{"schema":"https://ver.cy/schemas/card/1.0.0","id":"vr.tr.bicycle","code":"thing-q11442","url":"https://ver.cy/models/thing/q11442/","name":"bicycle","alternateNames":["military bicycle","electric bicycle","cycle rickshaw","steam bicycle","Swiss army bicycle","Swedish military bicycle","M42 Truppenfahrrad","longtail bike","road bicycle","velomobile","amphibious cycle","Police bicycle"],"kind":"thing","status":"published","version":"0.2.0-wave.1","language":"en","classifiers":{"family":"Thing Registry","category":"Physical world and living systems","entryKind":"thing","plane":"PHY","domain":["PHY.OBJ"],"industry":[],"navPath":"","tags":[],"facets":{}},"whatItIs":"A human-powered, pedal-driven vehicle with two wheels in line, steered by handlebars; variants include electric bicycles and two-wheeled cargo bikes.","purpose":"Let an agent handle bicycles by type, fit, components, safety equipment and traffic rules, including e-bike classifications.","scope":{"in":[],"out":[],"boundaries":[]},"distinguishingFeatures":["Bicycles are human-powered vehicles with pedals.","E-bike classes differ in law.","A frame number identifies an individual bicycle.","Three-wheeled cycle rickshaws fall outside this two-wheel sense."],"structure":{"bundles":[{"id":"type-and-fit","name":"Type and fit","description":"Which bike, which rider.","layers":[{"id":"type","name":"Type","description":"Road, mountain, e-bike.","findings":[{"id":"type-finding","name":"Type","description":"Bicycle type.","questions":[{"text":"What type of bicycle is it?","kind":"definition"},{"text":"Is it an e-bike, and which class?","kind":"boundary"}]}]},{"id":"fit","name":"Fit","description":"Frame size and adjustment.","findings":[{"id":"fit-finding","name":"Fit","description":"Fit to rider.","questions":[{"text":"Does the frame size fit the rider?","kind":"measurement"},{"text":"How should saddle and bars be adjusted?","kind":"action"}]}]}]},{"id":"condition","name":"Condition","description":"Maintenance.","layers":[{"id":"checks","name":"Checks","description":"Brakes, tyres, chain.","findings":[{"id":"checks-finding","name":"Checks","description":"Safety checks.","questions":[{"text":"Are brakes, tyres and chain in good condition?","kind":"measurement"},{"text":"When was it last serviced?","kind":"provenance"}]}]},{"id":"battery","name":"Battery","description":"E-bike batteries.","findings":[{"id":"battery-finding","name":"Battery","description":"Battery safety.","questions":[{"text":"Is the battery certified and undamaged?","kind":"boundary"},{"text":"How should it be charged safely?","kind":"action"}]}]}]},{"id":"rules","name":"Rules","description":"Riding legally.","layers":[{"id":"equipment","name":"Equipment","description":"Lights, bell, helmet.","findings":[{"id":"equipment-finding","name":"Equipment rules","description":"Required equipment.","questions":[{"text":"Which lights and equipment are required here?","kind":"boundary"},{"text":"Is a helmet required?","kind":"boundary"}]}]},{"id":"where","name":"Where to ride","description":"Roads and paths.","findings":[{"id":"where-finding","name":"Access","description":"Where cycling is allowed.","questions":[{"text":"Where may it be ridden: roads, lanes, pavements?","kind":"boundary"},{"text":"Are there age limits for e-bikes?","kind":"boundary"}]}]}]},{"id":"security","name":"Security","description":"Theft prevention.","layers":[{"id":"locking","name":"Locking","description":"Locks and parking.","findings":[{"id":"locking-finding","name":"Security","description":"Security measures.","questions":[{"text":"How should it be locked?","kind":"action"},{"text":"Is secure parking available?","kind":"definition"}]}]},{"id":"recovery","name":"Recovery","description":"Registration.","findings":[{"id":"recovery-finding","name":"Registration","description":"Registration for recovery.","questions":[{"text":"Is it registered with its frame number?