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penexpers · 21-08-2011 8:18pm

My Brompton went on holidays

tomasrojo · 21-08-2011 8:43pm

Did it go on as hand luggage, or in the hold? Did you need to pad the bag inside at all?

And where did you go? Looks nice.

Sr. Assumpta · 21-08-2011 10:26pm

Can I guess that you took your Brompton to Seattle? Looks like Space Needle in background.......

penexpers · 22-08-2011 6:49pm

tomasrojo wrote: »

Did it go on as hand luggage, or in the hold? Did you need to pad the bag inside at all?

Went in the hold - I don't think it would have fitted as hand luggage.

I padded inside the bag with a couple of camping foam mats (4 euro from Dunnes) and I also tied the bike down with cable ties so there was no movement. I also added extra padding around the easy wheels. Worked very well in the end and my bike was even TSA'd on the way back with no ill effects.

Sr. Assumpta wrote: »

Can I guess that you took your Brompton to Seattle? Looks like Space Needle in background.......

Correct!

studiorat · 22-08-2011 9:30pm

Jawgap wrote: »

I can't decide if this is just weird or not....

Check out the saddle...

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In fact the guys whole Flickr photo stream is full of 80's TT weirdness.

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Alanstrainor · 24-08-2011 7:59pm

Went cycling up the Dublin Mountains...to say i'm tired now would be an understatement...needs more gears;)

Wont embed the image because it's rather large!

kumate_champ07 · 01-09-2011 11:48pm

Some of my nicer hubs, either nos,restored,new&customised
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jdt101 · 02-09-2011 9:24pm

Gigantex 50mm Carbon Clinchers
CX-Ray spokes
DT Swiss 190 Ceramic Hubs
Veloflex Corsa 22mm
Zipp skewers

Handbuilt (Derek @ www.wheelsmith.co.uk)

Home:Ballyhoura · 02-09-2011 9:29pm

jdt101 wrote: »

Gigantex 50mm Carbon Clinchers
CX-Ray spokes
DT Swiss 190 Ceramic Hubs
Veloflex Corsa 22mm
Zipp skewers

Handbuilt (Derek @ www.wheelsmith.co.uk)

Really lovely stuff! How much did they weigh in at? Well wear

ba · 02-09-2011 11:50pm

weight? cost?

jdt101 · 03-09-2011 12:27am

Home:Ballyhoura wrote: »

Really lovely stuff! How much did they weigh in at? Well wear

1380grms

well impressed versus Zipp 404 CC @ 1550grms & mucha more dolla!

jdt101 · 03-09-2011 12:30am

ba wrote: »

weight? cost?

weight 1380grms

cost -do your own research !!!

AstraMonti · 03-09-2011 7:42am

They look nice with silver spokes as well, hm.. got me thinking now. Although at the 1000£ mark that these probably cost you I can look for the Boras or the FF6.. hmm²

Murph100 · 03-09-2011 4:43pm

New black FFW F6R Limited edition ...

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150294118623608&set=pt.52413013607&type=1&theater

AstraMonti wrote: »

They look nice with silver spokes as well, hm.. got me thinking now. Although at the 1000£ mark that these probably cost you I can look for the Boras or the FF6.. hmm²

thehamo · 06-09-2011 9:21pm

this is my new steed. Not the best bike in the world but the frame is by far the most comfortable ive ever been on. I can always upgrade the components when i want:D

Lusk Doyle · 06-09-2011 10:11pm

thehamo wrote: »

this is my new steed. Not the best bike in the world but the frame is by far the most comfortable ive ever been on. I can always upgrade the components when i want:D

Where's the rest of the bike or is one of the upgrades required the other half of the bike?

thehamo · 06-09-2011 10:16pm

Lusk Doyle wrote: »

Where's the rest of the bike or is one of the upgrades required the other half of the bike?

lol, I just went for the 3/4's of a wheel option that yer man gave me. Is that not normal no?:P

Dubba · 06-09-2011 10:18pm

thehamo wrote: »

this is my new steed. Not the best bike in the world but the frame is by far the most comfortable ive ever been on. I can always upgrade the components when i want:D

Nice looking felt there. Reflectors have to go tho.

thehamo · 06-09-2011 10:21pm

Dubba wrote: »

Nice looking felt there. Reflectors have to go tho.

Duely noted. Will take them off in the morning. She's sleeping at the moment:pac:

Highway_To_Hell · 06-09-2011 10:56pm

Dubba wrote: »

Nice looking felt there. Reflectors have to go tho.

and the pie plate

AstraMonti · 07-09-2011 10:26am

Murph100 wrote: »

New black FFW F6R Limited edition ...

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150294118623608&set=pt.52413013607&type=1&theater

Want! When are these available?

Hermy · 07-09-2011 2:00pm

Spotted this in Fleet Street yesterday - maybe not beautiful but interesting:

thehamo · 07-09-2011 3:23pm

Trusty aul Ralleigh Knacktivator! One wonders of the street legality of the bike though

CramCycle · 07-09-2011 3:56pm

Isn't that the one that some guy was trying to sell on the subforum a few months ago but it got pulled. Looks like a good chance you'd burn the legs of yourself though by accident.

ashleey · 07-09-2011 7:13pm

..for new Mavic ones which are really noisy

ROK ON · 07-09-2011 7:38pm

ashleey wrote: »

..for new Mavic ones which are really noisy

My Ksyriums drive me nuts with the noise. Thought it was the bearing. Local bike shop mechanic had a look at them. Bearing fine - it is the skewer. Mavic skewers rattle, as the arm even when pressed to the close position wobbles ever so slightly.

ashleey · 07-09-2011 7:59pm

They look good and it's the really noisy free wheel (for posing I guess?). Thanks for the tip on the skewers. If they rattle I'll use the DT Swiss ones with the original wheels from my bike. The Mavics have supposedly shaved 400g off total weight so I'll expect to be blown into a ditch somewhere in Cork this Saturday