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Should I buy a Brompton folding bicycle? I want a bike. After having almost all of them stolen I really want something I can take with me. Very pricey from my economic point of view, but damn, they're a brilliant design. Rode one last weekend in Sacramento, feels normal. Sure I might look like a circus bear on a tiny bike. But who cares?
You are tall aren't you? If the one you rode felt okay, then I'd say go for it. Don't most have about 3 gears? Are you only interest in 16 inch wheels or would a Bike Friday not work?
Bike Friday Pocket Llama, yum! Bromptom are cool flatlander urban vehicles. Folders and trains are a perfect match. David Byrne takes a folder on his concert tours.
Well Chico is flat. Bike Fridays are more expensive than a Brompton. Too bad that the BF folds with the chain ring exposed. I am 6'3" with a 32 inseam. Brompton offers 6 speeds. I'll never use 21
I know that Bike Friday makes some bikes for taller people like us. I looked into getting one, but didn't in the end. My bike strategy is have lots of nice ones that never get left anywhere, and a beater commuter (Japanese 70s road bike converted to singlespeed) to lock up (with a big lock). Welcome to flatland Ken!
Where do you keep them all safe Dave? I have had two locked up bikes stolen off my gated patio, One stolen out of my garage when I left the door open for half an hour. One stolen out of a "secure" storage facility by the management that loaded a truck up one night and cleared out. And the one stolen off a street sign post, must have had a buddy to lift that high. With a rechargeable grinder and a cutoff wheel no lock is secure. Any child can be taught to pick a lock also. I am a believer that the bike that gets ridden most is the one you have with you.
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