June Bug Posted July 10, 2021 Share Posted July 10, 2021 Just stumbled on this fascinating 6-part series on bicycles used in military applications. The Swiss did not disband their elite bike corps until 2003. This is on the CampFire.com web site -- they are a bricks and mortar shop in Tucson that is focused on bikepacking. I'll link the first article - there are links to the other articles at the top of each page. A Brief, Illustrated History of the Bicycle at War, Part 1: Boers on Bikes These are the subsequent topics Part 2 The Great War Part 3 The Bikes of WWII Part 4 How the Bicycle Won the Vietnam War Part 5 The Swiss Army Bicycle Part 6 Bikes in the Cold War and Beyond 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
June Bug Posted August 4, 2022 Author Share Posted August 4, 2022 This is a relatively close fit for the thread topic: (Video) Following the Black Soldiers who Biked Across America In an excellent video feature from VICE News, journalist Dexter Thomas joins bikepacker Erick Cedeño as he retraces the Buffalo Soldiers’ historic journey from Fort Missoula to St. Louis on the expedition’s 125th anniversary. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAF Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 We have a friend in Houston - in fact, we helped sponsor his daughter on the annual Austin to Alaska UT ride - who is Swiss, and did his mandatory national service in the 1970s as a part of the two-wheeled division ... whatever it is called. He recently found one of those Swiss Army singlespeeds in great shape, and brought it over to the US. Here's a recent pic. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhoAmI Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 I'm reading a booked called Two Wheels Good: The History and Mystery of the Bicycle, which includes a little info about bikes in wars and mentions Vietnam. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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