After an unbelievable awful day at the office, beer was needed. As I
left the pub and unfolded the Brompton, a couple stopped to watch the
bicycle reveal itself from the tangle of metal.
They were awestruck!
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Al C-F said:
After an unbelievable awful day at the office, beer was needed. As I
left the pub and unfolded the Brompton, a couple stopped to watch the
bicycle reveal itself from the tangle of metal.They were awestruck!
You three should watch me reassemble my dahon with the improved
handlebar arrangement.An elevation of mood is guaranteed.Still,
practice makes perfect.
TerryJ -
Al C-F said:
After an unbelievable awful day at the office, beer was needed. As I
left the pub and unfolded the Brompton, a couple stopped to watch the
bicycle reveal itself from the tangle of metal.They were awestruck!
Tangle of metal? How much had you drunk? A Brompton is really a kind
of breathalyzer, I suppose. -
Squashme said:
Al C-F said:
After an unbelievable awful day at the office, beer was needed. As I
left the pub and unfolded the Brompton, a couple stopped to watch the
bicycle reveal itself from the tangle of metal.They were awestruck!
Tangle of metal? How much had you drunk? A Brompton is really a kind
of breathalyzer, I suppose.<snigger> Yeah, when they find you the next morning, sobbing in the
gutter, wearing a Brompton around your neck, it's the old "Had a few too
many last night did we?". -
Tosspot said:
Squashme said:
Al C-F said:
After an unbelievable awful day at the office, beer was needed. As I
left the pub and unfolded the Brompton, a couple stopped to watch the
bicycle reveal itself from the tangle of metal.They were awestruck!
Tangle of metal? How much had you drunk? A Brompton is really a kind
of breathalyzer, I suppose.<snigger> Yeah, when they find you the next morning, sobbing in the
gutter, wearing a Brompton around your neck, it's the old "Had a few too
many last night did we?".Didn't drink that much - still got the Brompton together in about 15
seconds.Unlike the night the tourer attacked me...
Yes, I know. Unsafe, probably illegal, definitely bad for my (physical)
health. -
Al C-F wrote:
<snip>Quoted message said:
Unlike the night the tourer attacked me...
Yes, I know. Unsafe, probably illegal, definitely bad for my (physical)
health.Never had that. There was the night when the tree attacked me and I
spent a week in hospital debating the titanium/bone interface and
whether it needed copper slip.I'm sure I want a Brompton, I just cant think what for...
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Tosspot said:
Al C-F wrote:
<snip>Quoted message said:
Unlike the night the tourer attacked me...
Yes, I know. Unsafe, probably illegal, definitely bad for my
(physical) health.Never had that. There was the night when the tree attacked me and I
spent a week in hospital debating the titanium/bone interface and
whether it needed copper slip.I'm sure I want a Brompton, I just cant think what for...
Buy me a beer next time you're over and I'll let you ride mine round
Gunwharf.Then you'll know why you want one.
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Al C-F said:
Tosspot said:
Al C-F wrote:
<snip>Quoted message said:
Unlike the night the tourer attacked me...
Yes, I know. Unsafe, probably illegal, definitely bad for my
(physical) health.Never had that. There was the night when the tree attacked me and I
spent a week in hospital debating the titanium/bone interface and
whether it needed copper slip.I'm sure I want a Brompton, I just cant think what for...
Buy me a beer next time you're over and I'll let you ride mine round
Gunwharf.Then you'll know why you want one.
Right, that will be next Tuesday then! Back for a week or so. Post up
here if you don't have my private e-mail addy and I'll send it to you.Hmmmm...HSB...I'd almost forgotten.
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Quoted message said:
I'm sure I want a Brompton, I just cant think what for...
nor can i: http://www.strida.com
no metal tangle there.
noel
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Tosspot said:
Al C-F wrote:
Quoted message said:
Quoted message said:
Buy me a beer next time you're over and I'll let you ride mine round
Gunwharf.Then you'll know why you want one.
Right, that will be next Tuesday then! Back for a week or so. Post up
here if you don't have my private e-mail addy and I'll send it to you.Hmmmm...HSB...I'd almost forgotten.
Just sent one to your work addy (extratcted from here). Tuesday's good.
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Noel said:
Quoted message said:
I'm sure I want a Brompton, I just cant think what for...
nor can i: http://www.strida.com
no metal tangle there.
noel
Looks like something an architect has designed. An architect that
doesn't cycle. -
Noel said:
Quoted message said:
I'm sure I want a Brompton, I just cant think what for...
nor can i: http://www.strida.com
no metal tangle there.
