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20 Comments

  1. I too once owned a Brompton but never bought into the hype and lifestyle. Although it's pretty good for short jaunts, anything over 5 miles will expose its weaknesses esp. on hilly terrain. I still enjoy my 20" Tern Link and BYB and might take a look at Bike Friday one of these days. My Tern Link did extremely well on the Camino Pilgrimage journey which took me through cobblestones and hilly mountain bike trails! One thing to be said about the Brompton is that it holds its value when reselling.

  2. I own the brompton simply because it folds down much smaller and no disassembly is required when loading up a plane. Regarding the discomfort on bumpy terrain due to smaller wheels, I just got used to it and the maneuverability is a big plus. I don't own a car and commute only by train, bus and bicycle. So it is worth paying more for a single bike that folds compact and is also reliable. There are also many third party manufacturers for affordable parts.

    One major flaw is the weight of the steel version and I had to replace the default wheelset to one that rolls much better when folded. I try to ignore the hype and would rather focus on the practical aspects of a folding bike. Unfortunately the hype around the brand is part of the reason why Bromptons are so expensive. Also means I have to be a lot more conscientious when I have absolutely no choice but to lock the bike up.

  3. I like Brompton on how it folds and how I can move it around easily when folded, I do not like the Brompton's ride due to its 16 inches wheel size. I enjoy the ride of a 20 inches folding bike, bigger wheels make a lot of difference on road comfort and require much less effort to ride, it can even go to some places which Brompton cannot or not desirable. However, I do not like how most 20 inches folding bikes fold, it's a lot of effort to fold and it turns into a big mess which can be hard to move around. If there is a 20 inches wheel folding bike which folds like a Brompton, I'd jump on it with my credit card out of my wallet.

    I think there a 20 inches Brompton clone available in Asia but too bad it's not available in North America.

  4. I have a Brompton and also 20", no doubt the 20" is more fun to ride , but Brompton is a easier one to fold and carry, so the whole point of having a folding bike is how easy they are to be carried around and fold,

  5. … I ve riden couple of clones of this one in the stores (Bwin and the Stadler one)… As 20", they ride better than the Brompton, might (un) fold faster (depending on the mechanics) and are not notably heavier… However the smaller size of the folded Brompton is really precious in some overcowded railway or bus… Also you can probably expect a bit more durability and longer availability of spare parts from the Brompton… Pricedifference is offcourse excessive (Euro 250 to 700 vs. Euro 1200 to 1800 for similar none-electric bikes)

  6. Hey great video! I am just curios and looking at bikes because my college has limited parking. I could het a folding bike and park further away and bike over to school. Although it probably would not hurt me to just walk lol. I did want to leave you with some constructive criticism. I think your video editing software (or maybe YouTube or your camera) is compressing your videos too much and making them blurry. If you can, export your videos with a higher bitrate (like ballpark 5,000Kbps if you are wanting to do 1080p 60fps). This will increase the file size of your video but make it look a lot clearer. I know that YouTube tends to compress videos a lot, but I don't think what I am seeing is YouTube's fault.

  7. Hi, Andy. It looks like a lot of folding bike companies use the same or similar manufacturer and spec their bikes very similarly??? I think I once heard you say that this folding bike is made by the company Tern? That's an interesting story, with the son of the creator of Dahon bikes starting his own company, Tern. BTW, influenced by you and your channel, I bought myself a second-hand Dahon Mariner D7 which is in beautiful, like-new condition, but it cost me (here in Los Angeles) $350 – you may know how crazy folding bike prices have increased in recent years, eh? This bike, now spec'd with an 8-speed drive train is selling upwards near, and in some cases over, $1,000 USD. Just a few years ago, they were in the $300s, then in the $600s range. WTH?

    Anyway, I bought this bike for a trip I want to do within the next 1-2 years: the 633km 4 Rivers Ride in So. Korea. Others have ridden this course on folding bikes and this bike should be more than adequate to handle it. The only part that concerns me are some of the steep, long hills, and I'm wondering if it would be worth it to try to switch out the front crank or chain ring with a lower-geared one. I'll be fully loaded, so top speed is irrelevant.

    Cheers, Andy!

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