Folding Bikes - the super brompton

Maybe one would need to purchase another cheaper bike as well so the armed guard to prevent bike jacking can ride alongside you. Maybe two armed guards would be better. They could ride one either side like when GWB went out on his mountain bike, or they could follow on in a hummer with a top gun at the ready.

Do you need armed guards with you so not to be in imprisoned by the counterfitt bike police?

Do you need armed guards with you so not to be in imprisoned by the counterfitt bike police?
What's counterfeit about it? The one they just sold on eBay was a Brompton- with many mods. The UFB is not, nor is it described as such, it's built from scratch, though it clearly follows the original design template. If Brompton had a problem with Len, they'd have sued by now. And I quote from the PDF :"I was invited to be a Keynote Speaker at the first “Folder Forum” in Weymouth, England [where I first met Andrew Ritchie in person, who—despite my being forewarned might disapprove of the modifications and reinterpretation I had visited upon his noble-yet-humble Brompton design—greeted me with genuine interest and was quite generously supportive, as he has continued to be over the years. [One employee of the company later quipped over a beer, “sure—youʼre our free R&D department!”)]".

I did say this is the bike Brompton should be building 'in many respects'. One respect I didn't mean is the price...Certainly many of Len's ideas could be used on the production line, like those of modders like Steve Parry and Ben Cooper- it's a shame their ideas haven't been picked up by the factory.

What's counterfeit about it?

I was joking about Evil V "counterfiet" bikes( strida copy + merc) not the Superbrompton,

I agree with your comment its a shame that expensive bespoke brompton mods have not being taken up by the brompton factory. Some of the issues discussed in Evil V "brompton get of your ass" thread.

I noticed the Brompton didn't sell. I guess the price was too high that no one was able to buy it. I suspect it was selling for over $3,000.00 USD!

I was joking about Evil V "counterfiet" bikes( strida copy + merc) not the Superbrompton,

I agree with your comment its a shame that expensive bespoke brompton mods have not being taken up by the brompton factory. Some of the issues discussed in Evil V "brompton get of your ass" thread.

No - I fear no evil as I am well hard.

:)

I have no negative vibes for Brompton. They are excellent. I only went the copy way because the Brompton sales channel were content to make me wait for about three months. That's not my style. Nobody makes me wait. If they try, I buy an inferior product - though in the case of the merc - not much inferior and a hell of a lot cheaper - but I digress - as usual.

I can't imagine improving on titanium in durability/weight ratio. It should last forever and if all the consumable parts are standard then the total cost of ownership over 30-50 years could actually be lower than a Brompton. To me, it seems like a good product, but to invest so much in unproven enhancements/features is too risky. So for now I'll leave it to the playboys.

On the other hand, one could just spend $2000 on an equivalent nonfolder and invest the other $10,000 in a "bribe fund" for train conductors and security guards. :p Or $3000 on a good roadie, $2000 on a good Brompton, and pick the right tool for the job.

Yes, and until O'Bree came along, nobody had imagined changing riding position... and still nobody commercially has picked up on his point about how far apart your feet are on any 'standard' bike. I agree with 'leave it to the playboys' and refer back to my other point: The majority of us could achieve 'faster' through personal weight loss and improved fitness. That doesn't include you 54kg folk :rolleyes:, nor the super-fit :rolleyes:

Yes, and until O'Bree came along, nobody had imagined changing riding position... :

It's Obree, I think, Graeme Obree. Have you see the film of his efforts, The Flying Scotsman ? very interesting. Of course he coudn't post here, his bikes didn't fold.

http://cyclinginfo.co.uk/cyclists/obree/graeme-obree-bikes/

That doesn't include you 54kg folk :rolleyes:, nor the super-fit :rolleyes:

:thumb: Thank you very much! :D

.... Of course he coudn't post here, his bikes didn't fold.



But he would have made it fold, if he thought it would make him faster. (Note.. him, not the bike any faster; 'cause the bike is inert until someone gets on and rides it! :lol:) A fine example of someone who didn't let conventional thinking get in the way of progress; unlike the officials of UCI.:innocent:

Been waiting for this guy! surpassed expectations.