On 1 Jun 2013, at 15:27, Godfrey DiGiorgi <[email protected]> wrote: > I've got this nice Bianchi which I never ride, for various reasons. But I've > been wanting to get back into riding every day for a little bit at least. So > ... > > I wanted something that I could easily put in the car (two-seat sports car), > that was easy to get on and off, that was simple and low maintenance, and > that was comfortable and nimble. Doesn't have to be fast, doesn't have to be > capable of cross country or touring use. Just portable, useful, nice to ride, > and fun. >
Even before I saw the link I knew it was a Brompton! Are they well-known outside the UK? They are actually hand-made in London. Great bikes. They have quite big gears and are generally the only small-wheeled bike - ridden by young men with colossal thighs - that ever overtakes me on my commute. > I ordered one of these: > > https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/25268645/Brompton_Sage-Green.jpg > > Rode one last weekend and I was hooked. Amazingly comfortable and easy to > ride, yet very stable and fun too. Big basket clips on the front that > swallows up my laptop bag for intra-campus commuting during my work day. And > check out how small it can be: > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktJG1L5vdpI > > Should be here by the end of the coming week. :-) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
