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  • Brompton: First Proper Ride
  • ericemel
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    And I lived!

    10 Miles to work from Wimbledon to Farringdon – my surprises:

    – Bike is great! But I won’t break any speed records on it.
    – CS7 the bike superhighway – is actually pretty damn good
    – Very surprised how few people jumped lights

    piedidiformaggio
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    Just make sure you keep the tyres pumped up to 100psi, makes a world of difference.

    Holborn Circus is being re-engineered, so expect some nonsense to start around there any minute, with any luck they’ll have fully reopened Holborn Viaduct first, but I doubt it

    poolman
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    well done – I used to do Kingston – Strand – not always on a Brompton. There’s a Brompton group meet up in Richmond Park.

    Safe riding

    no_eyed_deer
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    I reckon those things, with their insy tiny wheels, must accelerate like the millennium falcon doing the kesel run!

    brakes
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    0-15mph in 0.000001s. Maximum speed of 16mph. 😀

    aP
    Free Member

    I shall be riding mine back home from North Greenwich tonight. Probably a part train commute as 20 mikes on a Brompton after work is a bit much.

    Gotama
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    I’m going to give one a go tomorrow for part of my commute. Should be about 6.5 miles in from the robin hood roundabout. Never been on a folding bike but it makes more sense than a full size and a rack for my needs so I signed up to the Brompton Dock to have a go. Usual 29er to 16 inch should be interesting 😀

    MrWoppit
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    – CS7 the bike superhighway – is actually pretty damn good
    – Very surprised how few people jumped lights

    Clearly, you don’t ride the same “CS7” that I do, from Colliers Wood to L’Enfant du Castille..

    ericemel
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    Clearly, you don’t ride the same “CS7” that I do, from Colliers Wood to L’Enfant du Castille..

    The very same one. Much easier than Wimbledon to CW with no dedicated cycle way – I pretty much cruised the whole way no worries, just needed to avoid the odd bus.

    I reckon those things, with their insy tiny wheels, must accelerate like the millennium falcon doing the kesel run!

    Pretty much! I was away first every light very quickly caught up by road bikes though.

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