The Walking DeadThe comic universe is a post-apocalyptic war zone ravaged by the undead hordes, with Rick Grimes and his group doing everything they can to survive one more day in a world constantly trying to finish them off. Full of brilliant character moments and surprising narrative twists and turns, The Walking Dead Also has its fair share of plot holes, with series creator Robert Kirkman settling a plot hole about why more characters don’t use bicycles To travel around more often.
Use different modes of transportation across The Walking DeadRick, Michonne, and the rest of the main crew have used cars, trucks, boats, horses, and more, contingent on factors such as fuel availability, the condition of the vehicles and how safe they are from the 193 issue run. Walkers who are always nipping at their heels.
In the “Letter Hacks” column on the back of The Walking Dead Deluxe #96A reader asks the question, “How come Rick and the crew never use bikes?” with Kirkman acknowledges that bikes aren’t “practical,” officially closing that narrative gap in a way that makes perfect sense.
the walking deadS roads are in such bad condition that bikes cannot be used
The Walking Dead Deluxe #96 – 2024 (Robert Kirkman, Charlie Adlard and Dave McCaig)
Expanding on the question by mentioning how bikes are “…abundant, easy to maintain, energy efficient, have no fuel requirements, can haul supplies, can be high speed, can go off road,” The Walking DeadThe editor at the time, Sina Grace, responded cheekily but rightly to this query saying, “… the only time bicycles are acceptable in the media is when youngsters have to get around town without driver’s licenses.” Adding, “With the roads in the condition they’re in and zombies all around – they’re not that practical,” Kirkman makes an obvious but solid point about why bicycles just aren’t good for the zombie apocalypse.
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Use the bike zombie Rick sees in The Walking Dead‘s first issue as an example of why riding them is not the best idea, The impracticality of maneuvering through miles of road strewn with everything from abandoned cars, downed power lines, broken trees, washed-out trails, and zombie bodies ends up not being worth the effort.Especially since safety would be a big concern with nothing protecting the rider should a walker attack. It is plausible that a single person might be able to navigate through a particularly congested area, but for an entire group of people transporting supplies and gear, this is not possible.
The Walking Dead Comic’s survivors do not use bikes or motorcycles because they are impractical
While AMC’s The Walking Dead Show clearly doesn’t have the same problem as its comic book universe – Daryl Dixon almost exclusively rides a motorcycle to travel – Things aren’t so easy for Rick on the page, with the simple act of riding a pedal bike a burdensome task, to say nothing of how tough using a motorized vehicle can be. Regardless of how Rick and his crew get from point A to point B, The Walking Deads world will never be an easy place to survive in, especially without fast and reliable transportation like a bicycle.
The Walking Dead Deluxe #96 is available from Image Comics.