Bromptons are not the only fruit (or "Oranges are not the only Brompton")

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GregP Nov 2009 6:49pm, 19 Nov 2009 23,362 posts	GregP BRILLIANT! Sneer of the decade. "You wanna get yourself a folding bike, mate!" forsooth. pmsl.
Rach E Nov 2009 6:59pm, 19 Nov 2009 4,502 posts	Rach E Brilliant stuff, Keefy. Next time you should definitely say it. My train is Brompton-tastic tonight. No less than six of the finest folders in my carriage :¬)
SherryB Nov 2009 10:13pm, 19 Nov 2009 1,308 posts	SherryB Yikes Rach with the reversing car. I had somebody do that to me when I was on the GPZ one time - not so easy to leap off a motorbike! Now that I've started thinking about buying a Brompton, I see them everywhere!! I want to stop and ask them all "how far have you cycled" and "which model" and "how many gears" ...
Pammie Nov 2009 3:49pm, 28 Nov 2009 6,801 posts	Pammie Silly question here I know i have dithered in the past about getting one still haven't trying to justify the cost and how long it will take to save money one what i have paid for it But what are they like through puddles of rainwater. One road on my route (a country lane) gets a little waterlogged when it rains a lot last night or rather this morning when it belted it down there were big puddles galore
SarahL Nov 2009 3:59pm, 28 Nov 2009 10,194 posts	SarahL absolutely fine they have mudguards.
Pammie Nov 2009 4:01pm, 28 Nov 2009 6,804 posts	Pammie Thanks Sarah Reading back through the thread for tips/advice making notes. How sad is that?
Keefy Beefy Nov 2009 9:32am, 30 Nov 2009 3,826 posts	Keefy Beefy Pammie, after reading this thread I knew a lot more than most people who sell Bromptons.
SarahL Nov 2009 9:35am, 30 Nov 2009 10,208 posts	SarahL not sad at all Pammie! :):)
GregP Nov 2009 9:38am, 30 Nov 2009 23,488 posts	GregP Not sad in any way. This thread contains an item of useful information which I have never seen elsewhere (thanks, Sarah and Rach) - the correct position of pedals/cranks pre-fold - pedal nearest to you, assuming you fold the bike away from you, at just past 10 o'clock.
SarahL Nov 2009 9:51am, 30 Nov 2009 10,209 posts	SarahL I remember taking delivery of my first Brompton the first time and I was at work. It was already unfolded. Got on cycled to the station and got off. I must've looked a right twit. There were no instructions as to how to fold it and no one had told me, as it was mail order. It took me about 15 minutes and was like a mensa challenge! Seat post down before folding was my major problem! Shame it took me so long to figure it out. How embarrassing!!! lol!