Originally Posted by eschlwc

my guess is it's not a an artist at all, but a serial "killer" of vintage bicycles. notice the placement of the giant fake christmas tree next to the empty bike lock stations, also in the form of bicycles. coincidence? hardly. security video will likely show a loner type that steals bikes from the nearby racks and places them in the tree. it's likely his personal war on christmas. my fear is what he will add to the tree when he runs out of bikes. i just hope he doesn't turn to wheelchairs, especially those in operation.