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CSS Cyclist /Bike Animation



CSS Bike Animation

Demo:

*to see the animation on the website click here.

To create the CSS Cyclist/ Bike Animation follow the steps below:

  1. Add HTML
  2. Add CSS

Step1.

Add HTML

<div class="bike-riding">
  <div class="clouds"></div>
  <div class="shadow"></div>
<div class="cyclist">
  <div class="bike">
    <div class="leftTyre">
      <div class="spokes"></div>
    </div>
    <div class="rightTyre">
      <div class="spokes"></div>
    </div>
    <div class="wheel"></div>
    <div class="pedals"></div>
    <div class="chain"></div>
  </div>
  <div class="girl">
    <div class="top"></div>
    <div class="rightArm"></div>
    <div class="leftArm"></div>
    <div class="head"></div>
    <div class="hair"></div>
    <div class="strap"></div>
  <div class="trousers">
      <div class="leftLeg">
        <div class="leftcalf"></div>
      </div>
      <div class="rightLeg">
        <div class="calf"></div>
      </div>
    </div>
    </div> 
</div>
</div>

Step2.

Add CSS

Set the colour and the position of the background and elements:

body {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  align-items: center;
  height: 100vh;  
  overflow: hidden;
}

.bike-riding {
  position: relative;
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  align-items: center;
  width: 600px;
  height: 600px;
  overflow: hidden;
  background-color: #94d2bd;
}

.cyclist {
  position: relative;
  animation: ride 1s linear infinite;
  top:20px;
}

Style the bike:

.bike {
  position: relative;
  background-color: #e5383b;
  width:180px;
  height: 10px;
  border-radius:10px;
  box-shadow: inset 3px -3px rgba(0,0,0,0.1);
}

.bike:before, .bike:after {
  content:"";
  position: absolute;
  background-color: #e5383b;
  width:8px;
  height: 140px;
  top:-10px;
}

.bike:before {
  transform: rotate(35deg);
  left:126px;
  box-shadow: -120px 85px #e5383b, 0px -30px #e5383b;
}

.bike:after {
  transform: rotate(-35deg);
  left:49px;
  box-shadow: 120px 85px #e5383b, 0px -30px #e5383b;
}

.leftTyre, .rightTyre {
  width:150px;
  height:150px;
  position: absolute;
  border: 10px solid #333;
  border-radius:50%;
  z-index:1;
  top:30px;
  animation: spin 1s linear infinite;
}

.leftTyre {
  left:-140px;
}

.rightTyre {
  left:155px;
}

.leftTyre:before, .rightTyre:before {
  content:"";
  position: absolute;
  width:135px;
  height:135px;
  border-radius:50%;
  border: 8px solid #fcfffc;
}

.leftTyre:after, .rightTyre:after {
  content:"";
  position: absolute;
  width:2px;
  height: 145px;
  left:75px;
  top:0;
  background-color: #fcfffc;
}

.spokes {
  position: absolute;
  width:145px;
  height: 2px;
  background-color: #fcfffc;
  top:75px;
}

.spokes:before, .spokes:after {
  content:"";
  position: absolute;
   width:145px;
  height: 2px;
  background-color: #fcfffc;  
  left:3px;
}

.spokes:before {
  transform: rotate(45deg);
}

.spokes:after {
  transform: rotate(-45deg);
}

.wheel {
  z-index:6;
  position: absolute;
  border-radius:50%;
  background-color: #a4161a;
  width:20px;
  height:20px;
  top:105px;
  left:-65px;
  box-shadow: 295px 0 #a4161a, 146px 0px #a4161a;
}

.wheel:before {
  content:"";
  position: absolute;
  width: 50px;
  height: 50px;
  border-radius:100%;
  border-top: 11px solid #333;
  border-left: 8px solid #e5383b;
  border-bottom: 8px solid transparent;
  border-right: 8px solid transparent;
  transform: rotate(80deg);
  top:-140px;
  left:240.2px;
}

