Tom and his father, Mike, working on my bicycle
I take my Brompton to Phoenix Cycles in Battersea in London to be serviced. This is my sixth Brompton - a T6 - bought from Phoenix Cycles (59a Battersea Bridge Road SW11 3AU 0207 738 2766) on the 12th February 2004. People who know Bromptons might recognise it as being among the first batch to have the 'new hinge' . It bought it for just under £700 with a variety of extras. After its annual maintenance (new brake blocks, new rear wheel unit, new tyres, new saddle and everything tightened up) it feels almost new. It gives me as much pleasure as some get from their car. I find it a most pleasurable way to get around, especially as it can be so easily folded to go on buses, in cars, and on trains.
democracystreet.blogspot.co.uk/2013/08/london-for-day.html
democracystreet.blogspot.co.uk/2007/10/dignified-divorce....
This bike used to have a Brooks saddle.
www.flickr.com/photos/sibadd/113893980/
But I have a saddle stem extension to get the height I need for my 6'3", which makes it too easily stolen. I've gone instead for a much cheaper standard Brompton saddle costing less than £20. By and large Brompton's aren't easy to steal because instead of having to park the bike in the street, an owner can fold it (if necessary put it in a bag) and keep the treasured object of desire close to hand on trains, in offices, pubs and the rest...You are still forbidden though to take a Brompton into the Houses of Parliament.
Tom and his father, Mike, working on my bicycle
I take my Brompton to Phoenix Cycles in Battersea in London to be serviced. This is my sixth Brompton - a T6 - bought from Phoenix Cycles (59a Battersea Bridge Road SW11 3AU 0207 738 2766) on the 12th February 2004. People who know Bromptons might recognise it as being among the first batch to have the 'new hinge' . It bought it for just under £700 with a variety of extras. After its annual maintenance (new brake blocks, new rear wheel unit, new tyres, new saddle and everything tightened up) it feels almost new. It gives me as much pleasure as some get from their car. I find it a most pleasurable way to get around, especially as it can be so easily folded to go on buses, in cars, and on trains.
democracystreet.blogspot.co.uk/2013/08/london-for-day.html
democracystreet.blogspot.co.uk/2007/10/dignified-divorce....
This bike used to have a Brooks saddle.
www.flickr.com/photos/sibadd/113893980/
But I have a saddle stem extension to get the height I need for my 6'3", which makes it too easily stolen. I've gone instead for a much cheaper standard Brompton saddle costing less than £20. By and large Brompton's aren't easy to steal because instead of having to park the bike in the street, an owner can fold it (if necessary put it in a bag) and keep the treasured object of desire close to hand on trains, in offices, pubs and the rest...You are still forbidden though to take a Brompton into the Houses of Parliament.