Folding Bikes - What are the tires on this Brompton?

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timo888
10-20-08, 04:20 AM
Brompton on eBay (http://tinyurl.com/6a6els).

Who makes the tires, please? They're listed on the spec sheet as the Greens.

Regards
T

cyclistjohn
10-20-08, 05:40 AM
Brompton on eBay (http://tinyurl.com/6a6els).

Who makes the tires, please? They're listed on the spec sheet as the Greens.

Regards
T

Brompton - see:

http://brompton.co.uk/content.asp?p=4&l=1&view=8
bykerouac
10-20-08, 06:22 AM
Wow, that is one beautifully tricked out Brompton. I wonder how it fold with the direct pull brakes. It sure looks lovely with those components - I wonder if it has a Ti back end

About the tires, they are bullet proof. I have the same tires on my Brompton and have yet to suffer a flat since I got the bike here in NYC.

timo888
10-20-08, 06:51 AM
Brompton - see:

http://brompton.co.uk/content.asp?p=4&l=1&view=8

I was wondering who makes them? Are they Primos? No, they have a reflective wall.
Regards
T
LittlePixel
10-20-08, 09:58 AM
Looking at the big photos on the flickr pages linked from the auction, the rear frame and forks aren't Ti - you can see the gold/brass brazing around the joints. I guess it'd be pretty hard to add v-brake bosses to Ti parts unless you know someone that can source/ fabricate and then weld on the parts.

Always nice to see a nicely modded B - It looks sweet with those low-angle riser bars and aeroheat rims... :)
Low gearing though. Spin much?

PS - 'Greens' are made directly for Brompton by an undisclosed supplier.