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Old 04-18-25 | 09:27 PM
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Originally Posted by tcs
Richard's Bicycle Book, page 63. The book's drawing was taken from this photograph which appeared in Bike World magazine:



Compared to a Raleigh or Peugeot folder of the early 1970s, the Bickerton was a revolution in small folded size and light weight. As a bicycle, it was overly flexible, the ergonomics were odd and the handling was an acquired taste at best. Back in the day, modified for touring:

That's the pic/drawing! Well done sir!

Wow that's a big chainring on the tourer. Not unlike light touring on a Brompton with just a big front bag, multimode transport is easy. I can only picture touring on my Dahon Speed because at this point in modifications, it sacrifices little versus a 700c touring bike, in fact, the agility of the 20" wheels helps counteract the heavy steering of a fully-loaded tourer.
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