At 09:25 PM 01/06/2007 -0700, r cielec wrote:
>Ahoy !
>
> I heard of this second hand so, I cannot provide details.
>
> I am told that one of the televised Memorial Day holiday (formerly
Decoration Day) programs with WWII film footage showed BSA made bicycles
that were foldable and used by certain squads of paratroopers for quick
travel between objectives.
>
> Has anyone seen one of these bicycles ?
> Anybody own one ?
>
> Can anyone corroborate or provide additional information ?
Back in the 1950s in the UK, these were war surplus and sold by mail order for 70/- (the equivalent of about $10 at the time). I think they were quite heavy compared to a regular bike because of the folding feature.
http://bcoy1cpb.pacdat.net/
John Betmanis
Woodstock, Ontario
Canada