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@Balki
I think this is slightly misguided. Obviously people feel strongly about the topic, but I think there are more meaningful ways of advancing the cause than pestering a little shop beside B/L. This bike is synonymous with something poingant to you, but maybe not to them. The proprietors have been made aware and as a result those of you who went in have connected with maybe one or two people who might see the other ghost bikes draw the parrallel. They might even remove their sign/bike or change its colour as a result of your collective contact, but thats the end of it. Maybe as an alternative if you stood beside one of the real ones and take 5 minutes to tell 5 passers-by about their significance, I think you would have made a more tangible contribution to the campaign. I'd have thought that its about awareness raising after all, and the white bikes are just one mechanism for doing so.
I think VanUdens post a couple of days ago was the most sensible on the thread.
Anyhoo, my 2 cents.