My First Brompton

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1. Mike Smith
   Posted September 30, 2008 at 2:37 pm | Permalink

   Al, I’m so jealous. I have a monster commute; 45 minutes in the morning and about an hour in the evening plus, my daughter rides with me to school. In fact, I’ve just started a blog about the crazy things we see. (http://www.zmikez.com/blog/the_i85_drive) …of course, now that I’m prepared to write about (and photograph) it, all the nutters are in hiding. Good luck with the bike. What do you do about rain?

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2. Andrew Williams
   Posted September 30, 2008 at 1:08 pm | Permalink

   Nice little bikes them, keep good care of them and they’ll last forever.

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3. Alan Pope
   Posted September 28, 2008 at 7:45 pm | Permalink

   I don’t know really as I don’t have a “normal” bike

   I guess there is some difference, especially over rough terrain, but as I’ll mostly be using it to get to and from the train station and work, I doubt I’ll notice that much. The benefit of it being storable at home in a little spot by the door, and similarly on a train is a big bonus.

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4. Mackenzie
   Posted September 28, 2008 at 6:19 pm | Permalink

   Does it ride just like a normal bike? Do the tiny wheels have any effect on how it feels?

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5. Alan Pope
   Posted September 28, 2008 at 7:48 pm | Permalink

   In answer to where my laptop goes, see this blog post http://popey.com/I_Love_My_Ogio_Ubuntu_Laptop_Bag

   It’s faster to cycle than walk, and easier to cycle for 10 mins than walk for 30.

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6. DoruHush
   Posted September 28, 2008 at 9:28 am | Permalink

   Nice! Where will you put the laptop. I can understand why you are happy when you commute, but I don’t understand why faster and sure not why easier. I’m just mean. Way to go, be green!

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7. Alan Pope
   Posted September 28, 2008 at 7:48 pm | Permalink

   It depends. They have a few different models with slightly differing specifications, but they start at around 600 GBP.

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8. nasrullah
   Posted September 28, 2008 at 6:24 pm | Permalink

   It is very nice..how much it costs….

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9. realitygaps
   Posted September 28, 2008 at 11:03 pm | Permalink

   bromptons are the best, i’m on my 3rd

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10. Anonymous
    Posted September 29, 2008 at 10:20 am | Permalink

    I don’t like the look of them and generally find most people that have them are attention seekers.

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11. Michael
    Posted September 27, 2008 at 7:41 pm | Permalink

    Jealous !

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12. mair
    Posted September 28, 2008 at 7:37 pm | Permalink

    where are the pictures of you riding it?

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