Under "Rider Safety":
"please wear a helmet.
it's not fashionable, but neither is brain damage."Says it all really.
--
Don WhybrowSequi Bonum Non Time
"This seems like a case where we need to shoot the messenger."
(Charlie Kaufman on Cypherpunks list) -
Al C-F <[email hidden]>typed
Quoted message said:
Noel said:
Quoted message said:
I'm sure I want a Brompton, I just cant think what for...
nor can i: http://www.strida.com
no metal tangle there.
noel
Quoted message said:
Looks like something an architect has designed. An architect that
doesn't cycle.One who doesn't have balls...
....any more.--
Helen D. Vecht: [email hidden]
Edgware. -
Don Whybrow <[email hidden]>typed
Quoted message said:
Noel said:
Quoted message said:
I'm sure I want a Brompton, I just cant think what for...
nor can i: http://www.strida.com
no metal tangle there.
Quoted message said:
Under "Rider Safety":
Quoted message said:
"please wear a helmet.
it's not fashionable, but neither is brain damage."Quoted message said:
Says it all really.
Yebbut a Strida can do your helmet untold damage!
--
Helen D. Vecht: [email hidden]
Edgware. -
Quoted message said:
Looks like something an architect has designed. An architect that
doesn't cycle.I have one of these and it is a brilliant design. Quite literally it
folds in less than 5 secs. Further you push it along rather than
lopsidedly lugging a suitcase of metal like other folders.Effectively you have a very short wheel base as you are sitting atop the
triangle so it feels (and looks a little) odd at first but once you have
ridden it for ten mins it is extremely manoeuvrable even at less than
walking speed.No oil and no corrosive parts. Frame is guaranteed for life. 10Kg.
Cruises on the flat around 10-12mph. With pedals and handlebars folded it
will go in the overhead storage on a train although i usually just put it
next to my seat.It has its limitations of course. No gears and you can't stand up and
mash the pedals which a more solid Brompton might accept. But for the
type of bike-train-bike commuting I do it is excellent. The longest I do
on it is ~5 miles from Clapham Junction to Hammersmith along the
Thames.My biggest complaint it people continually asking where I got it, how much
etc. I wrote to Strida and suggested they do as Tilly Hats do and give
owners a small book of contact details you can give out to people who stop
and ask you about it.The prices have gone up since the London bombings but i think you can
still get a basic model for about £200 which is much less than a
Brompton. If you don't like it after 60 days they take it back no
questions asked and give you a refund which is pretty fair.Cheers
Noel -
Al C-F said:
Tosspot said:
Al C-F wrote:
Quoted message said:
Quoted message said:
Buy me a beer next time you're over and I'll let you ride mine round
Gunwharf.Then you'll know why you want one.
Right, that will be next Tuesday then! Back for a week or so. Post
up here if you don't have my private e-mail addy and I'll send it to you.Hmmmm...HSB...I'd almost forgotten.
Just sent one to your work addy (extratcted from here). Tuesday's good.
Rigty ho, I'll pick it up tomorrow and let you know.
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Tosspot said:
Hmmmm...HSB...I'd almost forgotten.
....and you'll probably never have another opportunity to try the real HSB.
It's now only a copy out of a London factory :-((
John B
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John B said:
Tosspot said:
Hmmmm...HSB...I'd almost forgotten.
...and you'll probably never have another opportunity to try the real HSB.
It's now only a copy out of a London factory :-((
[censored]. Deaths to good for them!
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Tosspot said:
John B said:
Tosspot said:
Hmmmm...HSB...I'd almost forgotten.
...and you'll probably never have another opportunity to try the real
HSB.It's now only a copy out of a London factory :-((
[censored]. Deaths to good for them!
Steady on old chap. At least /try/ it first, before pronouncing sentence.
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Al C-F said:
Tosspot said:
John B said:
Tosspot wrote:> Hmmmm...HSB...I'd almost forgotten.
Quoted message said:
Quoted message said:
...and you'll probably never have another opportunity to try the real
HSB.It's now only a copy out of a London factory :-((
[censored]. Deaths to good for them!
Steady on old chap. At least /try/ it first, before pronouncing sentence.
There is a lot more to it than whether they have copied a beer taste, which
reports suggest they haven't.
Other brews are being discontinued, customer choice is being reduced,
advertising is misleading, prices will rise and lots of jobs have been lost.A major part of Hampshire's heritage has been destroyed and the heart ripped
out of a Hampshire village :-(It's also a crying shame that Cheriton brewery has closed - that was a great
place to cycle out to and camp in the back field at the Flowerpots.At least there are some other fine brews in the County to search out by bike
- such as Oakleaf and Triple fff.John B
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