One for the bike history buffs probably:
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Bikes & Armies
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Posted 10 years ago #
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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!
I see a recent reply states:
"BAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAA.
*ding-a-ling ding-a-ling* Watch out! It's the USMC!
In all seriousness, what the heck was wrong with people at the end of the 1800's?! Might as well have just put on some roller-skates. "
Which is exactly one of the things the Home Guard genuinely tried!
(right-click "View image" to see properly)
Posted 10 years ago # -
Fascinating, thank you.
Posted 10 years ago # -
Interesting. Strange to not see photos of armies in South East Asia. Two major triumphs of bicycle powered warfare were:
- Japanese 'blitzkreig' by bike in Malaya and Singapore, inflicting heaviest defeat of British army in WW2
- Ho Chi Minh trail re-supplying Viet Cong during Vietnam War, ultimately inflicting biggest defeat for US since WW2.Presume there will be Chinese PLA examples too?
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