I heart Bromptons

Spotted a guy on a Brompton (or similar) riding West along Oxfud street this morning with bag strapped to his front rack.

He was wearing ELBOW PADS!!

The new X-MEN? (http://www.londonfgss.com/discussion/340/in-a-time-before-fixies-the-xmen)

A couple of weeks ago I saw a dude cycling through Crouch End one evening on a black Brompton wearing full racing lycra!

was that heart or hate 1 consonant difference but it does make a difference

sensible chap i sit here with a huge gouge out of my elbow cut on saturday still weeping today ( the cut not me ! ) if i had elbow pads i would have done the
l-2-southend also fractured my elbow about 2 yrs ago on a simple my own fault accident maybe i'll invest in pads

elbows seem to be the bits which hit the floor first especially on an unexpected crash

I want to build a fixed folder based on a Dahon speed of Mu or something like that , long term project mind

Inspiration..
http://www.foldsoc.co.uk/Mike/fixed_airnimal.html
http://www.fixedgeargallery.com/2005/apr/LennartZuydervelt_2.htm
http://www.fixedgeargallery.com/2006/dec/JamesDunn.htm
http://www.fixedgeargallery.com/2005/july/DMiller_eagle.htm
http://www.fixedgeargallery.com/2004/walter.htm

Dahon han solo

I'd like to do one based on this

but where to get the parts...?

I've seen a fixed Airnimal on Gray's Inn Rd.

(But I have to confess, my other, other bike is a Brompton. For those days when train rides and suits are involved...)

yeah I want one to take on a train, bung in the back of a cab,take on holiday with me, that kinda thing - asthetically I think they are kinda cool

no, just fucking no, guys.

if you insist on folding a bike, get a real bike with these on:

bromptons make me feel really ill.

Surprised to read anti-Brompton sentiment here, I'm a fan myself, iconic bikes (the titanium ones with flat bars especially)

rpm: Have you seen how fast the Bromptons unfold? Plus they sit nicely on a train so you don't need arm loads of bike frame. It's a dedicated comuter rig.

S & S couplings would be wicked for a touring machine for use on planes between countries.
Courier approved: http://www.sandsmachine.com/a_syc_r1.htm :P Out and get 'em fakengers, quick smart!

Man I fucking hate folding bikes. Rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrghh the sight of them is offensive to me.

http://www.citycycling.co.uk/issue5/issue5page3.html

offensive to the eye
so very wrong
why are you taking a bike onto the train, surely you should be cycling it !

Meeting a client.. surely better to take bike on train and use each end of long train journey rather than a taxi?
Or would you prefer more taxis driving around? (I usually walk but respect to the Bromptonites for not using taxis!)

respect indeed but they are sinfully ugly !!

True. :)

Practical and Beautiful don't always go together... here's a shining example.

hippy Meeting a client.. surely better to take bike on train and use each end of long train journey rather than a taxi?

What he said: Mine gets dragged out if I'm working in an office that won't give me somewhere to securely lock-up and somewhere to change. If it's the sort of company that expects you to walk in wearing a suit, give a firm handshake and all that bollocks, then the Brompton is invaluable.

beauty is in the eye of the beholder

dicki offensive to the eye
so very wrong
why are you taking a bike onto the train, surely you should be cycling it !

300% agreement.

To be fair, a lot of Bromptonites were forced into getting them when a ban on full size bikes on the trains came in. And a lot of these are people with 40-50 mile train journeys into London, which personally I wouldn't really fancy twice a day 5 times a week.

i think bromptons are cool.

i think bromptons are cool.

Nice one la plus, I do too. Not sure I'll ever actually buy one though ;-)

i think they look ridiculous but they do serve a wonderful purpose if you're a commuter.

a friend of mine has a tricked out full suspension orange one and a sleak road going brompton. he insists on doing hundreds of miles on them. i reckon he's mad, but he loves them.