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== As described ==
=== Film ===
* ''[[The Road]]''
* ''[[Mad Max]]''
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* ''[[Dawn of the Dead (film)|Dawn of the Dead]]''
* Lampshaded in ''[[Zombieland]]'', when the main character remarks on the useful attributes of a bike during a zombie apocalypse. Notably, the main cast ''still'' doesn't bother using any of them. Justified in that abandoned cars with at least partially full gas tanks are everywhere.
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* The four main characters in ''[[Carriers]]'' are perfectly willing to shoot innocent people for their gas, even though the world is almost entirely intact. The idea of getting gas from other cars or finding bikes never comes up. The only justified instance is with the father and his sick daughter because he needs to get her to medical attention ASAP.
=== Live Action TV ===▼
▲== Live Action TV ==
* ''[[Falling Skies]]''
* ''[[The Walking Dead]]''
=== Video Games ===▼
* in ''[[Fallout 3]]'' and ''[[Fallout: New Vegas]]'' are partial aversions. There aren't any bicycles, but there are tricycles which serve no practical purpose for the playable characters.▼
▲== Video Games ==
▲* in [[Fallout 3]] and [[Fallout: New Vegas]] are partial aversions. There aren't any bicycles, but there are tricycles which serve no practical purpose for the playable characters.
* Inverted in ''[[Half-Life 2]]''. There ''are'' bikes, but you never see anybody using them. You can find several of them and indications of the rebels using them (eg. "Highway 17", where one is found next to a corpse and a crossbow), but they are more all rusted beyond usage, and work as little more than decorations and Gravity Gun ammo.
** The inversion is subverted in the derivative ''[[Concerned]]'' [[Web Comic]]: Gordon Frohman's vehicle of choice is a rusty bike.
* Justifed in ''[[Devil Survivor]]'', it's mentioned the ruins of Tokyo aren't suited to anything but walking.
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=== Films ===
* Bikes are common modes of transportation in the safe zones in ''[[Warm Bodies]]'', just in the novel.
=== Literature ===
* ''[[Emberverse]]'' series: Bikes became a popular mode of transportation due the EMP attack known as "The Change" render all motor vehicles useless.
* Max Brooks, the author of ''[[The Zombie Survival Guide]]'', recommends bikes over motor vehicles due to the ease of maintenance, nearly quite, fast, and versatile since they can cover many terrains, where motor vehicles couldn't.
=== Live Action TV ===
* In "Chained Heat" from ''[[Revolution (TV)|Revolution]]'', bikes became a top seller following the blackout.
== Real Life ==▼
* Many survivalists would recommend bikes after the apocalypse since along with mentioned above, they're normally require human power rather than fuel.▼
▲=== Real Life ===
▲* Many survivalists would recommend bikes after the apocalypse since along with mentioned above, they
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