Let's See Your Folding Bike

[Bodhbh]

My three current ones.. the bonkers, the daily, the sunny days...

Henrietta at Swindon Origami

• chriscross1966
• 17 Sep 2017

What about the Kingpin(?!) you've slyly got in the background there?

 

[Bodhbh]

Probably posted a picture of my R20 enough here already, but I feel the thread needs some more non-Brommies...

 

[tds101]

My current lineup,...with a Brompton (hopefully,...) in my future for next year.

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[Rockn Robin]

My current lineup,...with a Brompton (hopefully,...) in my future for next year. View attachment 428703 View attachment 428705 View attachment 428707 View attachment 428708 View attachment 428709 View attachment 428710 View attachment 428711 View attachment 428712

My wife rides Dahon Curve D3. She loves it. It doesn’t fold quie as nice as the Brompton, but it is one beautiful bike.

 

[Mrklaw]

You ride that micro basically like a tiny moving elliptical trainer - standing up??

 

[tds101]

My wife rides Dahon Curve D3. She loves it. It doesn’t fold quie as nice as the Brompton, but it is one beautiful bike.

It's a decently speedy little bike. A bit squirrelly, but very manuverable.

You ride that micro basically like a tiny moving elliptical trainer - standing up??

Yup, it's one heck of a workout.

 

[Rockn Robin]

It's a decently speedy little bike. A bit squirrelly, but very manuverable.



Yup, it's one heck of a workout.

The D3 is a bit squirrelly, like you said. It's because of the shorter wheel base. The longer the wheel base the better the ride. That's why the Brompton, for a small bike, handles much better.

 

[simon.r]

I sold this nickel plated, superlight, black edition earlier this week.

A reluctant sale of a beautiful bike, but it just wasn’t being used enough to justify keeping it.

 

[Rockn Robin]

I sold this nickel plated, superlight, black edition earlier this week.

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A reluctant sale of a beautiful bike, but it just wasn’t being used enough to justify keeping it.

Sorry you had to let it go. Never seen a nickel plated Brompton before.

 

[chriscross1966]

What about the Kingpin(?!) you've slyly got in the background there?

That was last years Origami Ride out with Swindon Smallwheels (which is my local club)

 

[tds101]

The D3 is a bit squirrelly, like you said. It's because of the shorter wheel base. The longer the wheel base the better the ride. That's why the Brompton, for a small bike, handles much better.

Oh, I know all about the shorter wheelbase. I like the quick, squirrelly handling,...it's wonderful for manuvering between parked cars with ease.

 

[Salar]

Hi and welcome @tds101

Some really nice bikes there, I certainly like the look of the Lombardo.

 

[Tail End Charlie]

To add to the "anything but a Brompton theme", here's my Dawes Kingpin which (I mentioned on another thread) I acquired for the princely sum of £5 and after new tyres and tubes and a bit of TLC, here it is. I used it as a folder yesterday - took my wife's car to be MOT'd and jumped on this and did a bit of shopping. Perfect for that.

 

[TheDoctor]

Here's my habitual commuter.
Cheap-and-cheerful(ish) electric folder.
Range of about 20 miles under power, and seems reasonably OK.
It's rather hard work if you let the battery go flat...

 

[Rockn Robin]

To add to the "anything but a Brompton theme", here's my Dawes Kingpin which (I mentioned on another thread) I acquired for the princely sum of £5 and after new tyres and tubes and a bit of TLC, here it is. I used it as a folder yesterday - took my wife's car to be MOT'd and jumped on this and did a bit of shopping. Perfect for that.

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Brilliant!! I love those retro bikes. Very nice job on yours.