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Army Bicycle Corps stationed at Fort Missoula, Montana set out across the country on bicycles, on several obstacle intensive test runs of the iron two wheeled alternative to horses for transportation. Their greatest trip covered 1,9. St. Louis, Missouri, returning to Missoula by train. Writer Lynne Tolman has allowed me to re publish her succinct 2. Online Army Games. We have indexed categorized games from all over the web. Over 100,000 games to choose from Play Now Our famous car tuning games are just part of our collection of car games you can also play racing games, parking games and other car games. Games American Army' title='Games American Army' />When the Swiss army announced this year 2. The U. S. Army had a bicycle unit back then, too. Formed in 1. 89. 6, the 2. Infantry Bicycle Corps at Fort Missoula, Mont., was established to test the practicality of bikes for military purposes in mountainous terrain. The idea had been kicking around for years, as bikes already had been put to military use in Europe, and cycling for sport, recreation and transportation gained tremendous popularity on both sides of the Atlantic in the 1. Gen. Nelson A. Miles, born in Westminster, Mass., began advocating for bicycle couriers in the Army after seeing a six day bicycle race in Madison Square Garden in New York in 1. He wrote that unlike a horse, a bike did not need to be fed and watered and rested, and would be less likely to collapse. Furthermore, a bike is smaller and quieter than a horse and thus could help a soldier sneak up on the enemy, he argued. It was Gen. Miles, who became known as the patron of military cycling, who approved Lt. James A. Moss request from Missoula to form the bicycle corps. The 2. 5th Infantry regiment was made up of black men, known as buffalo soldiers, commanded by white officers. Its Bicycle Corps began with eight riders using one speed Spalding bicycles on loan from the manufacturer in Chicago. Their exploits are detailed in the book Iron Riders Story of the 1. Fort Missoula Buffalo Soldiers Bicycle Corps by George Niels Sorensen Pictorial Histories Publishing Co., 2. Their first major outing was a four day, 1. Lake Mc. Donald and back. Each bike loaded with gear weighed about 7. The lieutenant listed their rations 1 jar Armours extract of beef, 14 lb. Total, 1. 20 lbs. At times the dirt roads were so muddy and the grades so steep, the men walked the bikes along railroad tracks. After crossing Mission Creek, the soldiers had to re cement loosened tires onto their wooden rims. Despite breakdowns and delays, their commander considered the trip a success and immediately planned a longer, tougher one. This time the soldiers covered 7. Yellowstone National Park. They dealt with mud, headwinds, rain, punctured tires, stomach ailments and other suffering, but the riders all kept a positive outlook, according to Lt. Moss account. The following summer, 1. Bicycle Corps most remarkable adventure, a 1,9. Missoula to St. Louis, Mo. In 3. Their average speed registered 6. Newspapers carried daily updates on their journey, and the Army Navy Journal quoted Lt. Moss at the conclusion The trip has proved beyond peradventure my contention that the bicycle has a place in modern warfare. In every kind of weather, over all sorts of roads, we averaged fifty miles a day. At the end of the journey we are all in good physical condition. Seventeen tires and half a dozen frames is the sum of our damage. The practical result of the trip shows that an Army Bicycle Corps can travel twice as fast as cavalry or infantry under any conditions, and at one third the cost and effort. Buffalo Soldier Bicycle Brigade. Sorensons book puts the Bicycle Corps accomplishments into perspective by exploring the role of blacks in the U. S. military, the attitudes leading up to the bicycle experiment, the Western setting in which the troops were stationed, and the rapid changes taking place in America at the time, including the evolution of the bicycle itself. In 1. 97. 4, 1. 0 bicyclists honored the Buffalo Soldiers Bicycle Corps by retracing their route from Missoula to St. Louis. The ride was organized by two professors, Pferron Doss and Richard Smith, from the Black Studies Department at the University of Montana. They borrowed the motto of the original 2. Infantry Onward. Of course, the 2. But when viewed over the handlebars, some things were hardly different. One of Doss reflections on the Bicycle Corps odyssey It was not until we were pedaling down their shadows that we could fully appreciate what they had endured. Though 7. 7 years progress boasted the luxuries of paved freeways and high caliber equipment, the steep hills, weather and snakes proved to be equal opportunists in evening the score. Lynne Tolman is a copy editor and former bicycling columnist for the Worcester, Mass., Telegram Gazette, and a board member of the Major Taylor Association. Her numerous bicycling columns going back to 1. They carried all their own gear. Wyoming teacher Mike Higgins publishes an incredible blog, The 2. Infantry Bicycle Corps containing first hand accounts and biographies of the soldiers who participated in the expedition. In 2. 00. 9 Mike re traced the route on his own bicycle expedition. Mike writes, The accounts Ive compiled on this blog come almost completely from a pamphlet Moss wrote, titled Military Cycling in the Rocky Mountains. The pamphlet was payback, I think, for the Spalding Bicycle Company, which not only published the book as part of their Athletic Library but provided the bicycles the men rode. Moss gives a ringing endorsement testimonial of the practicability of the fine machines at the conclusion of the book. For all of the trips Moss made, the Army gave its blessing so long as Moss covered the major expenses, like procuring bicycles. Booklet by Spaulding bikes promoting the military bicycle venture. Heres another interesting tidbit from the blog which brings the story to Seattle. In his baseball memoirs, Dalbert Green states that October 1. United States again Headquarters, Staff and Band Companies A, B, C and D, at Fort Lawton, Washington. Companies E, F, G, H,I, K, L and M, at Fort George H. Wright, Washington. The regimental baseball team at Fort Lawton, Washington was very successful in games around Seattle and adjoining towns. Green reports that he was assisted by Sergeant B. Proctor, who was also a regimental star. In 2. 00. 0 Montana PBS and the University of Montana produced a documentary film, The Bicycle Corps Americas Black Army on Wheels. Though not on DVD at this time, VHS copies can be found on Amazon. Tagged as. 1. 90. Mile Expedition. African American Buffalo Soldiers. Buffalo Soldiers bicycles. Test Bikes for U. S. Army on 1. U. S.