Bicycle Bicycles , also known as bikes , were a common means of transport for human s on Earth from the 20th century onwards . Uses of bicycles . The Second Doctor used a tandem bicycle along with a pedal - driven helicopter rotor to invent the pedal - copter . ( COMIC : " Attack of the Daleks " ) Whizz Kid used a BMX bike to make his way to the Psychic Circus on Segonax . ( TV : " The Greatest Show in the Galaxy " ) Rudy Zoom claimed he was " the first man to cycle the rings of Saturn " . ( COMIC : " The Eye of Torment " ) 20th century . In 1913 , Martha Jones and Jenny both rode bicycles . ( TV : " Human Nature " ) On 8 December 1926 , the Reverend Arnold Golightly arrived at Eddison Manor on a bicycle . ( TV : " The Unicorn and the Wasp " ) On 25 December 1938 , Madge Arwell was cycling past a field when the Eleventh Doctor fell from a sub - orbital spaceship . ( TV : " The Doctor , the Widow and the Wardrobe " ) In 1964 , Forester drove a big American car , which caused PC Bert Rowse to swerve his bicycle straight into a muddy ditch . ( PROSE : " Planet of Giants " ) In the 1970s , Pigbin Josh , a homeless tramp , used a worn down bicycle to travel around . He accidentally rode over a thin patch of ice and crashed through . He recovered and found an Axos ship that had landed on Earth . The Axos captured and probed him , draining out his life . ( TV : " The Claws of Axos " ) The Fifth Doctor was flung into a duck pond in Stockbridge when Jane Potter ran into him on her bicycle on her way to school . ( AUDIO : " The Eternal Summer " ) In 1976 , Peter Hutchings met his future wife Emily West in Greenwich Park when he accidentally ran into her , distracted by Ace ' s jacket . ( PROSE : " " ) In 1978 , Professor Rumford came to the Doctor ' s aid while cycling at night . ( TV : " The Stones of Blood " ) In 1981 , Adric used a murdered policeman ' s bicycle to create a distraction to allow the Fourth Doctor to escape arrest . ( TV : " Logopolis " ) Although Turlough lived in England for some time during the 1980s , he did not know how to ride a bicycle . ( AUDIO : " Equilibrium " ) The Ninth Doctor visited Earth in 1998 to get Rose Tyler a red bicycle for Christmas when she was twelve . ( PROSE : " The Red Bicycle " , TV : " The Doctor Dances " ) 21st century . A blond man decided to travel to work by bicycle after an encounter with the Tenth Doctor and a time assassin on his bus route . ( COMIC : " Bus Stop ! " ) The tyre of Louie Rollins ' bicycle was punctured on his way home from school the day after a Hallowe ' en party . ( PROSE : " The Night After Hallowe ' en " ) The Tenth Doctor suggested that Bowie Base One should have taken bikes with them for ease of transport . Although at first reluctant , Adelaide Brooke agreed with him while running from the Flood . ( TV : " The Waters of Mars " ) 26th century . In 2589 , Headhunter fell off of a bicycle on Phobos . ( AUDIO : " Phobos " ) In 2595 , Bernice Summerfield lent her bicycle to the artist Menlove Stokes , on condition that he wouldn ' t use it for art . ( PROSE : " Dry Pilgrimage " ) 33rd century . Bicycles were used on " Starship UK " . ( TV : " The Beast Below " ) Uses of bicycle components . The helmic regulator in the Tenth Doctor ' s TARDIS appeared in the form of a bicycle pump . ( TV : " Smith and Jones " ) Other references . Iris Wildthyme had a tattoo of a bumblebee riding a bicycle . ( AUDIO : " Iris Rides Out " ) Alan Turing was unsteady on a bicycle . ( PROSE : " The Turing Test " ) Zoe Heriot wanted to buy a bicycle at the Frenko Bazaar in order to ride it inside the TARDIS . ( COMIC : " Bazaar Adventures " )