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[20 Apr 2010 | Comments Off | 864 views]
Thoughts on 2010 Brompton

Brompton folding bikes are all about choice, they are some standard models but the main way people buy them is fully custom.
Here is a link to the 2010 pricelist & custom order form.
What follows are some suggestions on what I’d go for.
P6R

I think this is the bike that has it all for me, it’s the fully featured Brompton with a rack for parked stability and real rolling when folded. It has the multi-position handlebars for all-day comfort and 6 well-spaced gears to cover a variety of terrain. All steel …

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[6 Feb 2010 | 8 Comments | 686 views]
Talkin’ about folding bikes… your opinion is sought

Human Powered Cycles senior mechanic Lewis rides a number of small wheel folding bikes. He rides his Brompton folding bike to the shop, fold it up and leave it on the staff shelf… the rest of us park in a range of kinda in the way places out the front or in the showroom. We’ve sold a number of Brompton and Dahon folding bikes and will continue doing so. At present this is by special order however, give us your feedback below and let’s start a more comprehensive discussion on …

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[19 Aug 2009 | Comments Off | 7,466 views]
The Brompton Fixie Project

So the time has finally come to unveil the bike I’ve been dreaming about for the last year or so. Taking LittlePixel’s idea, from bikeforums.net I’ve cooked up my own version of a fixed-wheel Brompton.
Starting with a 2009 S1E Brompton in clear laquer, I built a wheelset around Velocity Aerohead rims with a Phil Wood hub at the rear and a Pantour suspension hub at the front. I’m running on slick Schwalbe Stelvio tyres.
I’m running a cut-down Soma Noah’s Arc bar, clad in Velo Orange elkhide leather sleeves matched up …