How long is an adult bicycle?

Compared with things you know

• About 7.3 times the width of a basketball (24 cm)
• About 39% as long as a family car (4.5 m)
• About 15% as long as a city bus (12 m)

Did you know?

By the early 21st century there were more than 1 billion bicycles in the world.

More sizes

• Motorcycle2.1 m · 6 ft 11 in long
• Family car4.5 m · 14.8 ft long
• Full-size pickup truck5.9 m · 19.4 ft long
• Cessna 17211 m · 36.1 ft wingspan
• City bus12 m · 39.4 ft long
• Articulated lorry16.5 m · 54.1 ft long

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