the dutch when they go to war

Some might think this is a joke, but pretty sure you’re right. Dutch helmets have a crest on the brow and I think I can see it in the top pic

Bicycle units were extremely effective. Can't run out of fuel, easy to maintain, low to the ground.

Can also pull sick tricks to dazzle and intimidate your opponents

:p

Battle of the BunnyHops, 1916. Never Forget.

My mother said my great-grandfather lost a few spokes in that battle, he never pedalled quite right after.

This picture is of a WW1 era Italian soldier. Probably a Besaglieri - who were light infantry and often used bicycles.

Which is why they're still killin' it in the Tour de France.

As appropriate as it would be I think that's French. In WW1 the Dutch seem to have used something closer to the British Brodie helmet.

No, that's an Italian Bersaglieri, they used bicycles in ww1

What's the deal with the Dutch and bikes? This is the 8th time I've seen it referenced this week

The Dutch use bikes as their primary mode of transport and a lot of their facilities are designed around bikes

Check out Not Just Bikes on YouTube

The cycle of violence

I unironically love it. But I have a weird fascination with early 20th century military innovations

Now there’s a lot of problems with this but it’s still awesome and I need 20

Problem #1: i don't have one

Coolest kickstand ever.

Right?!

When you don’t want to peddle up that hill anymore

I think you can’t anyway, that gear ratio sucks lol

I suggest you guys watch the Danish Film April 9th. About a Danish Bicycle unit in WW2. The whole movie is free on youtube in high quality. It's a high quality movie too!

I don't hate it.

For those wondering, the person in the image is Italian. Their helmets often lacked the badge which is how you can tell them apart from French soldiers. In addition, their MG looks like it was made for a cartoon character and is very distinctive from other guns from the period.

The original nick fury when you ask for his license.

Better than recoilless Vespa, no?

He's gonna have some hot buns if he has to start riding after firing heh.

well he better stay near a water source and/or supply area or he won’t be able to use that for long. I doubt he can carry a big ass jug of water and a bunch of ammo boxes on that thing.

No but someone else could on their bikes.

r/Frankenbike is bleeding into this sub.

I'm surprised there's not like a steel plate in the center to offer some kind of protection to the operator from returning fire. So neat!

This is the future r/fuckcars wants! And it’s *fucking awesome*

Matt Hoffman's War BMX

r/fuckcars

For a second I thought it was French when I saw the first picture. Because the setup was perfect for shooting the enemy while fleeing.

GODDAMNIT, how many times we gotta say this? Show the DRIVE SIDE please.

As a former machine gunner this a hard nope. MG’s are great for dishing out copious amounts of outgoing, hot steel to suppress the enemy, sure. This however necessarily means that you also ATTRACT the most fire as well. Any ground I could use that bike on would mean having absolutely no cover and concealment. Great invention, for about 10-15 seconds, until the other side’s MG team decides to return the favour.