.shadow {
  position: absolute;
  width:520px;
  height:15px;
  background-color: rgba(0,0,0,0.2);
  top:510px;
  left:45px;
  border-radius:10px;
  animation: scale 2s linear infinite;
}
CSS Bike Animation

Animate the wheels and the shadow:

@keyframes spin {
  from { transform: rotate(0deg); }
  to { transform: rotate(360deg); }
}
@keyframes scale {
  0% {transform: scaleX(1);}
  25% {transform: scaleX(0.9);}
  50% {transform: scaleX(1);}
  75% {transform: scaleX(0.9);}
  100% {transform: scaleX(1);}
}

Add pedals and the chain:

.pedals {
  position: relative;
  z-index:7;
  width:50px;
  height:50px;
  border: 5px solid #ba181b; 
  border-radius:50%;
  top:85px;
  left:60px;
  animation: spin 1s linear infinite; 
}

.pedals:before {
  content:"";
  position: absolute;
  border-radius: 10px;
  background-color: #adb5bd;
  height: 30px;
  width:5px;
  left:22px;
  top:-5px;
}

.chain {
  position: absolute;
  top:81px;
}

.chain:before, .chain:after {
  content:"";
  position: absolute;
  background-color: #333;
  width:140px;
  height:2px;
  left:-60px;
}

.chain:before {
  top:20px;
  transform: rotate(-10deg);
}

.chain:after {
  top:47px;
  transform: rotate(10deg);
}
CSS Bike

Style the cyclist:

.girl {
  position: absolute;
}

.top {
  position: absolute;
  width:80px;
  height: 80px;
  border-top: 50px solid #e9d8a6;
  border-left: 50px solid #e9d8a6;
  border-top-left-radius:100%;
  top:-190px;
  left:-18px;
}

.top:before {
  content:"";
  position: absolute;
  width:50px;
  height: 50px;
  border-radius:50%;
  background-color: #e9d8a6;
  left:50px;
  top:-50px;
  box-shadow: -10px 10px#e9d8a6;
}

.rightArm, .leftArm {
  position: absolute;
  width:15px;
  height: 100px;
  border-radius:20px;
  transform: rotate(-30deg);
}

.rightArm {
  background-color: #deab90;
  left:130px;
  top:-175px;
  z-index:8;
}

.leftArm {
  background-color: #cd9777;
  left:105px;
  top:-185px;
  z-index:-1;
}

.rightArm:before, .leftArm:before {
  content:"";
  position: absolute;
  width:15px;
  height: 100px;
  border-radius:20px;
  top:85px;
  left:15px;
  transform: rotate(-20deg);
}

.rightArm:before {
  background-color: #deab90;
}

.leftArm:before {
  background-color: #cd9777;
}

.head {
  position: absolute;
  background-color: #cd9777;
  width: 40px;
  height:20px;
  top:-190px;
  left:110px;
  z-index:-1;
  transform: rotate(-20deg);
}

.head:before, .head:after {
  content:"";
  position: absolute;
  background-color: #deab90;
  border-radius: 50%;
}

.head:before {
  width: 75px;
  height: 75px;
  left:30px;
  top:-30px;
}

.head:after {
  width:20px;
  height:20px;
  left:78px;
  top:25px;
}

.hair {
  position: absolute;
  width: 80px;
  height:40px;
  border-radius:0 100% 0 0;
  background-color: #bb3e03;
  top:-245px;
  left:142px; 
  z-index:10;
}

.hair:after {
  content:"";
  position: absolute;
  height:40px;
  width:40px;
  border-radius:50%;
  background-color: #bb3e03;
  left:-20px;
}

.hair:before {
  content:"";
  position: absolute;
  width: 80px;
  height:25px;
  border-radius:50% 0/100% 0;
  background-color: #ee9b00;
  transform-origin: right;
  left:-84px;
  top:37px;
  animation: hair 1s linear infinite;
}

@keyframes hair {
  0% {transform: rotate(0);}
  25% {transform: rotate(10deg);}
  50% {transform: rotate(0);}
  75% {transform: rotate(10deg);}
  100% {transform: rotate(0);}
}

