Folders! Foldable bicycles, minivelos and demontables

[grantoury]

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Very cool, through the mountains even. What gave you the idea to use a Brompton?

 

[Mark Manley]

Very cool, through the mountains even. What gave you the idea to use a Brompton?

I have toured in Asia on a regular bike before but they can be a pain to transport so thought I would give the Brompton a go, I thought if I found it too much like hard work I could get on a bus with it.
Here is the bike that inspired the 20" wheel conversion, in fact these are the forks and wheels that are on it, a non-folding Raleigh Twenty.

 

[Guinessisgoodforyou]

Are they drum brakes? 3 speed?

 

[Mark Manley]

Are they drum brakes? 3 speed?

Yes the donor bike is actually a Raleigh Sigma which is the drum brake version of the Twenty, it is quite low geared but I can still trundle along at 10 mph and climb some hills on it. I am something of a fan of hub gears and drum brakes having four bikes with them.

 

[Guinessisgoodforyou]

Yes the donor bike is actually a Raleigh Sigma which is the drum brake version of the Twenty, it is quite low geared but I can still trundle along at 10 mph and climb some hills on it. I am something of a fan of hub gears and drum brakes having four bikes with them.

We all love hub gears and drums here

 

[grantoury]

We all love hub gears and drums here

We do indeed. Putting it in a Brompton and touring with it deserves a lot of credit though, well done. Hope we will eventually see some pics.

 

[Guinessisgoodforyou]

Wrong thread?

 

[Guinessisgoodforyou]

This chap tours exclusively on a Brompton.

http://www.bromptontraveler.com/?m=0

 

[novocaine]

I want hub gears and disc brakes.

I also want sex and drugs and sausage rolls.

I will get neither of these options.

 

[Guinessisgoodforyou]

Disc brakes? No thanks. Drugs? Keep'em. Hub gears, sausage rolls and sex? Bring it on Any order not fussed..