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
ploploplo OP t1_jbfpmgc wrote
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.