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Background story:
I don't know if it is a cliché of being an Architect or that I've hit my 30's but the idea of owning a sensible and practical Brompton has been definitely been on my mind for a while, more the everyday practical use and the idea of bringing it into a place and no worry about locking my bike outside in the cold/wet sound very appealing. If there is a definition of’1 /3 life crises’ this would be part of it.
Obviously the question is why now? Brompton's have been around for ages, why didn't you get one then? And the answer is pretty simple for a designer, I didn't like the colours or looks of them back then (this is way before the huge amount interest of frame makers/painters we have today).
The first Brompton that I really fell in love with must have been the recent 'Amsterdam edition' purely because of that amazing paintjob. Which I guess started the itch of finally acknowledging I want one in my life. However, this was only in Amsterdam and therefore I couldn't get on the cycle to work scheme.
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