Interesting article.

[Kell]

From a guy in NYC who bought a Brompton and sold all his other bikes.

https://medium.com/@aarontsuru/thro...-decision-i-ever-made-ebb17d1b2a20#.l92kyt811

 

[alicat]

Lovely story from across the pond. Glad Bromptons travel well.

 

[Cycleops]

His choice was only logical, he stopped doing long trips and used the bike for a short commute, for which the Brompton is perfect, no great revelations here.

 

[macp]

Bloody ell I want one now

 

[Kell]

I think the revelation, if there is one, is that he'd given up on cycling as a form of either pleasure or transport, and the Brompton put the fun back into riding.

 

[steveindenmark]

If he had 40km round trip commute every day he wouldnt laughing so much.

But its good he has found a bike to suit his needs.

 

[Kell]

I did 40 miles the other day on mine no problems.

 

[T4tomo]

He'll post another massive blog soon when he ditches his rucksack for proper Brommie luggage and finds his back doesn't sweat anymore.

 

[Kell]

I've gone back to my rucksack from proper Brommie luggage as I'm certain it was contributory factor in my tennis elbow(s).

 

[T4tomo]

What from carrying it, I assume you mean? Otherwise I'm struggling to see how luggage attached to a bike can cause tennis elbow.

If I'm carrying the bike any distance, I sling the bag over my shoulder with the shoulder strap. The beauty of a Brompton is you very rarely carry it, either ride it or unfold and push it around the station.

 

[Kell]

Not from carrying it.

I can't rationally explain it, but I got my bike in August last year, and used it until the end of June this year when I got a C bag for my birthday.

I noticed pretty quickly that my elbows were beginning to hurt and put it down to flinging about the extra weight of the bag.