I was pleased to see Velomobiles used in France in a documentary back when the Nazis invaded.

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Permalink Reply by Ace Mann on July 22, 2011 at 10:22am

You got a picture of one.

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Permalink Reply by Juan 2-3 or more mi. on July 22, 2011 at 10:44am

I believe I saw this one.

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Permalink Reply by Juan 2-3 or more mi. on July 22, 2011 at 10:51am

I really wish these would have been more common place. I would like to stay fairly dry during the rainy days while hauling the chores around. 

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Permalink Reply by Anne on July 22, 2011 at 2:03pm

Wish I'd seen this show - do you recall the name of it?

 

A factor in the populace turning to bikes in occupied countries was due to the Nazis (or Vichy) governments confiscating all vehicles and restricting access to fuel for the war machine. If you were not a member of the Nazi party you didn't get access.

 

This extended to bike parts eventually, as rubber became scarce (in Burma, Japanese solders just rode on the rims!)

 

In Holland the bike was so essential to the resistance it is still seen as a device of defiance and liberation for the Dutch people.

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Permalink Reply by Juan 2-3 or more mi. on July 22, 2011 at 2:09pm

The show was on the History Channel titled Third Reich:The Fall.

I have heard someone telling me that in Vietnam, those resistance fighters used plenty of single track in the jungle for staging thier attacks.

Anne said:

Wish I'd seen this show - do you recall the name of it?

 

A factor in the populace turning to bikes in occupied countries was due to the Nazis (or Vichy) governments confiscating all vehicles and restricting access to fuel for the war machine. If you were not a member of the Nazi party you didn't get access.

 

This extended to bike parts eventually, as rubber became scarce (in Burma, Japanese solders just rode on the rims!)

 

In Holland the bike was so essential to the resistance it is still seen as a device of defiance and liberation for the Dutch people.

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