Perhaps he was thinking of this:
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Private Tom Phelan, 1 Canadian Parachute battalion posed on a BSA airborne bicycle at their reinforcement camp in England. Pte. Phelan had been wounded at Le Mesnil, in Normandy on June 16. The photo looks dramatic, but he would have great trouble riding the bicycle this way, especially across country with one hand. National Archives of Canada photo PA 204971
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http://bcoy1cpb.pacdat.net/bsa_historic.htm
It's a website about the historic use of the BSA Airbourne Bicycle.