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Old 12-31-13, 01:24 AM
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Originally Posted by spare_wheel
It's called skitching. For a rider with skill, its also an order of magnitude safer than drafting a garbage truck.
Back in the day I remember what was called skitching, although no bike was involved. It was holding onto the bumper of a school bus with both hands and bending your knees as to be in a sitting postion when the roads had snow on them or a wet surface and the buss would pull you along with both feet planted firmly flat on the ground. Several kids at a time would latch on, that was back when you could have fun at school. Skitching, havn't heard the word in years, ah the memories....
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