Originally Posted by
tdonline
Hmmm...interesting about the cromoly, will have to google that.
They should include the luggage mount plate and let customers decide if they want it or the backpack. Surely the bolt mount itself isn't the issue? That's like, what, an inch bump? I have serious doubts about the backpack. It's enormous, blocking out the entire torso of the carrier. If I have the 11 gear hub version with a rack and fenders and the bike is nearing the mid-20's in weight--it's not going to be a light carry...at least for the smaller folks like me. And wearing that size of a backpack in the summer when it's 90 degrees with 90 percent humidity doesn't sound like much fun either.
Good point. Honestly I wasn't thinking too hard about the backpack, my other concern was just how 'carryable' it is relative to the brompton. In it's folded state the handlebar is above the top tube you're grabbing to carry with, they briefly show carrying it at 1:47 in the kickstarter video and it seems okay for brief carrying but i'm not as certain carrying longer distances / up stairs. Could maybe be solved via a handle accessory a la the
off yer bike ones for brompton