British cycle infantry maintained into WW2

In the First World War the British Empire made large use of bicycle infantry, with the founding of two entire divisions based on bicycles.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1st_Mounted_Division#1st_Cyclist_Division
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3rd_Mounted_Division#The_Cyclist_Division

In the Second World War, the British Army made smaller use of bicycles, mostly for parachute or glider strikes behind enemy lines, such as D-Day pictured below.

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But, what if bicycle infantry is made a much larger focus of the 1930s British and Imperial war doctrine? Would a more mobile British and CW army have had better luck in Malaya, for example? Are there other examples where the added mobility of the bicycle would have helped the British?

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But, what if bicycle infantry is made a much larger focus of the 1930s British and Imperial war doctrine? Would a more mobile British and CW army have had better luck in Malaya, for example?

That would mean the IJA would have more bikes to collect after the Brits get hit by bugout fever
 
That would mean the IJA would have more bikes to collect after the Brits get hit by bugout fever
Perhaps. IIRC, the IJA did not arrive with the thousands of bikes they used to quickly traverse the Malay Peninsula, but instead took them from the local Malay bicycle factories. AIUI, Malaya was a significant bicycle manufacturer in the 1930s and 40s - which makes sense considering the local of motorized transport and the plentitude of rubber for tyres, such as http://www.kintarubber.com/AboutUs.html.

I wonder if the Brits would have had bugout fever as you suggest, had they known what surrender meant.
 
It might be interesting if levels were kept up through WW2, but unless you include motorized biked for additional supply and heavy weapons, i do not think they will add much once the War starts.
 
There's a reason why the British mostly ditched this though. The Canadian Army also issued bicycles to its D-Day forces any they ditched the bikes very soon after landing, as in within a couple of days.
 
Bicycles are fine for movement-to-contact, but tend to get discarded while in-contact with the enemy.
After that, you only need a few bicycles for couriers.
 
Post contact you have moved away from the bicycles and would need to return to recover them. One man can bring several horses forward to dismounted troops post contact. Can't do that with several bicycles. Maybe a return to the Dragoon proper?
 
Post contact you have moved away from the bicycles and would need to return to recover them. One man can bring several horses forward to dismounted troops post contact. Can't do that with several bicycles. Maybe a return to the Dragoon proper?
Did the IJA dump their bikes after initial contact with the British and CW troops in Malaya? I thought they rode their bikes all the way to Singapore.

Perhaps folding bikes...

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Post contact you have moved away from the bicycles and would need to return to recover them. One man can bring several horses forward to dismounted troops post contact. Can't do that with several bicycles. Maybe a return to the Dragoon proper?

Trick is to use trucks or motorcycles to carry the bicycles if the infantry dismounted goes far enough.
 
Trick is to use trucks or motorcycles to carry the bicycles if the infantry dismounted goes far enough.
If we're going to use fuel, then skip the motorbikes and get infantry transport trucks, including some to pull artillery guns.

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And while you're at it, put a few of these in the convoys...

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