Hi all,
I know I know, it might be a silly question but still.
The bicycle strikes me as having been invented quite late in regard to the technology involved. At the heart of it it's two wheels and a chain, all of those having been discovered a long long time ago.
So, if it had been invented earlier, would it have had any influence? In term of warfare, being able to move armies quickly for example, or less reliance on horses for communication... IRL it appeared more or less at the same time as motorised transportation so there was not much of a need.
Am I rambling insanely or not?
I know I know, it might be a silly question but still.
The bicycle strikes me as having been invented quite late in regard to the technology involved. At the heart of it it's two wheels and a chain, all of those having been discovered a long long time ago.
So, if it had been invented earlier, would it have had any influence? In term of warfare, being able to move armies quickly for example, or less reliance on horses for communication... IRL it appeared more or less at the same time as motorised transportation so there was not much of a need.
Am I rambling insanely or not?