Do you know what a derny is? Well now you will know.

[Gregorian]

When I was a young roadie, we would ride through the mountains and sometimes be paced by a friend on a moped. I thought it was just our unique way of training. Until today. Youtube is fantastic for new discoveries. Little did I know about such a thing as dernies. It's more than just for training. They actually race with these things in front of them. I still don't know how the races work. But for those interested, here's a couple of representative youtubes of dernies.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-Sy-QqyaoU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_eE_da8_xI

I've gotten all nostalgic about biking again. Watching Merckx footage, and reading the entire Sheldon Brown dictionary today. Haha. And hanging out on the frame building forums. Bikes are good.

[wtmusic]

1. That looks bizarre and very dangerous. nt