I missed this thread the first time around. I too am a Brompton owner but the bike never really caught on with me. I just found the bike uncomfortable and not fun to ride. Plus when you have a Riv, ask yourself what bike would you rather ride? So the pair, (his and hers) sat in a closet and we used them for when guests came.
Last fall, I had a change of location for my school and I would have to park my Rivendell downtown on the street everyday which was too high risk for me. So I started taking my Brompton and bringing it into my office so it wouldn't get stolen or stripped. The more I rode the bike the more it became the perfect commuter bike when in downtown traffic. When the snow and icy streets came I installed studded tires. Now I really like the bike for commuting. I always tell people you buy a Brompton for the fold, you buy anything else for the ride. When your bike is with you all the time, you don't have to worry about theft and in my city of Toronto, that is a big deal. It's still not comfortable, my limit for a commute is 45 minutes on it. Anything longer I would want to ride my Sam Hillborne. In the end the Rivendell is a nice compliment to my Brompton. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