.strap {
  position: absolute;
  background-color: #333;
  width:7px;
  height:7px;
  border-radius:50%;
  top:-197px;
  left:197px;
}

.strap:after {
  content:"";
  position: absolute;
  background-color: #333;
  width:7px;
  height:60px;
  border-radius:10px;
  transform: rotate(-15deg);
  top:-22px;
  left:-30px;
}

.strap:before {
  content:"";
  position: absolute;
  background-color: #ee9b00;
  width:60px;
  height:30px;
  border-radius: 50px 50px 50px 0;
  left:-60px;
  top:-30px;
}

Add and animate the legs:

.trousers {
  position: absolute;
  top:-90px;
  left:-20px;
}

.rightLeg {
  position: absolute;
  background-color: #0a9396;
  width: 120px;
  height:37px;
  top:17px;
  left:12px;
  border-radius: 0 10px 0 30px;
  transform-origin: top left;
  z-index:7;
  animation: rotate 1s linear infinite;
}

.trousers:after {
  content:"";
  position: absolute;
  width: 60px;
  height: 60px;
  border-radius: 0 25px 50px 50px;
  left:-5px;
  background-color: #0a9396;
  transform: rotate(20deg);  
}

.trousers:before {
  content:"";
  position: absolute;
  background-color: #333;
  width:65px;
  height:25px;
  border-radius: 20px;
  left:-10px;
  top:50px;
}

.leftLeg {
  position: absolute;
  background-color: #005f73;
  width: 120px;
  height:37px;
  top:14px;
  left:13px;
  border-radius: 0 10px 0 30px;
  transform-origin: top left;
  z-index:-4;
  animation: rotate 1s linear infinite;
  animation-delay: .5s;
}

@keyframes rotate {
 0% {transform: rotate(0);}
  25% {transform: rotate(15deg);}
  55% {transform: rotate(30deg);}
  80% {transform: rotate(15deg);}
  100% {transform: rotate(0);}
}

.calf {
  position: absolute;
  transform-origin: top;
  width:33px;
  height: 120px;
  background-color: #0a9396;
  left:87px;
  top:9px;
  border-radius: 0 10px 0 0;
  animation: cycle 1s linear infinite;
}

.leftcalf {
  position: absolute;
  transform-origin: top;
  width:33px;
  height: 120px;
  background-color: #005f73;
  left:87px;
  top:9px;
  border-radius: 0 10px 0 0;
  animation: cycle 1s linear infinite;
  animation-delay: .5s;
}

.leftcalf:before, .calf:before {
  content:"";
  position: absolute;
  background-color: #bb3e03;
  width:55px;
  height: 30px;
  border-radius:0 20px 0 0;
  top:119px;
  box-shadow: inset 0 -10px #fff;
}

.leftcalf:after, .calf:after {
  content:"";
  position: absolute;
  background-color: #333;
  width:35px;
  height:10px;
  border-radius:10px;
  top:150px;
  left:10px;
}

@keyframes cycle {
 0% {transform: rotate(0);}
 25% {transform: rotate(-27deg);}
 50% {transform: rotate(-32deg);}
 75% {transform: rotate(-10deg);}
 100% {transform: rotate(0);}
}
CSS Cycling Animation

Add some clouds:

.clouds {
  position: absolute;
  width:130px;
  height:30px;
  border-radius:20px;
  background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.5);
  top:250px;
  animation: clouds 2.7s linear infinite reverse;
}

.clouds:before, .clouds:after {
  content:"";
  position: absolute;
  width:130px;
  height:30px;
  border-radius:20px;
  background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.5);
}

.clouds:before {
  left:-300px;
  top:-200px;
  animation: clouds 2.2s linear infinite reverse;
}

.clouds:after {
  left: 350px;
  top:-100px;
  animation: clouds 3.1s linear infinite reverse;
}

@keyframes clouds {  
  from{ 
    left:-600px; 
  }
  to{ 
    left: 600px; 
  }
}

Enjoy coding!

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