They say it is the biggest bicycle in the world. From what we see in the satellite image, they must have removed it !
Here is a picture of what the bicycle itself looked like http://www.flickr.com/photos/atsus/472379711

Jeddah is a city of modern open air sculptures which are installed as round-abouts (traffic-circles). But the lawmakers never really got the concept of a round-about and so, almost all of them have traffic lights !

This bicycle was ginormous ! It was easily the most recognized landmark in the city. Nobody I knew remembered the names of the roads but they said "You know the big bicycle ? Yup ! I live/work/shop right near there"

I fondly recall the bicycle sculpture not because of what it was but because Dad called it "Father Adam's Bicycle" and there was actually a story behind it.

It was somewhere in the eighties, when my Dad took some relatives sightseeing. They were visiting from South Africa and they had just finished their pilgrimage to Mecca.
When they approached this round about, my dad decided to joke and told them: "You see that bicycle ? That's father Adam's bicycle"

According to Muslim texts, Adam was 90ft tall, and the enormity of the bicycle sculpture fit well with his joke.

My Dad only expected them to laugh but instead, they were overcome with emotion and asked him to stop at the bicycle so they could offer prayers !

He was so dumbfounded and amused that from then on he never forgot to point out "Father Adam's Bicycle" to any of his guests visiting Jeddah.

So far he has always got back laughs because he wishes otherwise. :-D

So far, there is no other place I can experience beautiful music being made by lesser known talents, without being obliged to give an exorbitant amount, than watching the buskers perform inside Toronto's subway stations.

They are auditioned by TTC officials and they pay $300/year to rent the space they play in. So you know that whatever amount you give them, big or small is going to pay for their space.