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Knowing Roger he's most definitely not doing it for laughs or sponsor attention, he's there to complete it and 'enjoy, he's always been up for a different kind of challeng! And, having ridden across big chunks of Europe with a bunch of Brompton riders (I wasn't on one!) it's incredible how sturdy and practical they are on long rides
Steve_mel-
There's always a few on PBP. I remember descending on the dark, in pissing rain, and being overtaken by someone on a Brompton in a super aero tuck!
It would be interesting to see what causes the most failures for these ultra distance rides.
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I did a ride to Paris once where one of the guys was on a Brompton. He hated it by the end, said it was heavy and uncomfortable.
I don't know this guy but I know that riding a bike that isn't your fastest is not respecting the spirit of the event. I've got nothing against Bromptons or people riding them across Europe or wherever they like, even in PBP, just not in this particular event.
Alex_B
frank9755
Interesting, I know nothing about Alfine hubs. I assumed the sheer impractically of trying to ride on a heavy, flexible, uncomfortable, non-aero frame would be what would make him scratch, but from that it sounds like the hub could pack in.
It's all very well trying to do it on a comedy bike for laughs and sponsor attention but if you want to make it harder, what most people do is take the best bike they've got and ride faster.