you'll be fine on a Brompton a man of your calibre! I have only done one FNRTTC on my Brompton and suffered one of the only punctures I have ever had on a night ride. Unfortunately I didn't have a clue how to remove the rear wheel and had to call for help from some other Bromptoneers. I have since learnt how to fix rear wheel Brompton punctures.
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StuAff
Silencing his legs regularly
- Location
- Portsmouth
Bread pudding? That's magic. Just the thing for carb loading for the sprint challenge.
Be warned, ladies and gents, anyone who gets the last bit of Victoria sponge before a certain Jamaican person has had some risks a kick in the shins....
StuAff
Silencing his legs regularly
- Location
- Portsmouth
And the answer to long distances on a folding bike is of course......something with 20" wheels and lots of gears 
kimble
Veteran
This is mostly about adequate preparation. Whatever you're riding, you need the right tools and spares, and to know how to use them. But the Brompton 3-speed hub doesn't half complicate puncture repairs, as to a lesser extent do the annoyingly non-quick-release brakes.
Of course, in normal circumstances, a folding bike lends itself to jump-on-a-train/bus/taxi-and-sort-it-out-later tactics.
kimble
Veteran
And the answer to long distances on a folding bike is of course......something with 20" wheels and lots of gears
Today I have been mostly riding an ICE Sprint RS
StuAff
Silencing his legs regularly
- Location
- Portsmouth
Chutney has proved a most excellent long distance ride. The titanium one and the carbon one remain the centurions of choice, but the folding one still makes me grin every time I ride it..Today I have been mostly riding an ICE Sprint RS
OP
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rb58
Enigma
- Location
- Bexley, Kent
You're not selling it team...... <<strikes Brompton from potential new bike list>>
Ignore them and buy one.
mmmmartin
Random geezer
If your want a folder that behaves like a big bike have a look at an Airnimal. EBay found me one that did very good service as a commuter bike. It doesn't fold anywhere near as quickly, or a small, as a Brompton but it rides like a racer. The folding takes a couple of minutes rather than 10 seconds, but it will get you through the barrier at a London railway station during the bike ban hours.
The downside is the cost, getting on for two grand for a new one. Hence eBay.
The downside is the cost, getting on for two grand for a new one. Hence eBay.
The Victoria Sponges are being made solely for you. You may of course share what's leftVictoria Sponge lover here. I'd like to request the equivalent of half a cake is set aside for me, please and thanks. Yes, I will fight anyone who even thinks about waving sticky/oily mitts in its direction
kimble
Veteran
Indeed. Bromptons are lovely. I just think they're rubbish for long rides. But bear in mind I think anything with a saddle is rubbish for long rides, so it's mostly not the Brompton's fault.
StuAff's point about the 20" Dahon is valid though. They're much better bikes for riding, while Bromptons are much better bikes for folding. Which is best depends what you're using it for, doesn't it?
(And the ICE Sprint is an armchair on wheels with lots of gears that technically folds. You wouldn't reliably get one on a train at any time of day, though, because TOCs are disablist bastards. Hence you tend not to see many of them on Fridays rides.)
