4 Sept 20 Garand Picture of the Day

[Mark in Rochester]

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[browningautorifle]

Is this another of the Japanese bicycles?

[Mark in Rochester]

Is this another of the Japanese bicycles?

yes Japanese bike

[fjruple]

I remember during the Vietnam War the VC would booby trap bicycles by filling the hollow tubes with explosive and rigging the detonator to the bicycle wheel that after a certain number revolutions, the rider would get a surprise up through the seat.

[CINDERS]

Not sure those skinnies would be very good in the sand
By the looks of the devastation could be Tarawa then again could be any of those Pacific Isl.

[browningautorifle]

Not sure those skinnies would be very good in the sand

Thing is...the Japs used them for troop transport lots. They had entire units move on bike. There was a story from the Pacific where a recce unit encountered a Jap unit moving along with bikes and could be heard miles away because they were running on just the rims. The tires had gone and they were on paved roads...the guys just went heads down and the Japanese went right past them.

[Mark in Rochester]

Japanese bicycle infantry ww2

[browningautorifle]

Singapore was it?? The Philippines?

[Mark in Rochester]

Singapore was it?? The Philippines?

don't know, no source info, but

The unexpectedly swift and devastating advance of the Japanese troops, using bicycles to invade Malaya and capture Singapore, went down in history under the name of “Bicycle Blitzkrieg

Japanese Style Bicycle Blitzkrieg - We Love Cycling magazine.