Bixi unveils Montreal-inspired bikes for city's 375th anniversary

Bixi ridersmay notice their bikegot a Montreal makeover over the weekend.

The bike-sharing company unveiled special editionBixisSundayfor Montreal's 375th anniversary.

Hundreds of designers entered the "Montreal, BIXI& Me" competition and submitted their city inspired ideas for the bikes.

In the end,375 designs were chosendepictingquintessential Montreal imagery, ranging from the city's skyline to bagels to construction signs.

"This is truly art on two wheels that will be moving across the four corners of the city," Montreal Mayor Denis Coderre said in a statement.

The bikes were unleashed onto city streets on the same day that Bixi waived its fees for the day. For the secondyear, Montrealers can use a Bixifor 30 minutes for free on the last Sunday of every month.