 What's The Cost Of A Pushbike? |
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 Feb 15 2005, 07:46 AM
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Moving Target  Group: Members Posts: 145 Joined: 6-May 04 Member No.: 6,305  |
Is it actually written anywhere? If so I can't find it.....
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Feb 15 2005, 08:01 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 349 Joined: 28-January 05 From: Phoenix, Arizona Member No.: 7,030 |
What on god's green earth is a PushBike??? if yer talkin about a Motorcycle that is non functional and has to be Pushed up onto the tow truck, and then pushed from the back of the tow truck into the shop... fifty to a hundred creds is my guess...
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Feb 15 2005, 08:35 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 145 Joined: 6-May 04 Member No.: 6,305 |
If it's a choice between pushbike and walking, the answer is pretty obvious.
Plus, it can still go pretty fast, handles rough terrain, can slip through small gaps and is silent. Pretty good getaway vehicle in some situations actually. |
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Feb 15 2005, 08:47 AM
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Prime Runner Group: Retired Admins Posts: 3,929 Joined: 26-February 02 From: .ca Member No.: 51 |
A pedalbike? Just use the modern day price for the appropriate style.
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Feb 15 2005, 09:25 AM
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Neophyte Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,156 Joined: 15-March 03 From: Fresno, CalFree Member No.: 4,252 |
Maybe he means a moped.
Nevermind, google has told me a pushbike is a pedalbike. |
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Feb 15 2005, 04:17 PM
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Beetle Eater Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 4,797 Joined: 3-June 02 From: Oblivion City Member No.: 2,826 |
Here's a previous bike thread.
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Feb 15 2005, 06:57 PM
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Mr. Johnson Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 2,587 Joined: 25-January 05 From: Berkeley, CA Member No.: 7,014 |
I thought there were bikes (honest to god pedal bikes) in Rigger Black Book (the original), but I don't remember. They certainly weren't updated in subsequent versions.
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Feb 15 2005, 07:05 PM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,129 Joined: 11-June 03 From: Tir Tairngire Member No.: 4,712 |
How much would a playing card cost to insert into the spokes... you know, to make that all-too-real motor sound? :D
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Feb 15 2005, 07:07 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 349 Joined: 28-January 05 From: Phoenix, Arizona Member No.: 7,030 |
from out of the Rigger Black Book, Dodge Scoot fits into trunk 2k creds, Entertainment systems Papoose6K creds
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Feb 15 2005, 07:17 PM
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Running, running, running Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 2,220 Joined: 18-October 04 From: North Carolina Member No.: 6,769 |
isnt a scoot a moped sorta thing? I think he means the type of bike we all get as kids from walmart or sears. I woud sat for the basic walmart err stuffer shack style, 200 :nuyen: max i think
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Feb 15 2005, 07:30 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 349 Joined: 28-January 05 From: Phoenix, Arizona Member No.: 7,030 |
Actually I'd go cheaper. 50 creds tops for a "pedal" bike. maybe a week or so of scrounging parts, and two days of build time.
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Feb 15 2005, 07:36 PM
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The Sewer Jockey Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 857 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Kent, United Kingdom Member No.: 1,197 |
IRL, 2005, mountain bike in British Sterling (from Halfords, woohoo) retail is in the range of £89.99 up to anywhere between £400 (pretty average) and upwards to well over £5000.oo for Carbon fibre racing monstrosities.
I have to carry the suckers up and down stairs at work all the time... bike deliveries of a hundred or so units, and only me to shift them into the warehouse... that's why I call it HELLfords... |
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Feb 16 2005, 02:32 AM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,751 Joined: 8-August 03 From: Neighbor of the Beast Member No.: 5,375 |
IIRC, the old Papoose had an option for being meat powered. Don't know if it made to R3, though.
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Feb 16 2005, 08:59 PM
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King of the Hobos Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 2,117 Joined: 26-February 02 Member No.: 127 |
Rule of thumb according to Rob has been if it's not covered in the books just convert current day dollars to nuyen 1:1 for the price of something.
