Years ago, the Staff briefly discussed the idea of redesigning the bike into being more like a scooter. The idea was it could then be redesigned to wrap around the player sprite, with the player merely standing upon it and the handlebars placed in front of him. This design would in theory then allow the bike to exist as its own sprite, allowing us to customise and add new player sprites without having to design in a new bike pose every time; and players could also continue using other gear alongside the bike. For whatever reason, the discussion never progressed.