Steel, aluminum, fiber-reinforced plastic; painted with polyurethane enamel
Four parts, in an area approximately 150 ft. 11 in. x 71 ft. 2 in. (46 x 21.7 m)
wheel: 9 ft. 2 in. x 53 ft. 4 in. x 10 ft. 4 in. (2.8 x 16.3 x 3.2 m)
handlebar and bell: 23 ft. 8 in. x 20 ft. 5 in. x 15 ft. 7 in. (7.2 x 6.2 x 4.7 m)
seat: 11 ft. 4 in. x 23 ft. 9 in. x 13 ft. 7 in. (3.5 x 7.2 x 4.1 m)
pedal: 16 ft. 4 in. x 20 ft. 1 in. x 6 ft. 11 in. (5.0 x 6.1 x 2.1 m)
Parc de La Villette, Paris
Fabricated by Atelier d'Architecture Navale, Valbonne, France; Capitaine Flint: Ateliers de Construction Navale, Arcachon, France; MAG France, Fontenay le Comte, France. Engineers: J. Robert Jennings, Luc Bouvet, Olivier Petit, Jose Lamazou, Robert Sicard; Project Manager: Patrick Bouchain, Construire, Paris; Assistant: Isabelle Allegret
Commissioned November 1985 by Etablissement Public du Parc de la Villette
Installed November 1990
