 After the war, the Director of Military Operations and Intelligence (DMO&I), Col J. Sutherland-Brown, had planned to convert the C of G Units and to use the newly created Cyclist companies as divisional Troops for security and protection duties.Using the Cyclists for screen protection was the old role of light cavalry Units, however, and traditionally not a function of the C of G.

Only a few companies were formed and training was limited.No training was authorized in 1920, and between 1922 and 1924, it was restricted to 50% of the establishment.