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Jul 2009
6:26pm, 23 Jul 2009
8,399 posts
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SarahL
Grep - straight handle bars = S type (S stands for sporty - they're slightly lower than the other handlebars and so you've got more lean and it's more aggressive).
M type is the classic (like on my green brommie), they are just fine I found too.
The "other " type (can't recall what it's called) is quite frankly weird. Weird to look at and weird to ride. Rach do you recall what type that is? i don't know what the point of those handlebars are. They're kinda curved upwards.
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Jul 2009
7:40pm, 23 Jul 2009
18,909 posts
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GregP
Yes, the weird seaweed looking bars are right out.
Do I only need two gears in B'cay then, Sarah?
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Jul 2009
8:12pm, 23 Jul 2009
8,400 posts
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SarahL
If it's not hilly then 2 gears are fine. I find that on the three gear one the gear levers are bigger and more unsightly. With 2 speed they're smaller and neater on the handlebars
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Jul 2009
9:55pm, 23 Jul 2009
4,084 posts
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Rach E
Sarah - If you were a man I'd call you gay for that comment 
I have a 3-speed with the gears tuned up slightly (i.e. harder to push through). I spend most of my time in the first two gears, but the third is useful to get a bit of speed up.
I thought the "M" type was (as you say) the classic one, the "P" type has the drop handlebars and the "S" type has the straight handlebars.
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Jul 2009
10:40pm, 23 Jul 2009
18,912 posts
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GregP
"Gay" as in "is contemplating a flamingo pink Brompton", Rach?
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Jul 2009
7:25am, 24 Jul 2009
8,401 posts
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SarahL
lol! :);)
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Jul 2009
9:10am, 24 Jul 2009
18,914 posts
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GregP
Had an interesting conversation with MrsP this morning. Rather than "thou shalt not buy a Brompton" she simply stamped on a pink one (either pink) which is a shame.
Looking good for orange. Really rather excited, embarassingly.
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Jul 2009
9:30am, 24 Jul 2009
4,085 posts
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Rach E
GregP, No, gay as in a 2 speed is "smaller and neater on the handlebars". I'm function over prettiness, anytime
Orange is ok. Yellow I always think rather JCB-esque. "Raw laquer" is almost akin to riding a fixie in trendiness terms. I suspect they throw in a flat cap for free.
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Jul 2009
9:46am, 24 Jul 2009
5,287 posts
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Lizzie W
I think MrsP and I would get on quite well...
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Jul 2009
10:01am, 24 Jul 2009
1,752 posts
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RunningBob
I've been riding the standard Brompton - M-type red - for 5 years+. It just does the job so well. Just go for the basic 2-3 speed. Worth getting the mud guards and the marathon tyres (v.difficult to get those tyres off so need to avoid the punctures).
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