrecks back to life is beautiful in so many ways. In a country where people love bikes so much, it’s no wonder that Warren has become a treasure in Amsterdam. People love Warren’s bicycles so much that they insist on paying for his creations.

【小题4】. “For me, seeing the bikes I created is enough,” he said.

Other than being a creative artist, Warren is also a really nice guy. His Instagram posts are flooded with encouragements and words of love, and you can feel the time and love that he   pours into every bike that he creates. 【小题5】.