Bicycle

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This article is timeless and should be accurate for any version of the game.




A simple, old-style Blumfield bicycle. This is a smaller recreation model, designed for short-distance sprints.
In-game description

The Blumfield LK205 (also known as a Bicycle or Bike) is a small, self-propelled vehicle.

General Info

Crew

The Blumfield LK205 houses a crew of one soldier:

  • Driver
    • Controls the movement of the vehicle
    • Interacts with nearby structures - press E or Shift + E
    • Activates bell sound - press LMB

Armament

The Blumfield LK205 is not equipped with a main armament.

Inventory

It has 1 inventory slot that can hold any item.

Engine & Mobility

  • Uses no fuel
  • Speed: 8.77 m/s on road, 3.95 m/s off-road
  • Cannot ram and destroy any structure
  • Can cross Field Bridges without damaging them
  • Can't cross Trenches
  • Does not trigger Anti-Tank Mines
  • Extremely agile, capable of outmaneuvering all vehicles in terms of turning speed

Interactions

  • Can interact with most structures in proximity - press E or Shift + E
    • Can pull three times the normal amount from stockpiles - press Shift + LMB

Production

The Blumfield LK205 cannot be produced, and instead must be found around the map. They only spawn in towns next to Safe Houses, destroyed Emplacement Houses, and certain Garrisoned House models (Church, train station, tavern, abandoned factory).

Storage & Transport

The Blumfield LK205 cannot be stored in a Storage Depot, Seaport or Storage Ship.


Tactics

Bicycles are a good method to get to the front if you encounter one. They travel nearly twice as fast as a soldier with 50% Encumbrance, and faster than any Tank (except when the H-8 "Kranesca" uses its boost). They also do not endure an Encumbrance speed penalty. They can also drive over Barbed Wire unobstructed. However, off-road, they perform significantly worse, reaching only 4 m/s.

Players hit by a Bicycle will fall over. However, they will not take any damage.

Bicycles have very few hit points; just a few small arms hits can destroy it. However, they cannot be run over by vehicles, and in fact have a vehicle collision boxes. Thus, a bicycle can be used to block vehicles.

When abandoned, a bicycle will quite quickly despawn. This is why you will rarely find an unattended bike on front lines.

Unlike motor vehicles, which wont freeze during a Snow storm if their engine is on, the bicycle shall get frozen even if you are pedaling in the middle of a road (it stops suddenly).

It can be used to transport heavy equipment and ammo over short distances, it isn't slowed when its inventory is loaded with heavy things. It can fastly reallocate Large Items instead of slowly carrying them on your shoulder.

Trivia

  • The Blumfield LK205 was introduced in Update 0.36, and was first teased in Devstream #85 on the 5th of May. Incidentally the national holiday of the Netherlands (who are well known to ride bikes).
  • The Blumfield LK205 travels at circa 33 km/h, which is near the speeds of a Tour de France competitor than the average cyclist.
  • Currently, there is glitch when the Blumfield LK205 crosses a large gauge Railroad or a bridge.

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