Het Zwarte Fietsenplan: Flat tire
Average: 7 (48 votes)

Flat tire? Het Zwarte Fietsenplan. Sales and repairs.

Het Zwarte Fietsenplan is a bike shop with several stores in Amsterdam. To make people aware that they can have their repairs done at Het Zwarte Fietsenplan we put stickers on the well-known cycle lane signs in the street. We placed our stickers so that the bikes on the signs seem to have a flat tire. In this way we invite everybody to get their tires fixed at Het Zwarte Fietsenplan.

Advertising Agency: N=5, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Art Directors: Paul Bakker, Ed van Bennekom
Copywriter: Jasper Diks
Photographer: Reza Harek
Published: December 2009

13 comments

Reality Check's picture
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Reality Check

At best, this idea is half-inflated.

ShaniG's picture
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ShaniG

I'm wonder how many flat tires they will need to fix in order to pay the fines for vandalizing the signposts.

JPhilly's picture
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JPhilly

Yes, when did vandalizing become acceptable advertising. This guerrilla may work for some edgy dot-com start-up, but no legitimate brand or company would advertise on street signs. The concept is creative maybe for a spec ad, but in no way a REAL ad campaign (at least in the states, maybe Europe is different?)

Mirikuaro's picture
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Mirikuaro

Not bad... I kind of like it but I'm not sure

chris myles's picture
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chris myles

very impressive !!!!

kusseejner's picture
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kusseejner
morse's picture
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morse

Very cool ideas.

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akrokdesign's picture
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akrokdesign

traffic signs shouldn't turn into ad space. no respect for the idea or the work.

silvi's picture
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silvi

Not great idea.

rolling.stone's picture
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rolling.stone

good idea

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zephyr7884's picture
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zephyr7884

It would be too small to see.. nobody would've noticed that..

kamilwoojcik's picture
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kamilwoojcik

good and cheap ad

atb2005's picture
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atb2005

I am not sure if they are allowed to do this. that is, place stickers on those sings. If they are, then this is not just a good idea, it's a brilliant idea! Cost effective and eye catching.