tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-386936010311519.post3170101053488155031..comments2024-03-25T17:42:49.668+00:00Comments on My Orange Brompton: Bicycle Snobbery? My Orange Bromptonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11527237035726801401noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-386936010311519.post-49790182480058954272012-11-27T21:56:19.882+00:002012-11-27T21:56:19.882+00:00I stayed at my friends for a week and commuted Bri...I stayed at my friends for a week and commuted Brixton to Holloway and back for a week. The number of traffic lights on my route meant I was almost always at the front of the pack when accelerating away from junctions on my little wheels and non-clip ins... The big wheels never had enough road to catch me up...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-386936010311519.post-54476934128831148202012-11-03T08:22:01.966+00:002012-11-03T08:22:01.966+00:00word of warning then. I got a blood blister on one...word of warning then. I got a blood blister on one of my thumbs trying to get the tyre back on. In the future i think i am going to carry some disposable gloves for an extra bit of protection.Big Vernhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05525604595292504936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-386936010311519.post-71808456524692098772012-11-02T23:48:39.537+00:002012-11-02T23:48:39.537+00:00Yes you'd definitely need the six gears where ...Yes you'd definitely need the six gears where you live. I have attempted to take the rer wheel off. If you look back at my blogs you can read about me trying to put some new thinner profile Marathons on. Total witchcraft to me at he moment but I am hopefully going to sort out my shamefully poor skills at doing this. My Orange Bromptonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11527237035726801401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-386936010311519.post-28746334643468870412012-11-02T21:51:16.141+00:002012-11-02T21:51:16.141+00:00Thanks for responding. I am based in Shrewsbury in...Thanks for responding. I am based in Shrewsbury in Shropshire. It is a cycle friendly town but you definitely need a six speed around here. I got my first ever Brompton puncture the other day on my back wheel so your post about the fast inflation device is invaluable. What i hadn't prepared for was how difficult it is to get the tyre back on after the inner tube change, hard work but I got Big Vernhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05525604595292504936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-386936010311519.post-43232778793652272462012-10-30T21:53:31.342+00:002012-10-30T21:53:31.342+00:00Hello OB man I will try and leave a comment again ...Hello OB man I will try and leave a comment again (didn't work last time). <br />You can wear the lycra, don the go faster shoes, sit astride the latest carbon, wafer thin velo but in the end it doesn't disguise the fact that these types of people are -------- (insert descriptor of choice).<br />keep smiling Fegrighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01933414831398159010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-386936010311519.post-65775264283582473322012-10-30T20:36:06.044+00:002012-10-30T20:36:06.044+00:00Hello Vern. Many thanks for your two comments. Rea...Hello Vern. Many thanks for your two comments. Really pleased that you like the blog. Where are you based out of interest? Our group (which you are more than welcome to join by the way) started off as just a London based group organising social rides. It has become bigger and bigger and we have members from all over the world now. Saying that the social side is still very strong and as you can My Orange Bromptonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11527237035726801401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-386936010311519.post-51954454795131083722012-10-30T18:28:17.044+00:002012-10-30T18:28:17.044+00:00I see the same here from road bike users. I have o...I see the same here from road bike users. I have only seen one other serious Brompton user in my town. I know there are more but haven't found them yet. I notice you seem to have a regular group of Brompton guys you cycle with. How did you form the group. Any tips? I would love to form a similar thing where I live.Big Vernhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05525604595292504936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-386936010311519.post-21128774829023251212012-10-28T00:46:53.032+01:002012-10-28T00:46:53.032+01:00Even here {Downunder] on the other side of the ear...Even here {Downunder] on the other side of the earth it's the same. Must be something about riding plastic bikes that make one so unhappy/snobby. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18322586101116362304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-386936010311519.post-58938801708849891552012-10-27T23:25:51.285+01:002012-10-27T23:25:51.285+01:00I would agree with everything you have said there,...I would agree with everything you have said there, the few times we have ridden in Richmond Park. I think a couple of times mainly not serious looking lyrca riders have commented possessively on my "Keep Calm" tshirt that I have worn at times on training rides.<br /><br />But with the serious lyrca cyclists that when passing me they pass pretty damn close almost hitting me with no Brompton Bumble Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00383160432145828484noreply@blogger.com