Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/07/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Ha, finally one I feel qualified to answer, after all this time lurking and asking the occasional dub question... I have quite thoroughly researched this issue before settling for a British Brompton. Would buy it again instantly if I even need another! It serves me well in heavy Amsterdam street traffic, folds away nicely in a corner of the bar when drinking beer (never leave it outside in Amsterdam) or along with my coat at the opera house. It also is a brilliant companion on my holidays, using it for 40 km+ day trips (even off road, I have the 6 speed one) when I am traveling with my motor home. In fact, I am taking it along to Croatia right now. The thing to look for is the comfort in riding the thing. There are others that are lighter, fold more nifty into your shirt pocket and are cheaper, but you want to be comfortable on longer rides. That according to me the Brompton does best. And hey - to keep it at least slightly on topic - it comes with a genuine screw mount too! Good luck, Erik On 13/07/2009, photo.forrest at earthlink.net <photo.forrest at earthlink.net> wrote: > Moultons are still decent bikes but for the best folding bike with the best > components for the money, you'd be better served by a Bike Friday model. > They fold up amazingly small & a few people here in Philly sling them under > their arm on a strap then bring them into the office instead of locking a > bike up out on the street. > Phil Forrest > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Jefffery Smith <jsmith342 at gmail.com> > Subj: [Leica] OT!!! Folding Bikes > Date: Sun Jul 12, 2009 21:13 > Size: 589 bytes > To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > > This is the most European group of friends I have, so I have to assume > that someone (more than one) owns a folding bicycle. I would like to > have one in my trunk (oops, that's what we call the storage space on > the back of the auto) at all times. Do I go with a cheap Citizen, or > that more expensive British model that looks absolutely fab? Or that > triangular Japanese model that I can fold up in 7 seconds? > > Jeffery > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > --- message truncated --- > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Erik van der Meulen <erik at avondel.com>