This past weekend I visited the Military Through the Ages living history event at the Jamestown Settlement in Williamsburg, VA. There were military reenactors representing units from all over time, from Roman centurions to the Vietnam War. There was one World War 2 German unit there that had these vintage bicycles. I don't know if their claims are true, but they told me they had gone to the Czech Republic looking for old German halftrack vehicles... the deal fell through but they ended up buying these period bicycles instead.

I couldn't tell if these single-speed bicycles were from the 1930s/'40s nor was I trying to call them out. All three bikes were certainly really cool. I loved the spring saddles on them and all the accoutrements like the tool boxes, saddle bags and gear added to the look. All three had bottle dynamos on the front wheel to power the vintage front lights. The frames looked super solid and were spray-painted black... each rider was at least 250 lbs with body mass and gear and they all still glided along when riding around the site.

Yes, I am a dork... I go to military reenactments and check out the bicycles. Welcome to District Dutch.