[CR]Re: Derny

(Example: History:Norris Lockley)

Date: Sat, 10 Nov 2007 11:55:26 -0800 (PST)
From: "Fred Rednor" <fred_rednor@yahoo.com>
To: Classicrendezvous <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
In-Reply-To: <8801bb250711101021s3b5742am5323b4fd24cf2574@mail.gmail.com>
Subject: [CR]Re: Derny

> <hilary.stone@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote: > > No, Dernys do not have a roller - > > Perhaps not typically (?) but I've ridden a lot of miles > behind different dernys that were fitted with rollers in > back.

Perhaps the bone of contention here is that there are the orginal dernies, made in France by the Derny brothers, and there are "generic dernies" made by others. It's like Kleenex and kleenex, or Hoover and hoover. (Or bespoke vs. Bespoke, for that matter.) Perhaps none of this will make sense, unless you are both a native English speaker and a long time member of the CR list. (If you're confused, I can explain off-list.)

Anyway, not only did the original dernies - built by the Derny brothers - not have rollers, but the photographs I've seen indicate that many (if not all?) of the true Derny machines did not have any rear bumper. What made them specially adapted to stayer racing was that the driver's position is far back and upright, in order to provide the maximum amount of draft for the following cyclist. Cheers, Fred Rednor - Arlington, Virginia (USA)

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