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"What to do if stolen?","kind":"action"}]}]}]}]},"agentConduct":{"may":["Describe a bicycle's type, size, frame number and condition.","Check frame numbers against stolen-bicycle registers it is allowed to query."],"mustNot":["Ride, move or unlock a bicycle that is not its own or that it is not authorized to use.","Help disguise a stolen bicycle or alter its frame number.","Declare a bicycle safe to ride without checking brakes, steering and wheels.","Modify an electric bicycle to exceed its legal speed or power."],"requiresHuman":["Removing an abandoned or wrongly parked bicycle."]},"ethics":{"considerations":["Cyclists are vulnerable road users; faults and modifications can injure riders and others.","Bicycle theft hits people who depend on them to get to work."],"affectedParties":["Riders","Pedestrians","Owners"]},"owners":{"steward":"The person who owns it; voluntary registration schemes record frame numbers.","roles":[],"masterSystems":["Bicycle registration and stolen-bicycle registers"]},"relations":[{"target":"Q233040","type":"parent","note":"registry parent class"},{"target":"Q595658","type":"parent","note":"registry parent class"},{"target":"Q768186","type":"parent","note":"registry parent class"},{"target":"vehicle","type":"related","note":"two-wheeler"},{"target":"transport","type":"related","note":"active travel"},{"target":"road","type":"related","note":"infrastructure"},{"target":"traffic law","type":"related","note":"rules"}],"interaction":{"identity":{"applicability":"required","items":["Vercy registry: vr.tr.bicycle","Wikidata: Q11442 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11442)","frame number: manufacturer-specific identifies the bicycle","registration in a bike register: scheme-specific theft recovery"]},"properties":{"applicability":"required","items":["mass: 7-30 kg - road bikes to cargo e-bikes","e-bike assist limit (EU pedelec): 25 km/h, 250 W speed and power"]},"recognition":{"applicability":"required","items":["Two in-line wheels and pedals","Frame number stamped under the bottom bracket","E-bikes show a motor and battery","A frame with two wheels, handlebars, saddle, pedals and chain; e-bikes add a motor and battery."]},"capabilities":{"applicability":"required","items":["ride it, under traffic rules","fit and adjust it","maintain and repair it","register and secure it against theft"]},"hazards":{"applicability":"required","items":["Collisions with motor vehicles","Brake or frame failure","Battery fires in e-bikes","Theft"]},"interfaces":{"applicability":"required","items":["ISO 4210 bicycle safety requirements","EN 15194 electrically power assisted cycles","EU type approval for speed pedelecs","Traffic law on lights, helmets and where to ride"]},"context":{"applicability":"required","items":["Transport, exercise, sport and delivery.","road, mountain, hybrid, city bikes","electric bicycles (pedelecs, speed pedelecs)","cargo bikes","cycle rickshaws","military and historical bicycles"]}},"sources":[{"title":"Wikidata item Q11442: bicycle","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11442","note":"identity and sense of the item"},{"title":"Wikipedia: Bicycle","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bicycle","note":"general description of the item"}],"openQuestions":["Should bicycle types be separate entries?","How should e-bike legal classes be recorded by country?","How should agents advise on safe routes?"],"resources":{"spec":"/models/things/publications/thing-q11442/spec.json"},"provenance":{"origin":"thing registry research (pass 2)","builtFrom":["models/things/publications/thing-q11442/spec.json"],"providers":["Claude"],"researchStatus":"unreviewed","generatedAt":"2026-09-11T05:28:49Z","builder":"tools/build_cards.py@1.0.0"},"completeness":{"sections":{"classifiers":"filled","whatItIs":"filled","purpose":"filled","distinguishingFeatures":"filled","structure":"filled","agentConduct":"filled","ethics":"filled","owners":"filled","relations":"filled","interaction.identity":"filled","interaction.properties":"filled","interaction.recognition":"filled","interaction.capabilities":"filled","interaction.hazards":"filled","interaction.interfaces":"filled","interaction.context":"filled","sources":"filled"},"notes":{"_gate":"Published through the thing publication gate 1.0 on 2026-10-07T10:10:25+00:00: completeness 1.00; sense: Wikidata description; 2 live sources; review by codex: pass"},"score":1.0}}