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I need to collect kids on some of the days I’d ride - most likely a 2yo in a pushchair.
What PeteJChurchill also said.
If you are carrying the Brompton for a very short distance it works. Even 200 yards might annoy you/you will find the bike banging a tender part of your side so you might find it easier to either go home first or if the nursery are nice enough to let you stash the bike; but this does mean you have to drop-off the next morning or just come back for it if you can.
If your pushchair has the space for to 'stash' it, this might be easier. If you have a lightweight pushchair like a yoyo, then the only realistic option might be the roller rack and you 'push' the pushchair and the bike at the same time with the bike between you and the pushchair.
My little one has passed the pushchair stage; the only way I think it can be done is one hand on the pushchair and one hand on the unfolded bike, but definitely I would prefer the lightness of the T vs a C, even for 10 mins were I to carry.
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Thanks for this and other responses.
I do have a Zen, but the nursery buggy is different (Silver Cross - which is actually a lot better in most ways imo, but that’s for another thread). A key weakness of the SC, though, is that it can only be pushed two handed, unlike the Zen. So navigating the walk with the bike unfolded is out.
However, if the shoulder strap is short enough, I may be able to hang the bike over the handles and the bike not touch the ground. So that may be an option.
I do think I will probably just not do this under any circumstance and just go home first, for the sake of an extra ten minutes, but still thanks for the discussion to help my reasoning!
I’m decided on the C-Line with low bars, and am going to get the front bag and some tan walls and spare inners. Deliberating on whether to also get the Brooks all weather saddle, but think I’ll likely stick an Arione or Flite on there. Will be running Atac pedals.
Keen to get some ‘commuting’ gear, rather than be fully lycra’d. Is there go-to non-cycling specific stuff worth checking out? M&S, Uniqlo etc?
J0nathan
Is there a reliable shoulder strap for carrying folded Bromptons?
I want to get back to the office/riding as much as possible and am considering whether a C Line Urban - 2 Speed may excite me into picking up my old pre-pandemic routine, riding in from E17 to Old St, eventually with a bit of training miles added in, now that my office has moved back there.
I need to collect kids on some of the days I’d ride - most likely a 2yo in a pushchair. This is ten minutes walk from home, so I would likely drop the bike off first, but would like to be prepared to go straight to the nursery.
All that information is probably completely boring and I am sorry, just trying to think it out loud as much as possible.