ADRIAN — A new mural at ReBicycle Lenawee, 313 E. Maumee St., is brightening the neighborhood while calling attention to cycling in the Adrian area.

According to Jerick Timm, chair of the Re-Bicycle Lenawee board, when the board was discussing building improvements, painting the west side of the building was brought up because it was in need of attention.

“We decided to do a mural on that side of the building to add to the vibrancy of the neighborhood while also serving as a reminder of the ever-increasing number of people using bikes in our community as visibility is a key part of safety for vulnerable road users,” Timm said. 

The organization held a contest for the design, with contestants limited to people living in or attending schoool in Lenawee County. The winning design was submitted by Brian Turner, and then the board consulted with Holly Risch, the owner of Inevitable Art LLC, on turning the design into a mural.

“She proved to be invaluable to the project,” Timm said. “She and Brian worked together to refine the design and they came up with three different color variations. We took to our Facebook followers to get opinions on which color scheme was the best and this was the overwhelming favorite.”

Volunteers started painting the mural on Oct. 5 and finished the work later in the month. 

In addition to Timm, Re-Bicycle Lenawee’s board members are Jeff DiCenzo, Haylee Doyle, Stacy Downing, Gregg Iddings, John Lark, Nicole Ryan, Dan Robertson and Spencer Ruffner.

Re-Bicycle is a nonprofit, volunteer-run community bike shop. It can be found on Facebook at facebook.com/rebikelenawee.