Brompton in Sheffield.....is 3 gears enough?

[Maenchi]

It's a climb up to park hill flats, re; your map, are they student accommodation now ? and depending on which route you go to Hallam you will encounter some steep gradients, I wouldn't like to ride the Sheffield streets with anything less than a full set of gears, ie; triple at the front 22/30/40 and 11~36 at the rear, or something similar, having the ability accelerate quickly could save your life on those roads.

 

[alicat]

Just to possibly put a minor spanner in the works. Will you have somewhere secure you can leave the Brompton while you are on campus?

I love my Brompton to bits but wouldn't relish lugging it around all day while I was in classes. If I didn't have somewhere secure to leave it, I would probably get two cheap s/h bikes and keep one at each end of my journey.

 

[Binka]

If the only part of the commute was the 30min walk i appreciate it may not be worth it. But i will have just over an hour on the train prior to that. Cutting 40mins a day off a 3hr commute will be worth it. Plus my train gets in at 8:30 and if i have a 9am lecture to teach I dont want to cut it fine.

 

[Binka]

And yes i will have an office to leave it in. Am a lecturer not a student.

 

[Binka]

Anyway have decided on the six speed

Just got to decide between ivory and turkish green now.

 

[Julia9054]

Turkish green! Here's my new bike enjoying a well earned pint.

 

[alicat]

Ooh, I'm feeling jealous. My Brompton was secondhand so I didn't get to choose the colour.

 

[ianrauk]

There is none more black

 

[Cycleops]

Just got to decide between ivory and turkish green now.

Why not have both?

Good decision on the six speed btw.

 

[Kell]

Looks like I'm too late to the thread, but I'd have also advised 6-speed.

Here's a handy chart to use:

 

[Deafie]

Because you enjoy spending three times as long to do it?

Because it's not very far. Hardly worth unlocking the bike for. But if you're in a hurry.....