World War 1 was a time where rapid technological advancement changed the landscape of warfare for the first time. Often | dG1fOVVxRGFUN2NDNlU
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00:00 [MUSIC PLAYING]
00:02 From 1915, all along the British coastline like this,
00:06 army cyclists patrolled, guarding key coastal towns
00:11 from the enemy on their bikes.
00:13 At the outbreak of the First World War,
00:18 the bicycle had become a vital component
00:20 in the armies across Europe.
00:21 [MUSIC PLAYING]
00:31 What a beautiful bicycle, genuinely.
00:33 You can see why these were considered the Rolls-Royce
00:36 of their day.
00:38 The First World War was the first time
00:40 bikes had been used on such a grand scale.
00:44 And a trained cyclist could cycle up to 60 miles in one day.
00:49 The army cyclist became an indispensable watchdog
00:52 of the British coastline.
00:54 Not sure I trust the brakes.
00:55 They are over 100 years old.
00:57 Are they Michelin's?
00:58 Yeah.
00:59 Wow.
01:01 Hard work, this.
01:03 Some of this detailing is beautiful down here.
01:06 He told me that he lied about his age
01:08 because the bicycle was such a lure.
01:11 Extraordinary.
01:12 Bicycles revolutionized society.
01:14 [MUSIC PLAYING]
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01:21 [MUSIC PLAYING]
01:25 (whooshing)