Posts Tagged ‘ Brompton ’

We got factories to build Nissans and Toyotas and Hondas. They got one of these: To be honest, I think we got the rough end of that deal. Though to be fair, poor Noda-san did have to pay the ultimate price price for this bike:
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This, via the London Cycling Diary - it’s a spoof product and of no practical use, but I still want one:
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FutureCycles posted this video from the Brompton factory today: As it happens, I’m a bit of a factory nerd, so I love this sort of thing. It got me thinking - what other bicycle factory footage could I find? The obvious answer is from Brooks Saddles: My professional opinion on the above two films? Well, I can...
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This blog post starts out quite sensibly, but persevere - there’s some silliness at the end… Some people are still obsessed with the weight of their bikes. I reckon it costs between 50p and £1 per gramme to lighten a bike. For example, with road bikes… Giant Defy 4 ‘12 - £600, and 10.22kg Giant Defy 2 -...
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First time I had to fold a Brompton was when I borrowed Von Smallhaussen’s to go to the shops in Stoke Newington. After several minutes of bafflement, I towed the half-folded bike like grandma’s shopping basket into the shop behind me. If only I’d seen this instructional video first: Alternatively, here’s the official Brompton...
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My favourite bike is always the one I’m riding. But for sheer game-changing versatility, the Brompton is a winner. Mine generally lives under my desk at work, and means that I can get around town visiting clients in my 5 x 6 mile patch of Northumberland without having to turn up dressed as Lycra...
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The winner of last week’s Caption Contest was unfortunately anonymous, with their brilliant caption of “Mikael Colville Andersen tries to sneak on to Amsterdamize, in disguise…”. But without contact details, I’m unfortunately going to have to keep the lovely shiny new bike that we had donated as a prize. Shame really, but there you go...
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I can go and collect friends and their luggage from the station: On the way home, we can use the excellent cornering capabilities of our Bromptons to experience the delights of British cycling infrastructure: I can show my guests the highlights of North Shields’ classy independent retailers: A rainy Saturday afternoon is just perfect for taking friends to see...
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I’ve been riding the Brompton around work quite a lot - it’s just perfect for zipping between appointments in an area that’s just four miles by six. It seems to have a strange result on younger chaps though. A young chap alone - nothing. Silence. But in groups, one of them will burst out in “oh-look-at-me-laughing-at-that” laughter. I...
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Not. What. You’d. Think. Bike to work - 14 miles each way in gusting cross-winds: Get changed into sensible clothes, and wonder up to my desk, where The Puppy slept last night: Wake myself up with a cup of coffee. Wake The Puppy up (just whisper the word w-a-l-k-i-e-s), and head off to visit clients. Arrive back at...
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