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In an era of sci-tech weaponry such as mechanical assault insects that \u201cthink,\u201d the United States Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency risked its reputation five years ago when it funded research for the next secret project\u201d a bicycle. The idea initially inspired giggles from military leaders, says David Montague, who developed the Paratrooper bike shown here. But Vietnamese haul 500 pounds of gear on bikes and pushed through approval.<\/p>\n
The bikes were tested for combat (in one simulation, cyclists rescued hostages and returned to base before foot soldiers even reached the target) but aren\u2019t likely to be used in actual warfare. Paratroopers are used for speedy patrols and transport in areas cleared of enemies. Military versions cost up to $1000; you can buy from Montague bikes for $650.<\/p>\n
Good to Go<\/strong><\/p>\n The bike folds to 36x30x12 inches, about half the size of a typical boxed bike. It\u2019s sometimes tethered to a paratrooper during dives (The load hits the ground first.)<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”1_4″][et_pb_blurb admin_label=”Blurb” title=”Download PDF” url=”\/assets\/media\/news\/bicycling.pdf” url_new_window=”off” use_icon=”on” font_icon=”\ue059” icon_color=”#5b5b5b” use_circle=”off” circle_color=”#dd3333″ use_circle_border=”off” circle_border_color=”#dd3333″ icon_placement=”top” animation=”top” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”center”] [\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_4″][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_4″][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_4″][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n<\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Paratrooper Military History Feature In an era of sci-tech weaponry such as mechanical assault insects that \u201cthink,\u201d the United States Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency risked its reputation five years ago when it funded research for the next secret project\u201d a bicycle. The idea initially inspired giggles from military leaders, says David Montague, who […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-11896","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\n\n