Steel Horses - the First American Bikepackers

My old man gave me a copy of his Elks Magazine to read, he thought I might enjoy it. He was right. What are the Elks you ask, I don't really know either, but I imagine it is something similar to the Loyal Order of Water Buffaloes.

The article documents the the US Army's Bicycle Corps, 1896-1897 Twenty-Fifth Infantry Regiment.

I found the article interesting and thought the B.P.R. fans would too. America's first bikepackers. These guys are probably harder and tougher than anybody alive riding a bike today. You may notice that the B.P.R. Hustorian and the Twenty-Fifth Infantry share some similarities, such as carrying massive amounts of gear and munitions.

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