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hiraethified
Yes there are. Mine cost £300 and is better spec'd than a Brompton but I doubt if it's as well made or will last as long. It certainly doesn't fold up anywhere near as small.
Folding bikes - Brompton, Dahon, Mezzo etc - recommendations and chat
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Wolveryeti
Detty Pig
The only time I've ever ridden a Brompton it was a slow, rickety piece of shit and I got a flat tyre. I'm leaving the clown bikes for the clowns.
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hiraethified
Who'd be laughing if you lived 5 miles from the rail station and the last bus had gone?
That's once more than I've ridden one. No rich mates see.
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hiraethified
Um, you can try them out for free in most bike shops. That's what I did.
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hiraethified
If you decide you love the thing you can always start saving, or look to buy a second hand one. Or just enjoy the (brief) ride. I sometimes try out cameras that I can never afford.
Of course, if you haven't the slightest interest in ever buying a Brompton, it would be something of a fruitless exercise.
djbombscare
Plays with knives
I dont understand why did he have to use the train its only about 9 miles form Vauxhall to Brentford innit ? I'm unfit and I can do 10 miles in my lunch break around the lanes on dartmoor.
I get the idea of folding it up jumping on a train and then pootling off from London to the penines or something, and going for a ride.
But isnt hoping on the train for a couple of stops in London just a bit. . er. . pointless. Why do you have to use both cant you just use public transport OR a bike.
Please expalin I do want to understand, its just...I dont get it. Sorry
I get the idea of folding it up jumping on a train and then pootling off from London to the penines or something, and going for a ride.
But isnt hoping on the train for a couple of stops in London just a bit. . er. . pointless. Why do you have to use both cant you just use public transport OR a bike.
Please expalin I do want to understand, its just...I dont get it. Sorry
Agent Sparrow
the age of slippers and migraines
I've been using a combination of bikes and trains for all my placement commutes for just over a year now. It's the difference between cycling 1 hour - 1 hour +, up and down hills, each way to work or cycling 20 - 25 mins each way with a train in the middle, and feeling relatively fresher. Particularly when you then have to use the bike for visits when you're at work.
I don't think there's anything wrong with using a train/bike combo - bikes are less annoying than buses and cheaper than the tube, but two hours + a day cycling would take it out of a lot of people. I knew a guy who did an 11 mile commute each way for a bit - it exhausted him.
I don't think there's anything wrong with using a train/bike combo - bikes are less annoying than buses and cheaper than the tube, but two hours + a day cycling would take it out of a lot of people. I knew a guy who did an 11 mile commute each way for a bit - it exhausted him.
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hiraethified
Maybe he just wanted to get there quickly?
Boycey
juvenile rave slut
one kind of explains the other, afaik bromptons are actually made in west london so you're paying for london rents and workers wages. which leads on to the next issue with brompton- supply! han- try and order yours now, that way you might get it by january.
Mrs Magpie
On a bit of break...
....and I've seen him pedalling away on Acre Lane.....
GarfieldLeChat
fucking awesome but wrong
he should have used a car then
they do look lovely though what make is your folder then Ed?
what's the differences weight wise between it and the brompton and given the funds which brompton would you get and why?
djbombscare
Plays with knives
I sort of understand. But I'd probably go for cycling the whole but as I'd be jts as swetay after 20 minutes as I would the horu, So I'd still end up getting changed etc. It takes me just over and hour commute anyway so I'd be ok with that.
djbombscare
Plays with knives
George & Bill
semiotically superfluous
Not really - Vauxhall to Brentford, a journey of some 8 miles, takes ~25 minutes by train; even if you could match that on a bike, you wouldn't be in a very savoury state by the time you got to the other end!
djbombscare
Plays with knives
And the trains always waiting for you when you get on the plaform and goes straight through without a hitch.
I geuss I must have always been unlucky with London trains then
I geuss I must have always been unlucky with London trains then
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hiraethified
Yes. They usually do. There's loads of trains on that line.
djbombscare
Plays with knives
Seriously I really have had bad experiences with London transport every time I've gon to use it which aint that often once every three or four months.
But they've been terrible
But they've been terrible
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hiraethified
Have you ever caught a train from Vauxhall?Seriously I really have had bad experiences with London transport every time I've gon to use it which aint that often once every three or four months.
But they've been terrible
Agent Sparrow
the age of slippers and migraines
Of course another advantage of using the bike/train combo is that the time it takes to get to the station is more guarenteed. With buses, or even tubes, you're never sure whether they're going to turn up when they're meant to. With a bike, your journey is pretty much going to take the same amount of time once you know the best route. Add a couple of minutes leeway on for traffic and bad lights combo, and you often can leave later, and will have less of a wait at the station. The downside of course is that you can't really have a winter coat with you, so if the train is delayed, it can get a bit chilly waiting in winter. 
And trains aren't bad depending on what line you're taking. I've taken a few because my placments change quite quickly, and so far the Thameslink seems to be the worst for just cancelling trains that are few and far between. Other lines are a lot better.
And trains aren't bad depending on what line you're taking. I've taken a few because my placments change quite quickly, and so far the Thameslink seems to be the worst for just cancelling trains that are few and far between. Other lines are a lot better.
djbombscare
Plays with knives
NOT in the last couple of years. It been mostly from Harrow into town
christonabike
Elm Park Bencher
Sounds ace that does
Are they really, really light to carry then?
Are they really, really light to carry then?
George & Bill
semiotically superfluous
Seriously I really have had bad experiences with London transport every time I've gon to use it which aint that often once every three or four months.
But they've been terrible
But you're not supposed to sit on the roof. That can cause delays.
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