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Quick sketch between Lee & London Bridge

July 21, 2008

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What colour is your Brompton?

I got this comment from Richard and I decided to answer it in a post. 'Found your site after searching for 'yellow Brompton' (even if yours aint) So what do you think - if you did it all again would you still get a black model? Just about to cyclescheme one and am choosing between red, black and yellow ....' What to do what to do. If I was doing it again I would go for another colour but don’t ask me what colour as everytime I see a Brompton that becomes my favourite colour. I saw a red one last week and I wanted a red one until I saw this soft cream colour this afternoon. Yellow is a rare colour in London and I am always on the look out for Brompton riders on yellow bikes. The last time I saw one was outside Waterstones in Garrick Street on a rainy day over a year ago and it stood out like a ray of sunshine. The paint work was gloss and as you know the paint work on new Bromptons is now matt. I think you go with your heart but more important is make sure you

Locking my Brompton

While I love the fact I can take my Brompton everywhere at times it is just not convenient and so I also carry a lock. The downside is the stronger the lock the heavier it is. But only a problem if you use a messenger bag rather than a Brompton bag as you are carrying that extra weight on your back. I use an Abus Varedo D lock that is 300mm in length. It does come smaller but I got this size to ensure that it will get around the bike wheel and a post. The lock slips into the Timbuk 2 messenger bag and off I go. I choose this lock because it has a security rating and while no lock is unbreakable my insurance company would not be happy if I didn’t attempt to have adequate protection for the Brompton. There are locks with a higher rating but these are too heavy to carry around. I always lock my bike to a metal post. I avoid those tiny D shaped wheel park posts that are still around some public buildings. They only allow you to lock the wheel to the post. They also don’t s

Woolwich Ferry to Beckton

I took the Brompton on it’s first ferry trip today. I needed to get to Beckton for work meeting. The Ferry is free as it is the only way across the Thames at this point if you are a pedestrian or cyclist. All foot passengers have to go below but you can get a lovely view of Thames. The trip takes about 6 minutes. The downside to using this route is dodging all the huge lorries that also use the Ferry on the roads when you get off. Fortunately there are a number of cycle paths put in place and I was out of the way of traffic on the way to the A13 and A406. The upside is that unlike when I use my car I can predict when I will get to a destination and actually appreciate the view. Yes it was a very warm and sunny Monday. Would I be saying the same thing without the good weather?

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