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Feb 16 2005, 09:44 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 384 Joined: 18-August 03 From: North VA Member No.: 5,519 |
Hmm...I imagine you could do interesting things with cyberlegs and a custom-made pedal bike.
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Feb 16 2005, 09:51 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,840 Joined: 24-July 02 From: Lubbock, TX Member No.: 3,024 |
Cost to pocketbook? 2k or 6k
Cost to style/rep? Unimaginable |
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Feb 16 2005, 11:36 PM
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The Sewer Jockey Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 857 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Kent, United Kingdom Member No.: 1,197 |
I think not, mein freund...
Did you not watch Dark Angel? The lovely Max was as cool on her Kwak as she was on her courier's bike - same for her little courier pals. Original Cindy, for example, rocked! |
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Feb 17 2005, 02:17 AM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,144 Joined: 22-September 04 Member No.: 6,690 |
This thread could have been spared a lot of discomfort if the OP had only used the word 'bicycle' in the title (personally, when I read first read the thread, I thought of one of those leg powered push-scooter type deals).
I remember there being a C.L.U.E. file entry concerning a cyber sam who greased himself by trying to perform a drive-by, (on the bike) with an assualt rilfe, after having used his cyber powers to pedal himself up to around 80 kmh or so. It's not impossible to look good on a bicycle, but it'd be pretty darn hard. I can't help but laugh picturing a scene where the badass in shades blows the smoke from the barrel of his pistol, holsters it, sweeps his duster behind him, then swings a leg over his bicycle and pedals off as the howl of Lonestar sirens rises behind him. |
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Feb 17 2005, 02:40 AM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 24 Joined: 20-August 03 From: The merry old land of Oz Member No.: 5,525 |
I think there is some scope for looking cool while escaping on a bicycle. You just have to remeber to take into account that a car can't jump a fence, drive down stairs with a guardrail in the middle, be taken on an elevator, be used stealthily, or possibly some bizzare scenario involving all of the above that cannae ken. |
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Feb 17 2005, 02:55 AM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,144 Joined: 22-September 04 Member No.: 6,690 |
There is some scope, but it's still hard. The same reason that you don't see a many runners conspicuously using a scooter if they can help it.
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Feb 17 2005, 09:01 AM
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Illuminate of the New Dawn Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 317 Joined: 9-June 03 From: Seattle 'Plex, UCAS Member No.: 4,700 |
Yeah... my first runner, waaaaay back in SR1, had his car blown up on a run and had to steal a bystander's Dodge Scoot to get out of there... The mental image of this bad-ass (300+ karma), 2.2M tall, arrogant elf combat-mage zipping along on a Scoot, with security after him... 8) A bicycle would have been worse, though...
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Feb 17 2005, 09:19 AM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 71 Joined: 2-February 05 From: Greensboro, NC Member No.: 7,046 |
ahhhh, but if it was a tricked out bike... bike 1 bike 2 bike 3 ok, i lied, it's still sad. but at least it's not this super duper mega ultra bad arse runner bike |
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Feb 17 2005, 04:17 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 345 Joined: 10-February 03 From: Leeds, UK Member No.: 4,046 |
Plastic Warriors' (excellent) Running Gear supplement does have a bicycle in (with some rules that seemed pretty realistic).
It's got loads of other good stuff in as well, but the plastic warriors site doesn't seem to be back yet. Actually, if anyone has it in pdf form - I lost mine in a disc crash and only have my printed copy... |
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Feb 17 2005, 09:40 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 527 Joined: 30-January 04 Member No.: 6,043 |
What was that one Baywatch-type show that featured the bike cops? I always thought it was a total scream that all the criminals in that show usually used bikes as their getaway vehicles.
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Feb 17 2005, 09:46 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 478 Joined: 18-December 03 From: Louisville, KY Member No.: 5,918 |
I think it was LAPD Blue, but don't quote me on that. And yeah, you're right. No one wanted to invest in a car.
While on the topic, how would the speed/versatility differ between a bike rider with cyber legs, and one with wired reflexes? |
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