The Bicycle in World War I

[Peter_Suciu]

I recently wrote a quick piece on the bicycle's role in World War I:
http://www.bikeradar.com/road/gear/article/bicycles-of-world-war-1-42001/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

 

[stuka f]

Nice one Peter!
But you forgot to mention our "Schwartze Teufels »; a nickname the Belgian first cyclist battalion got by the German's in august 1914.
Because of they accurency and speed in skirmish warfare.

 

[TS_Allen]

Besides one book I think called "Bicycles at War," there's been sadly little written on this subject. I /think/ I have a Norfolk jacket from a reserve cyclist battalion of a British regiment, can't recall which as my collection is now boxed up, but since there's never been anything on them as far as I know, I'll likely never be sure. I'll post pictures when it arrives.

 

[Khukri]

A bycicle of the Carabineers-Cyclists. In Flanders Fields Museum Ieper/Ypres.

I think the one on the right is a French Cyliste

Francis