Just found these on Reddit.. spring tyres from Germany in WW1..

More here… thought it was kinda interesting..

What size are they? 😉

29er at the top and 650b at the bottom

Cornering at speed would be interesting…

Getting them spinning would be fun. Though some bling ones in Titanium would solve some of that problem and be a bit more niche.

That newspaper on Cycling from October 1914 that’s a beauty.

The Work of the Soldier Cyclist. – …. thus he can successfully wage guerrilla warfare, while exposing himself but little to any retaliation from the troops upon whom he hapens to bestow his Wasp-like Attentions, while should he, by mischance, be caught in the open and have to flee foe his life, for, crouched low over his handlebars, he can raise a very useful gallop, at a pinch…..!!!

🙂 🙂