@cstross Best of luck with the novel, btw! I, of course, do not know anything about it, but if it makes any sense at all I'd _love it_ if some of the people in it use (electric) bicycles at any point.
I don't understand how there's almost never any bikes in scifi (that I'm aware of). How can anyone think we have a livable future without cities filled with bikes? I've started a list of scifi with bikes in them, and so far it's short. :)