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Old 12-13-21, 11:07 AM
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How fast can you ride in a draft?




In the 1890s they answered this by riding behind 'pacing multis':




To improve the draft, they moved the rearmost rider over the rear wheel. This was called a 'donkeyback'.




The big pacing multis were replaced with motorbikes after ~1900. Amazingly, though, a donkey back is still produced:


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