The Batcycle is pretty common in canon, but it's always been a motorcycle. I can't find any references to Batman riding a completely unpowered bicycle (even in the campy Golden Age/Adam West era). Has it happened?
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I give you Batman #29 (June 1945), with Batman and Robin on penny-farthings:
Note that like the cover of World's Finest Comics #54 (props to RoamingShroob), the depicted scene seems to be a gag cover that doesn't appear in the issue itself.
The title page for the story "City without Guns" (Detective Comics #196, 1953, reprinted in Batman #223, 1970) has an image of Batman and Robin riding penny-farthings on a London dock, but once again the image doesn't appear within the content of the story.
I don't really understand the fascination with penny-farthings, but Batman rides a weird backwards one (with Robin in some kind of sidecar) in "The Famous First Crimes" (World's Finest Comics #25, November 1946); this one appears in several frames of the actual story:
I did find an unattributed image of Batman fighting crooks from a regular bicycle, but I don't remember this, and I haven't been able to track it down yet.
But it does seem that yes, Batman has been depicted riding a bicycle.
(There is also a scene at the start of Batman: Black and White #5 (2021) where Bruce Wayne and Damian are riding mountain bikes to case out the site for a later operation, but I don't include that since it's not Batman riding the bicycle.)
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3Batman is also shown riding a tandem bicycle with both Robin and Superman on the cover of World's Finest Comics Vol. 1 No. 54. Apr 14 at 12:57
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1The backwards penny farthing is probably base don the American Star but the sidecar is probably an addition. High-wheel tricycles also existed (with 2 big wheels)– Chris HApr 17 at 8:08
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I don't think we need extended discussion on bike tricks here. If you want to have that discussion please take it to Science Fiction & Fantasy Chat or another site where it would be more appropriate than here.– TheLethalCarrot ♦Apr 17 at 9:34
Yes
In the 1960s series, Batman hitches a ride on the back of the Alf-cycle (as Alfred pedals) in The Catwoman Goeth:
See also this clip:
Bonus: Here is a behind-the-scenes photo of Adam West (in a Batman shirt) on a bicycle, next to Yvonne Craig. IMDb has several more in black and white.