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Bicycle Clock Gregory de GouveiaNew ways to keep time, count bees, and spot energy leaks in your home ANALOG BIKE CLOCK Artist and cycling enthusiast Gregory de Gouveia, based in Chico, California, has built bike sculptures before. But his 12-foot-tall clock called Time to Change-a fusion of more than a dozen two-wheeled machines-is his largest and most functional aesthetic contribution to the sport. The project began when another local artist asked de Gouveia if he wanted to create a sculpture for the 2011 Chico Wildflower Century Ride. De Gouveia decided to build an unofficial clock for the bike event. He called on nearby cycling communities to donate used bikes, and once enough junkers rolled into his shop, he held a "disassembly party" to remove their gears, frames, chains, and other components. De Gouveia pieced together the gigantic clock's skeleton from the scrap metal in roughly three weeks, and then spent another three...