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This is all within the context of riding in Bloomsbury/City/West End, where I'm sure these preconceptions about Bromptons being slower are generally ingrained in the collective AggressivePrickDriver consciousness. I've certainly not ridden any less assertively.
I didn't get any of this crap on a 40 mile night ride loop from Welwyn Garden City, where any bike is a novelty that gets a wide berth; nor whilst playing a guest role at Regents Park chaingangs.
I'm not surprised to hear similar experiences from those riding BMXs in the City and the surrounding neighbourhoods.
I also relate to the point about wanting to spend less time with a hand off the bars. On the night ride, I had to announce to my companions that I wouldn't be pointing out any potholes, and that shouting was the best I could offer.