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Not doing a boat
Just bought a Brompton bespoke from sunset cycles in Cardiff with 10% off
No other dealers will give a discount
Might have to wait some weeks but no charge until order ready
Bought the raw lacquer S6L with Brooks saddle
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Just looking at them last week in Shrewsbury and the raw lacquer looks really good.

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Just looking at them last week in Shrewsbury and the raw lacquer looks really good.

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Sure is Martin and the 10% off is genuine
Will live in my garage permanent
They simply sell themselves so I could not find any of the London dealers who would give even tuppence off
The sports bar is perfect for short arses and lighter too
I got the raw lacquer and Brookes saddle for only £90 more than black and Brompton saddle which would normally be £215 extra
 

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I thought you were after a second hand one - and was tempted to say they are like hen's teeth. The reason is Brompton owners don't sell them, they just collect them!
 
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Used Brompton I've discovered are folly and later models are much improved over early examples
Yes they command silly money but usually from people who don't really know what they are buying
A new model is coming out later this year with revised gear shifters but it's all hushed up just now like iPhone 7
 

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Not doing a boat
Just bought a Brompton bespoke from sunset cycles in Cardiff with 10% off
No other dealers will give a discount
Might have to wait some weeks but no charge until order ready
Bought the raw lacquer S6L with Brookes saddle
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Lovely little bike seen workers on the bus with them and folded up are very light! Do they do hills or mainly commuting ?
 
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Lovely little bike seen workers on the bus with them and folded up are very light! Do they do hills or mainly commuting ?
This is why so many don't know what they are buying
Options include
Single speed
Two speed
Three speed
Six speed
And all with alternative gear ratios at extra cost
Safest option for all round or touring is 6 speed
At least half as light as an AS folding bike

Also sports bars M bars H bars and P bars

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This is why so many don't know what they are buying
Options include
Single speed
Two speed
Three speed
Six speed
And all with alternative gear ratios at extra cost
Safest option for all round or touring is 6 speed
Impressive .seen loads in York!! And shops that sell them ,have lots of colours!
 
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Impressive .seen loads in York!! And shops that sell them ,have lots of colours!
Yes and the average punter buys one based on how it looks without a clue as to all the many variations
S6L is basically sports six speed with mudguards
The titanium version adds £600 and is not full titanium
The frame remains steel or it would flex

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Yes and the average punter buys one based on how it looks without a clue as to all the many variations
S6L is basically sports six speed with mudguards
The titanium version adds £600 and is not full titanium
The frame remains steel or it would flex
we like things to look nice as well as work well!! There is a cult thingy about Bromptons as well as the practicalities.
 
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Cult is the word
Yes there are annual races and continental tours amongst the varied goings on

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BBC2 last Tues. "inside the factory" Greg Wallace presents it. The piece on the Brooks saddle is a must watch bit. Catch it on I player Andy. (y)
Bo**x and we watched all the flippin cereal episodes too :LOL:
 

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Won't your little legs be spinning round like whirling dervishes though Andy ... it doesn't appear to have that large a chain ring - how may teeth has it got?
 

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think I'd get raw knak'@@s with that saddle
I don't think that picture shows a Brooks saddle, they are of more conventional shape. I've got one on my bike (the B17 model) and despite the warning they take about a thousand miles to break in I think mine was bum-shaped after a mere five hundred!

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Won't your little legs be spinning round like whirling dervishes though Andy ... it doesn't appear to have that large a chain ring - how may teeth has it got?
No the size of the chain ring is only one part of the equation
The wheel size and the internal hub gears along with the two rear cassette rings all play a part to create the correct number of evenly spaced gears in inches comparable to any other road bike
 
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Watched them being made on telly the other night, very interesting.

Me too. Fascinating look at the factory and its workings.
(Spoilt only by the irrelevance of having that cookery idiot involved in "building" one. Classic case of dumbed-down viewing from the BBC.)

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How far do they go on a single battery charge?
"Proper bikes" bikes are rates in fig roles per miles rather than ah and battery capacity, I think the Brompton is slightly less fig rolls than a mountain bike but more than a larger wheeled road bike.

Martin
 

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