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MO-05 of the Swiss Army World War I Italian Bersaglieri with folding bicycles. A military bicycle is a bicycle specially adapted to the needs of armed forces.In use since the early 20th century in many armies throughout the world, bicycles allow for silent movement and increased mobility on the battlefield.
The first two bikes in the X-Series were the Montague CX 21-speed Comfort Bike and the Montague MX 24-speed Mountain Bike. [13] [14] In 2001, the company released the Paratrooper military mountain bike, which was a commercial, non-electric version of the TENS bike it had developed for DARPA. [12] [15]
The most famous Swiss bicycle infantryman is Federal Councillor Ueli Maurer, who commanded a bicycle infantry battalion until 1994 and still uses his army bicycle. [1] In 2012, the Department of Defence, Civil Defence, and Sport purchased 4100 of the new, lighter MO-12 or Fahrrad 12 , which are also available for private purchase.
A Swedish army bicycle (m/104A) in use at Norrbotten Regiment, Boden, in 2004. The unique chain-operated front brake of the m/42. This folding Swedish military bicycle trailer,a 1945 Husqvarna S/78, was issued for use with the M/42, M/104A, and M/105A to transport injured troops on stretchers that were made to mount to it.
The original prototype was designed by SOE motor cycle enthusiast Harry Lester, [3] from an idea developed by Lt. Colonel John Dolphin, the Commanding Officer of Station IX, the secret Inter-Services Military Research Establishment based in a mansion called The Frythe (latterly owned by the pharmaceutical company GSK) an hour's drive north of London near the village of Welwyn in Hertfordshire ...
The 1970s saw increased interest in the folding bike, and the popular Raleigh Twenty and Bickerton Portable have become the iconic folders of their decade. It was, however, the early 1980s that can be said to have marked the birth of the modern, compact folding bicycle, with competing models from Brompton and Dahon. [8] Founded in 1982, by ...
They acquired the rights to the Rotax engine-enduro motorcycle SWM XN Tornado from the Italian owners and developed the Armstrong MT500 military motorcycle used by the British Army. For most of the 1980s, Armstrong-CCM produced about 3,500 motocross and trail bikes, as well as military off-road machines. [ 1 ]
Bicycle units or detachments were in existence by the end of the 19th century in most armies. The United Kingdom employed bicycle troops in militia or territorial units, rather than in regular army units. Essentially this reflected the popularity of cycling amongst the civilian population and the perceived value of bicycles in providing ...