I went and picked up my Brompton right when
Portapedal opened this morning. To my surprise, John McConaghay (one of the US reps for Brompton) was also there. Anyway, I talked with the rep and Al & Donna from
Portapedal and they answered questions I had as well as just talking about Brompton stuff in general.
John gave me the lowdown on what happened with the co-ordination of this year's
Brompton US Championships - which I won't post in this public forum - but kudos to Minneapolis for stepping up! After a quick test ride I high-tailed it back the 100 miles to Tucson (in a car - sorry) to take care of some urgent unrelated business.
When I finally got home, I took the bike out for a few miles (even though it was threatening to rain) along the Pantano Wash bike path. The brommie felt although solid, it's gonna take me a little time to get used to riding it, particularly shifting. The Brooks leather saddle is hard as a rock (as advertised), but I applied some proofide after the ride and it should break in nicely over the next couple of months.
On to the gratuitous pics!
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| Picking up the Brommie at Portapedal |
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| Folded view from the other side |
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| Another folded view |
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| "Parked" view with the rear third folded under |
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| Ready to ride! |
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| Take it outside! |
