In 1897, 20 soldiers, an army surgeon and a reporter led by Lt. James A. Moss, rode bicycles from Fort Missoula in Montana to St. Louis, Missouri.
The trip was made as an experiment to see whether the bicycle could
serve a useful purpose in the Army. 1890s America was also experiencing a
bicycle-craze due to the recent invention of the "safety bicycle"
(a bicycle with wheels of equal size and chain driven). Accounts make
it clear that Moss had a romantic streak, and enjoyed the outdoors, as
well as what he referred to as "the poetry of cycling".
The 41-day journey to St. Louis was 1,900 miles and took the men through Montana, Wyoming, South Dakota, Nebraska and Missouri.
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