I see..... I chose to assume you had at least had something to hold on to or sit in! But like someone else said, the bike could act like a flotation device or something, or at least something to hang on to. I mean, sure, technically, giving a bike to a drowning person in the middle of the ocean seems useless (and probably usually would be), but let's think unconventionally here - at least it's something, which is better than nothing at all, or having them fly over and say good luck, see ya if ya make it! (this reminds me of a Charlie Brown comic where Snoopy was feeling bad about something and a whole lot of the others kept walking by and patting him on the head saying, be of good cheer; yes, be of good cheer ..... people have sort of done that to me and it is a bit insulting/offensive and feels useless to me .... like the flyover without even the stupid bike being dropped! )