Problematic to the Modern Cyclist

[Ming the Merciless]

 

[Oldhippy]

Isn't modern society great!

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Isn't modern society great!

You are Dave Gorman and I claim my £5

 

[Domus]

Reminds me of a story told to me by a Dutch woman, in 1945 when the allies were liberating Holland the German troops stole bikes to make their escape back to Germany. Every time she went to Germany on business her grandfather said "Fetch my bike back"

 

[Smokin Joe]

It's an obvious but clever wind up. She knew full well the over sensitive would bite.

 

[classic33]

Even though this has an engine, I'm counting this as a bicycle as it has pedalsLook at it, a bicycle with a machine gun!

Simms’ Quadricycle Motor Scout



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Ps In all seriousness this was quite a clever idea for the time (1899), armoured/mobile warfare concepts were either not known or in their early stages. I quite like the idea if not the execution.

Four wheels, meaning a quadricycle!

 

[DaveReading]

Having looked at some more of the lady's Twitter posts, I'm tending towards the box of frogs theory ...

 

[Badger_Boom]

Let's hope she doesn't read any Flann O'Brien and digest his discourse on the atomic theory and the humanity of the bicycle.

 

[Petrichorwheels]

Even though this has an engine, I'm counting this as a bicycle as it has pedals Look at it, a bicycle with a machine gun!

Simms’ Quadricycle Motor Scout



View attachment 658492 .

Ps In all seriousness this was quite a clever idea for the time (1899), armoured/mobile warfare concepts were either not known or in their early stages. I quite like the idea if not the execution.

not exactly battle hardened is it?
unless he's keeping something under that hat.
Shoot any tyre, any tyre and he'd have to skulk off - to something he is more appropriately dresesd for.

 

[Petrichorwheels]

I recall it was suggested that the bicycle was responsible for an increase in average height in rural France over a few generations because people could travel further to spread their genes.

I have no idea if it is true.

quite possibly, as I've read that the gene pool expanded in britain thanks to the bike.
not only the French breed.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Even though this has an engine, I'm counting this as a bicycle as it has pedals Look at it, a bicycle with a machine gun!

Simms’ Quadricycle Motor Scout



View attachment 658492 .

Ps In all seriousness this was quite a clever idea for the time (1899), armoured/mobile warfare concepts were either not known or in their early stages. I quite like the idea if not the execution.

First muddy field and he’s buggered

 

[oldwheels]

Grant Shapps likes this tweet.

Not military but interesting.

 

[Fab Foodie]

Reminds me of a story told to me by a Dutch woman, in 1945 when the allies were liberating Holland the German troops stole bikes to make their escape back to Germany. Every time she went to Germany on business her grandfather said "Fetch my bike back"

Dutch footie fans when playing Germany still chant "Give us back our bicycles"....

 

[Profpointy]

not exactly battle hardened is it?
unless he's keeping something under that hat.
Shoot any tyre, any tyre and he'd have to skulk off - to something he is more appropriately dresesd for.

Light vehicles mounting a machine gun or similar weapon that's a bit heavy for a couple of blokes still very common. Mostly they're not armoured and are wheeled

 

[Dogtrousers]

Ah dear departed Rosmary Nuffield. Gone but not forgotten. She died, you know.

(Or a cynic would say that her creator got bored with her and declared her dead)