PING: Guy

"wafflycat" <waffles*A*T*v21net*D*O*T*co*D*O*T*uk>typed

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Guy, weren't you supposed to have been getting a Brommie soon? You've made
no mention of it arriving. Has it arrived? Are you enjoying the folding &
unfolding? Novelty worn off yet? Don't be reticent on coming forward.

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Cheers, helen s ;-)

DKUATB! ;-)

He has it and has been busy folding and unfoldingi

Look at 'A Pleasant Surprise'....

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Edgware.

Helen Deborah Vecht said:

DKUATB

I'm just unbending the meter of my irony-o-meter, which went off the
scale when it read Helen's post.

It's in the Brompton bag.

fold- unfold - fold - unfold

Did I mention my new Brompton?

Novelty not worn off yet...

Guy
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"wafflycat" <waffles*A*T*v21net*D*O*T*co*D*O*T*uk>typed

Quoted message said:

Guy, weren't you supposed to have been getting a Brommie soon? You've
made
no mention of it arriving. Has it arrived? Are you enjoying the folding &
unfolding? Novelty worn off yet? Don't be reticent on coming forward.

Quoted message said:

Cheers, helen s ;-)

DKUATB! ;-)

Wot?! You mean he's made a mention of it already?? Fancy that! I hadn't
noticed ;-)

Cheers, helen s

wafflycat said:

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"wafflycat" <waffles*A*T*v21net*D*O*T*co*D*O*T*uk>typed

Quoted message said:

Guy, weren't you supposed to have been getting a Brommie soon? You've
made
no mention of it arriving. Has it arrived? Are you enjoying the folding
& unfolding? Novelty worn off yet? Don't be reticent on coming forward.

Quoted message said:

Cheers, helen s ;-)

DKUATB! ;-)

Wot?! You mean he's made a mention of it already?? Fancy that! I hadn't
noticed ;-)

Helen,
tribes in the Amazon rainforest are already chanting 'fold-unfold
fold-unfold'

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Helen,
tribes in the Amazon rainforest are already chanting 'fold-unfold
fold-unfold'

Ah! Here's me thinking it was just my tummy rumbling after eating beans, but
now I know the real cause :-)

Cheers, helen s

John Hearns said:

Helen,
tribes in the Amazon rainforest are already chanting 'fold-unfold
fold-unfold'

And setting off massive tornadoes in the Midwest USA as a consequence ;-)

--
Tony

"A facility for quotation covers the absence of original thought" Lord
Peter Wimsey (Dorothy L. Sayers)

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John Hearns said:

Helen,
tribes in the Amazon rainforest are already chanting 'fold-unfold
fold-unfold'

And setting off massive tornadoes in the Midwest USA as a consequence ;-)

Waterspouts were seen off the North Norfolk coast the other day. Can this be
the fault of Guy??

Cheers, helen s

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--
Tony

"A facility for quotation covers the absence of original thought" Lord
Peter Wimsey (Dorothy L. Sayers)

wafflycat said:

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John Hearns said:

Helen,
tribes in the Amazon rainforest are already chanting 'fold-unfold
fold-unfold'

And setting off massive tornadoes in the Midwest USA as a consequence ;-)

Waterspouts were seen off the North Norfolk coast the other day. Can
this be the fault of Guy??

According to chaos theory, once something happens in the Amazon there's
no telling what the consequences will be. So it was probably either Guy
or Global Warming wot did it.

--
Tony

"A facility for quotation covers the absence of original thought" Lord
Peter Wimsey (Dorothy L. Sayers)

you know? said:

fold- unfold - fold - unfold

Did I mention my new Brompton?

Shouldn't the word "ride" appear in that sequence somewhere?

Heh, my "new" Moulton Stowaway (1964 model) hit the road on the same day
as your Brommie. I'll bet (5p) it's done more miles!

Mike

On Wed, 25 May 2005 21:06:25 +0100, Mike Causer
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Shouldn't the word "ride" appear in that sequence somewhere?

I knew I was forgetting something!

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Heh, my "new" Moulton Stowaway (1964 model) hit the road on the same day
as your Brommie. I'll bet (5p) it's done more miles!

I should have put the magnet on the back wheel to catch all those
flips under...

18.4 miles.

Guy
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simple, neat and wrong" - HL Mencken

you know? said:

Quoted message said:

Heh, my "new" Moulton Stowaway (1964 model) hit the road on the same day
as your Brommie. I'll bet (5p) it's done more miles!

Quoted message said:

18.4 miles.

B*gger! Owe you a bob. Well now I've got a 19T sprocket for it (single
speed hub) I'll be doing more, but that Middlemore saddle has got to go.

