My Brompton did something amazing today
04-13-14 | 07:50 PM
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My Brompton did something amazing today
It fit on the floor in front of the seat in my tiny Ford Focus. The hatchback was full of tools and stuff so I was going to put it on the back seat. But then I thought I’ll see if it fits on the floor first, didn’t expect it to, but to my surprise it just dropped right in there 
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04-13-14 | 08:51 PM
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Bikes: Fully customized 11-spd MTB built on 2014 Santa Cruz 5010 frame; Brompton S2E-X 2014; Brompton M3E 2014
If fit on the floor in front of the seat in my tiny Ford Focus. The hatchback was full of tools and stuff so I was going to put it on the back seat. But then I thought I’ll see if it fits on the floor first, didn’t expect it to, but to my surprise it just dropped right in there
04-13-14 | 10:18 PM
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Bikes: Nishiki Prestige, Reign, IH Warrior, Rockhopper, Brompton, Q-Bike, Forever, Free-Ride, Dahon, Merckx Premium, Litespeed Teramo, Raleigh MTi 1000, Motobecane Fly Ti, OnOne 456, Kona Unit, Transition TransAM
I like the bike (s-bar) and the car. I also like the Rubik's cube in your cup holder.
04-14-14 | 04:40 AM
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Focus is not tiny. Ka is. 
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04-14-14 | 10:36 AM
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Bikes: Giant Excursion, Raleigh Sports, Raleigh R.S.W. Compact, Motobecane? and about 20 more! OMG
Nice of the Ford engineers to think of that...
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Webshots is bailing out, if you find any of my posts with corrupt picture files and want to see them corrected please let me know. :(
ISO: A late 1980's Giant Iguana MTB frameset (or complete bike) 23" Red with yellow graphics.
"Cycling should be a way of life, not a hobby.
RIDE, YOU FOOL, RIDE!"_Nicodemus
"Steel: nearly a thousand years of metallurgical development
Aluminum: barely a hundred
Which one would you rather have under your butt at 30mph?"_krazygluon
04-18-14 | 12:01 PM
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Bikes: 3 folders, 2 recumbents (1 is electric), 1 recumbent trike, 1 touring, 1 mountain, 1 road bike -- So many bicycles, so little time.
It fit on the floor in front of the seat in my tiny Ford Focus. The hatchback was full of tools and stuff so I was going to put it on the back seat. But then I thought I’ll see if it fits on the floor first, didn’t expect it to, but to my surprise it just dropped right in there
Here it is in the cargo area in back:
See this thread for a discussion of this bike: Who else wants one of these?
04-18-14 | 12:14 PM
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Compare the size of the Brompton with this one in the back seat of my Kia Sportage with the front passenger seat in a normal fore-aft position similar to the driver's seat. (I'm 5'10" tall, so the seat is in an average position.) Notice the height difference of this bike versus the Brompton, compared with car seat. Also notice that this bike has the chain within the folded bike, like the Brompton does, so it's not exposing the car interior to the greasy chain. (Click on picture to enlarge them.)
Here it is in the cargo area in back:
See this thread for a discussion of this bike: Who else wants one of these?
Here it is in the cargo area in back:
See this thread for a discussion of this bike: Who else wants one of these?
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04-18-14 | 12:53 PM
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Bikes: 3 folders, 2 recumbents (1 is electric), 1 recumbent trike, 1 touring, 1 mountain, 1 road bike -- So many bicycles, so little time.
Actually, when it comes to small, the Ka (similar to the Fiat 500 sold in the US), is massive. Look at this truly small car: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJfSS0ZXYdo 
