No -- just me :lol:. Its great when the rain does come, but I prefer not to be out in it. Chicken I guess. I'm not worried about the bike getting wet or dirty. That's not a problem really. I just don't want to spend the time cleaning it if I don't have to. For the very few times it does rain here, it doesn't impede much on riding. A day or two missed can be tolerated, but anything longer -- :notamused:

Congratulations on the decision and nice bike! When researching bicycles on the forum, I'm sure I saw someone say something along the lines of "Buy right, buy once.". I'm sorry I don't remember who it was. You certainly went all the way!

"Buy right, buy once". Great statement that's for sure. Whoever worded that was gang on. I had purchased two much cheaper FB, but was soon very disappointed with them because of the low quality and issues with defective parts. They are going back tomorrow. I didn't buy once, but I feel I did buy right -- this time. Yes, I guess I did go all the way :).

RE "buy right, buy once".
Buying slightly wrong has been fun in my case.


Maybe.....
buy as cheap as you can ,try , enjoy, sell, don't lose too much money(often make a profit), buy again untill happy for now, reconsider.....


But Its not quite as snappy!!!

Persoanlly, I am on my 3rd brommie and might finally keep my present one after fitting bull bars etc.

Think I have had 20 folders now as an adult and I restored a couple when a teenager.

Congratulations. :D My wife and I just purchased a pair of Bromptons from Al and Donna at Portapedal. Great folks to deal with.

Well I'll be jiggered. Aren't Al and Donna two of the nicest people. What a great establishment they have. I was even impressed with the acoustic guitar rooms they have. My wife's got her eye on an electric Guild acoustic. That will be some time in the future. We still have one more folder to go first, then will check into the Guild.

Cheers
Wayne

Congratulations Still Pedaling. You made almost the same decision as I did last week. I bought the three speed version M3L. I came to this after a devious route in which I bought a couple of far east 'knockoffs', one a BBrompton KO and the other a Strida KO. Both were a lot of fun and the B KO was quite practical since I rode over 4000 miles on it (that was the measured mileage from my bike computer). Then the frame suffered a failure.

I love my Brompton and have now covered just over forty miles on it, including a 19 mile run down to the coast and back. I live about 9 miles from the sea and went down for a longer ride on the Brompton last Sunday.

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The gearing is fine for me at the moment, but there may be hills around here where the 45" bottom gear is a bit high. I haven't worked out exactly what the low gear is yet, but it is slightly lower than the Merc is since that has a 52 tooth chainwheel and I think this one is a 50 tooth one. They both have the same wheel diameter and rear cog. Mostly, I am riding in 2nd or 3rd gear and only rarely drop to the 1st, so I think I will be mostly fine with the three speed.

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Thanks. I like the color of your Brommie. Very nice blue. You certainly live in a beautiful area for cycling. Where is that seaside located?

I have the 6-speed model, so having the extra cog will definitely allow for some serious climbing. I don't really need it at present unless I decide to tackle some of the mountain roads. That will have to wait until I clear up my heart situation. Easy does it for the mean time.

What are the gear ranges on yours? Do you have the standard 3-speed or the -12, -18, or +8%? Mine is the 6-speed -12% (29 to 88) for touring. Its perfect for the type of riding I will be doing. That's one of the great things about the Brompton because you can customize/order the gearing to what ever suits your riding needs without having to change it out later.

Enjoy those coastline rides.

Cheers
Wayne

Hi Wayne,

I live in Newcastle upon Tyne in the North East of England.

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=ne...HojR7AbDx4GYAg

The extra rear cog will definitely get you up some much steeper hills than mine will climb.

I modified my old fake Brompton (Merc) with a dual chainwheel and front changer and ran a 53 tooth chain wheel and a 39 tooth one which gave me a range of 33 inches to 80 inches. That would climb anything. I used that bike for touring on a few occasions and rode it fifty miles into some hilly country near here and camped in a jungle hammock overnight and then rode back.

I think your B will give you a similar level of low gear and high gear to that bike of mine.

My gear ratios on the new B are the standard SRF-3 ones; low gear of -25% ( about 45"), mid gear direct drive of about 60" and a high gear +33% of around about 80". Actually, the gear inches stated might be a tad lower than that, perhaps 3.3%. The new bike has two less teeth on the front chainwheel than the old one I have. The more accurate gear inches (reduced by 3.3%) would be: 43, 58, 77 inches.

I put the six speed stuff on after this trip on the old fake B. A hundred miles in two days and quite a bit of hilly riding took it out of me with that load onboard.

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Home of Newcastle United! I love football. We call it soccer here. I don't know why, because what we call football, the feet are only used for starting the game and second half along with punts, field goals and converting touchdowns.

One of my favorite brews -- Newcastle Brown Ale :). You have a decent ride out to the North Sea coast. Do you ride along the River Tyne, or do you take the Coast and Beach Roads? I see from the picture you are riding along a pathway. Is that along the River Tyne by any chance? Must be a nice ride for sure. I see from your packs, you must have to prepare for some changing weather, By the way, what is that kick stand you are using on the fake B? I don't suppose it can be fitted on the Brommie. It would save having to flip the rear wheel each time you stop.

My 88" gear is OK for cruising as long as you are on flats because the cadence is low -- unless of course you have a mind to chase cars. I'll leave that game to the local dog population. :)

Enjoy those great rides out there. A hundred miles in two days with all that gear -- I would collapse for sure.

Cheers
Wayne

I'm such a horrible person. This is how I misread one of the sentences.

It's a ContourGPS. Although now that the company is going out of business; I wouldn't recommend it.
If it was me getting another sports cam; I would get the Sony Action cam.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7jfcWEkSrI

Holy cow, you had me worried for a minute. Man, if I had done a typo on that and those NICE people had read what I said I would never be able to show my face again. Besides, there is no other place to take my Brommie for service. :)

I do like your sense of humor though -- right up my families alley. We are one crazy bunch :D.

That made me think of this: Nicest Mom or Incest Mom? Take your pick.

http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=339856

In my video, I was showing the viewer how the beam looked from different angles.
Helmet, fork, frame. But my personal preference is helmet mounting. I have "lit up"
a few drivers who were going to run a stop sign/light across my right of way. ;)

That's a shame that Contour is going out of business. Perhaps they were having hard time competing with Go Pro. The Sony model looks interesting. One thing I do appreciate about Sony cams is their incredible image stabilization system.

Oooo. I can't image why they allowed that plate request. I'm sure you are not the first to think that.

Definitely the helmet mount would be the way to go for safety reasons. The movement of the light is going to attract the attention of motorists, especially if you shine it right in their face. :thumb:

I like Sony's offerings... they're like the Contour in basic design, one reason I didn't go with the blocky point-and-shoot looks of the GoPro. I bought my Contour Roam (model 1600) about 8 months ago for under $100 and was really happy with it although it took awhile to find a good solid mounting solution. About a month ago I updated the firmware with a version actaully intended for the Roam2 and am ecstatic with the results. I can now record at 60 fps instead of only 30fps and my lighting options, when using StoryTeller to configure settings, really expand on the camera's usability. So although Contour is out of business, it just may be a great deal for the right person at the right price.

I was looking at the Roam 2 and its about $160. What about the possibility of not being able to have access to any firmware updates later on, whether for you model 1600, or even the Roam 2? My concern is if I came across the model 1600 for a song, I would like to take advantage of 60fps, especially important if its attached to a bike.