> a great bicycle
It's not. Sorry.
Go look at some real bicycles for reference.
It's not. Sorry.
Go look at some real bicycles for reference.
Reasonable? Sure. Great? Absolutely not.
Let's not move the goal posts here.
> and forward swept front fork, which is an important detail for actually being able to steer the bike.
...but no crown or any sort of indication that the fork is separate from the frame, making it impossible to steer. Yay.
> the drivetrain is single speed, but that's fine, and the wheels are radially laced, which is also fine: both of those simplified details are things which occur in real bicycles.
Sure! Now do the bicycle saddle.
* I am not an expert in pelican anatomy, but it appears that the bicycle's saddle, if present, would be very deeply inside this pelican (try drawing it onto the frame, and see what you get). Let's be kind, and assume that the seat is simply missing.
* The crown on the fork[1] is missing. The fork is not separate from the frame; so you can't turn the front wheel.
* Neither of pelican's feet are on the pedals (the left foot appears to be missing altogether)
* The wheels are way too small for that frame.
Note: Brakes and gears are nowhere to be seen, but OK, let's just assume it's a fixie (or a single-speed with a coaster brake). Let's also assume the red thing on the basket is there for decoration.
Also, the spokes on a typical bicycle wheel follow a cross-lacing pattern [2], at an angle to the radial direction, and you can see them crossing each other. But OK, let's let that slide.
My point is: sure, this thing at least passes as a bicycle. But it's not a good bicycle drawing.
It's just not what makes a great bicycle picture.
Also, that bicycle's seatpost must be outright penetrating that pelican's cloaca.
You can say I'm being anal about it, and you'll have a point. But it's not that pedantic to notice it.
The wheels are comically small, and the seat is up the pelican's ass. Pardon me, cloaca.
That's not a normal-looking bike to me, but you are welcome to be happy about it.
>The emotional response the vast majority of people have looking at this isn’t “that bike won’t ride”
Right, that's the very definition of a bar for what we call "AI slop".
Looks kind of OK, until you actually look at it.
This one is somewhat OK. Not good, merely passing for a bicycle-shaped object.