Mike

Guy,

Time to move on surely. You've had it _days_ now and you _still_
haven't listed any modifications.

For the record my L6 has:
Front fork mounted Nordlicht and modified lumitec front lamp
Cateye Mitty 8
A2B front mud flap (fab)
Whiplock (cable lock in handle bars)
Bar ends
Flite Ti Saddle
No Brompton sticker (it creased too much when carried) - come on they
aren't exactly hard to miss!
Jubilee clip rear suspension adjustment
Cateye rear LED
Toeclips

Wish list is Ti front and back plus an avc carbon fibre seat post and
ideally some CF bars as well :-)

By the way, the stealth black is a perfect match for BMW black touch up
paint in Halfords. So you know the colour of mine.

Lastly since you are enjoying folding, be careful of "The Curse of the
Brompton Folding Pedal". The pedal has a habit of taking chunks out of
the paint on the main frame when folded - you have been warned...

regards

Daren
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Mike Causer said:

you know? said:

fold- unfold - fold - unfold

Did I mention my new Brompton?

Shouldn't the word "ride" appear in that sequence somewhere?

Heh, my "new" Moulton Stowaway (1964 model) hit the road on the same day
as your Brommie. I'll bet (5p) it's done more miles!

I occasionally browse eBay looking at old Moultons, and noticed the bike
man on the market had one not long ago. None of them that I've seen have
been Stowaways though.

Tony Raven said:

John Hearns said:

Helen,
tribes in the Amazon rainforest are already chanting 'fold-unfold
fold-unfold'

And setting off massive tornadoes in the Midwest USA as a consequence ;-)

enough about Helen's tummy full of beans!

James

daren said:

Time to move on surely. You've had it _days_ now and you _still_
haven't listed any modifications.

True. I have bar-ends to fit, the SON, I just fitted some lights, a
cordless computer, the optional Brooks might count as a mod, I've
switched the pedals to (and from) SPDs and I had them change the tyres
to Marathons.

But it is still pretty much as supplied...

Guy
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Just zis Guy said:

daren said:

Time to move on surely. You've had it _days_ now and you _still_
haven't listed any modifications.

True. I have bar-ends to fit, the SON, I just fitted some lights, a
cordless computer, the optional Brooks might count as a mod, I've
switched the pedals to (and from) SPDs and I had them change the tyres
to Marathons.

But it is still pretty much as supplied...

Guy

Must do modification is a jubilee clip round the left crank, body to the
inside. Position it right and tighten it up and your folding pedal
won't overfold and gouge chunks out the paintwork.

For people your and my size the Birdy yellow elastomer and a couple of
minutes with a Stanley knife is a much better replacement for the rubber
suspension block.

My final big mod is to get the SRAM 3 speed twist grip that goes with
the hub. Much better than the lever shifter it comes with and a pretty
cheap upgrade.

--
Tony

"A facility for quotation covers the absence of original thought" Lord
Peter Wimsey (Dorothy L. Sayers)

wafflycat said:

Guy, weren't you supposed to have been getting a Brommie soon? You've
made no mention of it arriving. Has it arrived? Are you enjoying the
folding & unfolding? Novelty worn off yet? Don't be reticent on coming
forward.

Cheers, helen s ;-)

You've not been paying attention :-)

Alan Braggins said:

I occasionally browse eBay looking at old Moultons, and noticed the bike
man on the market had one not long ago. None of them that I've seen have
been Stowaways though.

Mine came from JSM (a mutual friend), who I suspect was clearing space for
kayaks. The separability is not as easy as an AM or APB, and leaves you
with two pieces of bike, not a compacted one. Later Stowaways had two
gears, but this only has one -- the first single-speed bike I've owned
since 1960. It does have a certain charm, and the ride is very soft, but
the compromise of that one gear means I won't be going far from home on it.

I might use it to come over to your place when whatever you've ordered
from D-Tek arrives ;-)

Oh yes, the consensus on the Moulton mailing list is that many of the
bikes on eBay go for quite a lot more than they're worth, except for a
4-speed Standard someone picked up for a fiver this week.

Mike

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wafflycat said:

Guy, weren't you supposed to have been getting a Brommie soon? You've
made no mention of it arriving. Has it arrived? Are you enjoying the
folding & unfolding? Novelty worn off yet? Don't be reticent on coming
forward.

Cheers, helen s ;-)

You've not been paying attention :-)

You mean he's got one? I'm surprised he hasn't done loads of posts reading
as fold, unfold, fold, unfold... ;-)

Cheers, helen s