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Velocio
@frank9755, That wasn't his intention from what I gathered. He says that riding the Brompton during his commute always makes him smile. He rode last year on a standard road bike and decided to switch up to the Brompton for this TCR in order to enjoy whatever happens. It could be smart marketing, but taken at face value, his uniqueness in a sea of identical bikepacking setups is refreshing I reckon. It's mad, in the same way Joseph is (still?!!) riding around all of Australia on a fixed Dolan. He must have had in the back of his mind how awful it could get, but fair play for Roger having a shot on something different. Plus a lot of people were happily mocking the velomobiles at TABR until one actually won, then they had to have a separate category immediately for... reasons! (Not saying the Brompton offers any advantage.) Of course my opinion is not sat on a currently broken Brompton going up whatever hellish mountain TCR have planned today...