https://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/magic-unicorn-bicycle • Posted by Ariel Greenwood
Once upon a time, I learned how to ride a bike and it became my main method of transportation. My bicycle was very good but bright red and plain and didn't go with my style very well. Then one day I found a kid's stick pony at the Thrift Store Dumpster... <center> <object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/GrqmgPT2-Nw&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x402061&color2=0x9461ca"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/GrqmgPT2-Nw&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x402061&color2=0x9461ca" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object> </center>
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I severed the head of the stick pony and attached it to my bike. Then I realized that there were buttons on the ears, so I put some batteries in the brain. Now when you push the button you can hear a "Neighhhhh!" followed by a clip-clopping of heels and then when you push it again you hear a snort. I made the horn with a christmas icicle ornament I found at the 99 cent store and looped a strong wire bar around it and stuck it into a hole in the head and reinforced it with superglue. Last but not least, the pony came with a small pouch to put a cell phone or ipod in.
I decorated the rest of the bike with purple and pink spray paint duotone. Some fake flowers were added...
Finally I added a small license plate that I picked up for a mere 50 cents at a yard sale and used the included stickers to spell The Forest.