ploploplo OP t1_jbfpmgc wrote on March 8, 2023 at 6:46 PM Reply to In the summer of 1897, 20 Black U.S. Army infantrymen cycled 1,900 miles on fixed-gear, state-of-the-art bikes from Fort Missoula, Mont., to St. Louis. The Army ordered the grueling expedition to see whether soldiers could form a bicycle corps. by ploploplo I had no idea about this 1897 expedition till I read this article about a man who reenacted the journey. On that note, kudos to him for regenerating interest in this fascinating moment in history. Permalink 18
In the summer of 1897, 20 Black U.S. Army infantrymen cycled 1,900 miles on fixed-gear, state-of-the-art bikes from Fort Missoula, Mont., to St. Louis. The Army ordered the grueling expedition to see whether soldiers could form a bicycle corps. nytimes.com Submitted by ploploplo t3_11m4an0 on March 8, 2023 at 6:41 PM in history 8 comments 87
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Reply to In the summer of 1897, 20 Black U.S. Army infantrymen cycled 1,900 miles on fixed-gear, state-of-the-art bikes from Fort Missoula, Mont., to St. Louis. The Army ordered the grueling expedition to see whether soldiers could form a bicycle corps. by ploploplo
I had no idea about this 1897 expedition till I read this article about a man who reenacted the journey. On that note, kudos to him for regenerating interest in this fascinating moment in history.