Brompton owners

See further up the page, a few people placed orders but were refunded as there were none in stock.

Can you take a folded Brompton on the tube *just *before rush hour without any issues?

Any tips that might not be obvious for how to wheel it?

Cheers.

Also thanks for this:

Yeh turn the rollers round, makes all the difference.

you can take it on the tube anytime, whether you'll fit onto a train is entirely another matter. I tend to only bring mine on the tube early mornings before the main rush when i know i'll get a seat in the luggage area with the fold down seats.

as for tips on wheeling it. you can unfold just the handlebars and use it kind of like a wheeled suitcase arrangement.

Cheers.

It's my dad's so I don't get to use it that much. Annoyingly the derailleur shifter keeps sticking. Which is a pain as I find top gear in the 3 speed rear hub + using the derailleur most useful at the moment... so I need to do a bit of investigating as to whether its a cable issue or something to do with the plastic shifter.

See further up the page, a few people placed orders but were refunded as there were none in stock.

Are you not confusing the pedals with the pedal holders?

Haha, you are quite right, here was me being bored and trying to be helpful. Apologies..

Out - can't do the 29th.

    ![](http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/3992/5lwi.jpg)

1 - Villa-Ru
2 -
3 - Fasih
4 - overtheroad
5 - Dropout
6 - hillbilly
7 - mrs_socks
8 - veLLo
9 - Clefty
10 - cake
11 - atbeard
12 - BMMFold
13 - Rod Munch
14 - Dom
15 - Xander
16 - Charco
17 -
18 - BlueBrompton
19 - tilover (assuming i get plenty of notice for location)
20 - Lolo
21 - goodhead
22 - desouz (if I can borrow my father's i'll be in)
23 - lardboy
24 - Cazakstan

Just bumping the ride subject...

Yesterday we met with Dropout and discussed the ride a little...

The ride will be based on Villa Ru's original suggestion of going to Hampton Court station, and come back, with the ride ending at Clapham Junction where we will have a late breakfast at Jack's at the Junction.

John had few nice suggestions on the route, I'll let him develop this here himself, my geographical knowledge is too limited to relate properly what he said, but it sounded good.

Mileage should be around 16 miles in today, departure / meeting point from London at 10am on sunday 29th september, one or two pub stops, arrival for breaky in Clapham about 3pm.

Voila

Haha, you are quite right, here was me being bored and trying to be helpful. Apologies..

thanks for trying though.. keep at it

Has anyone tried to order these?

I want to order one. Which would you go for?

I think the Minivelo one is the more secure holding option, the NOV looks unsecured

you'd barely see the minivelo either I think

I'm not entirly sure, would the mini be affected by mudguards?

I'd also be up for ordering one - do they even ship internationally?
have we got any contacts in Korea?

Can you take a folded Brompton on the tube *just *before rush hour without any issues?

Any tips that might not be obvious for how to wheel it?

Cheers.

As Hatbeard said, you'll be fine - I used to take mine on at Bank on the central line at full on rush hour. The trick is to try and set it down next to a bank of seats, that way it doesn't block the doors and it doesn't matter too much where you stand. Another good place to stash it is at the end of the carriage there is a little gap in front of the connecting doors that is perfect for a brompton and doesnt get in anyones way.

I think the Minivelo one is the more secure holding option, the NOV looks unsecured

you'd barely see the minivelo either I think

I'm not entirly sure, would the mini be affected by mudguards?

Pretty sure it used rare Earth Magnets to both hold it and then hold the pedal...

But then again I'm not sure at all. That is the only way it could work...right?

that would make sense, but when it's folded it would be very exposed

Can anyone even work out the website?

that would make sense, but when it's folded it would be very exposed

Can anyone even work out the website?

Exposed? How? I'm not sure I understand what you mean...

Check out the rest of the thread, there are lots more photos and a video of the Nov design one. There are also some DIY options.

http://www.bromptonforum.net/t4921-54620443975064049436-4463651677-510604829253944-coree-et-brompton

(Shame I don't speak French or Korean.)

Exposed? How? I'm not sure I understand what you mean...

when the bike's folded, the pedal would be at the end of the fold, ie most likely to catch something.. but with the magnets it might hold but I'm not sure how they work

Magic maybe?

Google translate says this about the NOV

It is screwed into the magnet block which serves both to stick to the frame and the box to maintain the pedal. The day of MKS will titanium shafts in their pedals, Novdesign to find another solution, but for now it works fine. The only case where there could stall the maze that is putting the bike upside down and shaking strongly. (I'll have to test this case the power of the bike as it is practical only where the bike ends up upside down.)

Other than that, of course, the pedal continues to rotate on its axis. This is not a problem 1) because the MKS bearings are not very smooth (thus no tourniquet effect) and 2) if the foot is placed in a location where it could come into contact with another part of the bike when folding it simply rotates to leave the place.

A priori, no risk either stall or slip of the block running: the magnet is very strong and we must take it off the frame. It does not prevent them from doing one of these days one test down with a bang or a paved road by a ride on a skate park, but on this point I'm pretty confident. [EDIT: test = OK hilly course. Pedal Holder This is definitely very practical in everyday life, it helps to make the assembly operation / removal of the pedal almost as fast as the folding of the original pedal. In short, adopted.]

Had a go on cazakstan's brompton yesterday, now I am watching 4 potential bikes on ebay, I dont NEED a brompton!

No-one needs a Brompton.

They're poor first bikes, crap for distance (no water carrying, more effort to keep speed on long flats) and aren't as satisfyingly fast or exciting. They're fairly heavy, and have a low BB which causes pedal strike at times.

But they're perfect second bikes: great around the city, can go on public transport, can carry essentials in a clip-on bag, and are a blast to ride for short distances.

I pretty much see the Brompton as the Beautiful South of the cycling world. Everyone's second favourite bike, virtually no-one's first bike.

Hate to disagree, but the brompton is the only bike I can say I actually need...

I have to have a fold up bike for my commute to work and I refuse to use the tube, and it would probably take me longer than the 20 minutes on the tube anyway.

There's no shower at work? And nowhere to lock a full-size bike?

Yes but work is 30 miles from home

Hahaha amey doooo iiiittt!