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[meme] Part of my ongoing efforts to rebrand bicycles as the ultimate freedom vehicle (which they unironically are)
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Have your read Mark Twain's "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court"?
One of the hero's innovations is to put the knights on bicycles.
fun fact: bikes have their chain on the right side so it does not interfere with your sheath when you carry your sword into battle
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From A Connecticut Yankee In King Arthur’s Court by Mark Twain (1890):
But when I saw them put the noose around his neck, then everything let go in me and I made a spring to the rescue—and as I made it I shot one more glance abroad—by George! here they came, a-tilting!—five hundred mailed and belted knights on bicycles!
The grandest sight that ever was seen. Lord, how the plumes streamed, how the sun flamed and flashed from the endless procession of webby wheels!
I waved my right arm as Launcelot swept in—he recognized my rag —I tore away noose and bandage, and shouted:
“On your knees, every rascal of you, and salute the king! Who fails shall sup in hell to-night!”
I mean horses are still faster. Now on motorcycles, That would be badass.
They're faster on the charge, but bikes are incredibly efficient. Over a day a person on a bike will travel a lot further than one on horseback.
So better idea, rather than knights on bikes... bike mounted dragoons!
Better yet, bike-mounted anti-tank units
I was expecting the Vespa 150 TAP with a recoilless gun, but this is even better.
There is also Bike mounted electronic countermeasure units.
Card games on motorcycles?!
Robert Evens of behind the bastards fame did a podcast all about the movie Knightriders which is about knights on motorcycles. He was quite taken with it and it sounded pretty ok.
The book is a satire.