The island could have several promontories each in the shape of the various handlebar options " I'm just taking my T line around the P line..."
My wife say's...
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The island could have several promontories each in the shape of the various handlebar options " I'm just taking my T line around the P line..."
T4tomo
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Despite the popularity of SUVs or whatever the likes of Q5s etc call themselves, a traditional estate car is far more practical and the luggage area is better shaped and proportioned and doesn't rely on piling stuff up. Also more aerodynamic / fuel efficient and rides better.
Kell
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I know we’re dragging this massively off-topic, but our A6 was one of the Le Mans special editions. Too low and too long.
Despite having quattro in (not even that) deep snow it would beach itself. It also wouldn’t go on the drive of our old house as it had a peak and it would ground out.
Speed bumps were a problem as you couldn’t straddle them and the final straw was the fact that my wife found it too low for her back.
I think I would have preferred something like an A6 Allroad or a Volvo XC70 Cross Country. Slightly higher up, but not a full-on SUV.
Despite having quattro in (not even that) deep snow it would beach itself. It also wouldn’t go on the drive of our old house as it had a peak and it would ground out.
Speed bumps were a problem as you couldn’t straddle them and the final straw was the fact that my wife found it too low for her back.
I think I would have preferred something like an A6 Allroad or a Volvo XC70 Cross Country. Slightly higher up, but not a full-on SUV.
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EltonFrog
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Not half!
Kell
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Wouldn’t be an internet forum if it didn’t go off on a tangent.
Some people don’t like others going off on a tangent cos it’s a sin.
berlinonaut
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Coming slowly back to the tread topic: What would Pythagoras' wife say about the Brompton rear frame triangle?
I don’t know, what did Pythagarus’s wife say about the Brompton rear frame triangle?…
a.twiddler
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Mrs Pythagoras would probably have said, well, I'm no Euclidean mathematician but he's always banging on about the importance of a fact that he's supposedly discovered, “In a right-angled triangle, the square of the hypotenuse side is equal to the sum of squares of the other two sides“.
Can you eat it? Can you wear it? Will it pay the bills? I keep telling him, never mind all this airy fairy stuff. Get off yer behind and get a job! Does he listen? Any way, what's a rear triangle? What's a frame? What's a Brompton? What's a bicycle?
Can you eat it? Can you wear it? Will it pay the bills? I keep telling him, never mind all this airy fairy stuff. Get off yer behind and get a job! Does he listen? Any way, what's a rear triangle? What's a frame? What's a Brompton? What's a bicycle?
404 Not Found Anywhere
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To get back off topic again if you have Brompton and a hankering for a Mk 2 Mazda MX-5, you may indulge yourself. Mine fitted perfectly in the boot (though if you have an extending seatpost, maybe not). For that matter you can also fit a split Moulton AM in one too (so long as you don’t mind the front half sitting in the passenger footwell/ seat)
berlinonaut
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Interested to learn about your experiences with the Brompton Backpack! I've waited for years that Brompton would release one but once they did I did not like the looks - so no personal experience but very curious. I was lucky and managed to get hold of a slightly used Lumabag Urban Traveller instead via classifieds (so achievable) and like it very much.
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EltonFrog
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I shall report back from time to time, thus far I’ve had a short 7 mile trip using it to town and back today, I am pleased to report that expectations have been met.
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EltonFrog
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A bijou updatette.
Almost a year since I bought the B, almost 900 miles ridden, 3 tours, 4 countries. No major changes, and it’s been a joy to own and ride. I bought the OFF YER BIKE carry handle, which is excellent, a Decathlon fabric bottle holder, cheap as chips and useful for keys and other items. I have just added a Quadlock phone holder, but not used it yet, and a Brown Brooks B17 which I ordered today.
Slovakia.
Hawaii.
Almost a year since I bought the B, almost 900 miles ridden, 3 tours, 4 countries. No major changes, and it’s been a joy to own and ride. I bought the OFF YER BIKE carry handle, which is excellent, a Decathlon fabric bottle holder, cheap as chips and useful for keys and other items. I have just added a Quadlock phone holder, but not used it yet, and a Brown Brooks B17 which I ordered today.
Slovakia.
Hawaii.
