http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Bikes & Armies en Sat, 18 Apr 2026 16:33:14 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12544#post-148476 Wed, 09 Apr 2014 15:20:00 +0000 crowriver 148476@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Interesting. Strange to not see photos of armies in South East Asia. Two major triumphs of bicycle powered warfare were:</p> <p>- Japanese 'blitzkreig' by bike in Malaya and Singapore, inflicting heaviest defeat of British army in WW2<br /> - Ho Chi Minh trail re-supplying Viet Cong during Vietnam War, ultimately inflicting biggest defeat for US since WW2.</p> <p>Presume there will be Chinese PLA examples too? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12544#post-148364 Wed, 09 Apr 2014 09:10:40 +0000 fimm 148364@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Fascinating, thank you. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12544#post-148332 Tue, 08 Apr 2014 21:20:14 +0000 Focus 148332@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I love F.R. Simms design, or rather the photograph. Just what the stressed commuting gentleman (or lady, of course) needs to encourage taxis to keep their distance!</p> <p>I see a recent reply states: </p> <p>"<em>BAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAA.</p> <p>*ding-a-ling ding-a-ling* Watch out! It's the USMC!</p> <p>In all seriousness, what the heck was wrong with people at the end of the 1800's?! <strong>Might as well have just put on some roller-skates</strong>.</em> "</p> <p>Which is exactly one of the things the Home Guard genuinely tried!<br /> <img src="http://media.iwm.org.uk/iwm/mediaLib/16/media-16496/large.jpg"> (right-click "View image" to see properly)<br /> <img src="http://media.iwm.org.uk/iwm/mediaLib/16/media-16497/mid.jpg"><br /> <img src="http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb205/HGPete/img080.jpg"> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12544#post-148323 Tue, 08 Apr 2014 19:56:09 +0000 Try Cycle 148323@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>One for the bike history buffs probably:</p> <p><a href="http://io9.com/great-moments-in-bicycle-powered-warfare-1559730694">io9.com</a> </p>