Giant Bicycle

Perry, Iowa, United States

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Listed, not yet checked · Oct 2026

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Perry's Big Bike, a bicycle sculpture by local artist Cheri Scheib, was installed at the Perry Welcome Depot in Perry, Iowa, in October 2016 and, per Raccoon Valley Radio in September 2026, is still in Perry. It was repainted and given a new seat in 2026.

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Approximate location · 41.842° N, 94.106° W

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Perry's Big Bike was built to make cyclists stop, and nearly ten years on it was repainted and given a new saddle.

The sculpture was installed at the Perry Welcome Depot in Perry, Iowa. According to Raccoon Valley Radio in October 2016, local artist Cheri Scheib and a friend came up with the idea shortly after the Fourth of July that year. With help from the Wiese Corporation, funds from the Perry Chamber drawn from hotel/motel tax money, and donated materials, it was moved to the Welcome Depot by forklift on a Monday in early October. Scheib told KCCI that the parts mostly came from Iowa, including tires from a recycling center and piping from an old Hy-Vee.

Its purpose was both welcome and fundraising. Scheib said it would welcome bikers to town and invite photographs, and she planned a sign, like a thermometer, to track progress on funds to connect the Raccoon River Valley Trail with the High Trestle Trail. Officials at the time put that proposed 9-mile link at $5 million. The pedals are designed to serve as seats for photographs, according to Travel Iowa.

The size is reported differently. Raccoon Valley Radio described it in 2016 as 28 feet long and 14 feet tall, Scheib first proposed a 15-foot-tall bike, and Travel Iowa lists 30 feet by 15 feet.

In September 2026 Raccoon Valley Radio reported that a new seat of about 5 feet in length, modeled on a leather saddle, had replaced the original tractor seat, following a repaint finished ahead of Perry's July RAGBRAI stop. A Bock Family Foundation grant, Raccoon Valley Bank and individual donors helped pay for the repainting.

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Installed in 2016 at the Perry Welcome Depot; a September 2026 local report confirms it remains in town. Outdoor sculpture; the pedals are designed to serve as photo seats, according to Travel Iowa.

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