In the summer of 1897, 20 Black U.S. Army infantrymen cycled 1,900 miles on fixed-gear, state-of-the-art bikes from Fort Missoula, Mont., to St. Louis. The Army ordered the grueling expedition to see whether soldiers could form a bicycle corps. nytimes.com Submitted by ploploplo t3_11m4an0 on March 8, 2023 at 6:41 PM in history 8 comments 87