[Closed] The chap who drives the Derny Bike...

the one on telly just now looked well stern/miserable/bored. You're leading a load of olympic athletes: look chuffed FFS!

I reckon full red indian chief head-dress for better aerodynamics for the riders behind. 😀

Agreed. Get the UCI on the line, let's make it happen.

Did I imagine it, or did all the F1 pit crew dress as Rebel Alliance engineers at one race?

this setup could add a dramatic score to the proceedings
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Phantom flan flinger?

Toecutter
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Anyone else think they should junk that stupid little bike with its 90cc engine, and replace it with a full on "Captain America" replica, preferably with Peter Fonda riding it? 😉

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Now, if instead of coming of the track the bike charged up to the rear and started picking off the tail enders.

why not have an electric scooter rather than an engine puffing exhaust fumes at the rider?

They ought to have 'guest' riders, or wear full replica gears of pro- M/C riders.

why not have an electric scooter rather than an engine puffing exhaust fumes at the rider?

Surprised the bike isnt electric with all the HSE bollocks

Edit: Yeah beaten to it(hmm...lazy on the reply scren)

Monaco 2005.

Batman wins it for me

A NOS tank hidden under the saddle, that'll surprise 'em! 😯
Was it my imagination, or was the Chinese girl more than a little pissed at ‘only’ getting a silver? Face like a bulldog with a mouthfull of wasps, and stalked off after taking her medal off.
Sore loser or what.
The little lass from Hong Kong, on the other hand; it's going to be a month before she stops grinning, I reckon.
Bless her. 😀

The little lass from Hong Kong, on the other hand; it's going to be a month before she stops grinning, I reckon.
Bless her.

Pretty much exactly what I thought... I think she'd figured that given Pendleton, Mears and Shuang were in it, everyone else was racing for 4th! But with Mears going too early, and then burning out spectacularly as she did, she came in and got the Bronze which is higher than she would have ever imagined!

the keirin racing in Japan uses another cyclist to pace out... not sure why they don't do that for UCI really, all they need is a set gear size and a cadence meter to avoid arguments

The little lass from Hong Kong, on the other hand; it's going to be a month before she stops grinning, I reckon.
Bless her.

I am sure that i read someone had done some research, Gold i won, fine, silver i lost, bad, bronze i almost came fourth but i didn't so i get a medal, and thats good too.

the keirin racing in Japan uses another cyclist to pace out... not sure why they don't do that for UCI really, all they need is a set gear size and a cadence meter to avoid arguments

Becasue the Derny is consistent. It's timed to 1/10th of a second per lap and that's why the guy looks

well stern/miserable/bored

He's a great bloke, I've ridden behind him loads of times in training at Manchester. One of the best Derny drivers in the UK.

They don't use electric bikes because they're not as controllable speed-wise. You need the engine and the pedals to control it exactly. And it's traditional, Derny pacers have been used for decades so it's a little hark back to the heritage of track cycling.

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It has a Franziskaner Weissbier logo on it. Verging on the pornographic if you ask me.

They have street races (criteriums) with derny pacers in Belgium. Tom boonen won one last week.

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It was definitely better in the olden days. You know, when the velodrome was steeper.

Bit of a thread bump for [url= http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/news/s/1585365_heywood-pensioner-peter-deary-leads-the-olympic-bike-gold-rush ]this article in the Manchester Evening News[/url]

Poor guy will never live this down...

😉