Oh my gosh!!! I think this idea is excellent! 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩
I was once a huuuuge bicycle fan and organized bike rides along my city. We went together through different parts of my town and went through different types of terrain.
If it's about the game, you could totally do that in real life: going around a large mob ringing your bell to lure them where you're going. But here's the catch: You're going much faster than running, so you have to be SUPER careful of not crashing with your surroundings. You need to be super aware of your environment. If you crash with a tree you WILL fall and get hurt.
Also, it's pretty cool that you can add lots of stuff to bikes-- bells, horns, radios, dynamos, baskets, racks, bags, bottle holders, lights... etc.
The only thing with them is that even though you don't need gas, you need to replace your tires and your brakes relatively often. Brakes wear off when you don't let the bike lose its speed alone and press the brakes when it's going too fast. Frames resist pretty much anything, but the wheels are the ones that receive all the damage when you crash. Tires get damaged or flat when you ride your bike on an improper terrain, or ride over glass, nails and other stuff.
As far as I know, it's just as how they did it with the types of cars in the game. There are four main types of bicycles in real life that you can find mostly anywhere, and that don't fall into the category of the eccentric:
Cruise Bikes: They look pretty, but in practice they're kinda heavy and slow. They're average in terms of weight capacity and resistance. Best for short, slow trips and flat terrain.
Road Bikes: Lightweight and really fast. They require little effort to reach high speeds, but have the most fragile parts (especially the TIRES, they're the thin type). Not very suitable for rough terrain, and you can't carry much on them.
Mountain Bikes: Sturdy, decent speed and weight capacity, but also heavy, which requires more strength and effort to ride. Excellent for all types of terrain, except for loose sand.
Hybrid: It's a mix between a road and a mountain bike. It's designed specifically for urban environments and commuters.
EXTRA - The Fixie: It's a road bike, but this one is special because it doesn't need brakes at all... you just stop by pedalling in reverse.
Although, when I mention "weight capacity" the most that a bike can carry without damaging its tires is more or less like a single, but full in-game duffelbag.
I'd be super excited if the devs get into the idea... Heck! I'd even offer to complete stuff on the wiki if they did!!
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