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Four wheels good, two wheels bad: why are there no exciting cycling games? | Dominik Diamond
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this post was submitted on 29 Aug 2025
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micromobility - Bikes, scooters, boards: Whatever floats your goat, this is micromobility
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Ebikes, bicycles, scooters, skateboards, longboards, eboards, motorcycles, skates, unicycles, heelies, or an office chair: Whatever floats your goat, this is all things micromobility!
"Transportation using lightweight vehicles such as bicycles or scooters, especially electric ones that may be borrowed as part of a self-service rental program in which people rent vehicles for short-term use within a town or city.
micromobility is seen as a potential solution to moving people more efficiently around cities"
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In order to be appealing in a game, you need a sense of speed and bikes just don't scream "speed" to me.
Jet Moto was excellent back in the day, but Jet Skis, not bikes.
https://youtu.be/hpcHrauq_kg
Article references Jet Set Radio, but again, skates, not bikes.
You'd need, I dunno, some equivalent of Wipeout but with bikes instead of hovercraft.
Jet Set Radio but bike couriers in NYC would be cool.
Bomb Rush Cyberfunk is a spiritual successor to JSR, and while I'm not sure if it's base game content, it has steam workshop support for custom movesets, including bikes, monowheel things, and skateboards.