Has anyone toured on a folder?!

[Alex11]

As the title says...

Just wondering!

 

[Brommyboy]

Many, many miles of cycle camping done using my Brompton! I do this whenever a train/coach assist is necessary. Have toured in Scotland, Wales, England, France and The Netherlands over the previous dozen years. See A to B Issue 87 (Dec 2011) for a write-up.

 

[Sara_H]

Theres a blog called path less pedalled by a couple who tour extensively, but have done some touring by Brompton. I'm sure I've read a few blogs by folk who've jogle'd by brommie too.

 

[GM]

Theres a blog called path less pedalled by a couple who tour extensively, but have done some touring by Brompton. I'm sure I've read a few blogs by folk who've jogle'd by brommie too.

Great link Sara, that will keep me occupied for a couple of hours reading. Would love to do some of their tours.

 

[TheDoctor]

It's been done, certainly.
Not sure I'd do a long tour on a Brommie, but you never know...

 

[Crankarm]

I have climbed the major cols of the Pyrenees on my Brompton - Marie Blanc, Aubisque, Soulor,Tourmalet and Peyresourde plus ridden the Basque and Bearn regions of SW France back in 2004. Camped as well. Eurostar and TGV first class down to Biarritz and back. Had a great time. The Times did an offer which was very very attractive. Strangely it hasn't been repeated.

 

[TheDoctor]

Chapeau!! @ Crankarm.

 

[Alex11]

I just love the idea of the ease of transport. What's to stop you getting on the train to France or the Netherlands for example and touring!

It's a great idea.

What's the situation with Brommies and panniers etc. ?

 

[TheDoctor]

There's specialised Brommie luggage

but I've also used a rack pack

This only works if you have a rack, obviously!!

 

[Alex11]

And you need a special Brommie rack right?!

 

[TheDoctor]

I suspect so...
Frankly, I wouldn't go out of my way to get a Brommie with a rack.
The front touring pannier holds way more stuff than I'd ever need for a tour.
My bike came with a rack, and I just couldn't be arsed to remove it.

 

[Poacher]

One advantage of a rack is that it allows the fitting of 4 "Eazy Wheels", which make it much easier to roll around when the Brommie is folded - and more stable than the 3 wheels possible when you don't have a rack.

 

[Rohloff_Brompton_Rider]

A topeak quick release rack works great and still allows the 'parking' part fold. But the best solution is a carradice camper on the rear and t bag on the front.

Some people use the rear Brompton rack effectively for touring with 65l rucksacks stood upright and fastened to the saddle.

 

[palinurus]

On an Airnimal once, but that's pretty similar to a typical road-ish bike.

I've done long-ish day rides on a Brompton when it's all I've had, and each time it was way more fun than I anticipated it would be. Some people have done very long tours on them.

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

friends of mine have Bike Friday's which they routinely go touring on. 1st journaled tour they did 4,755 miles, 2nd 3,965 miles and their last tour 1,545 miles on. http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/shadybrook scroll to the bottom of the page for the journals.