Bikey friends: talk me out of getting this used Brompton ... • Aaron Parecki

Bikey friends: talk me out of getting this used Brompton folding bike to replace my stolen bike. It's a 2016 M6L from the Clever Cycles rental stock, on sale for $1349 down from the normal price of $1812. It has the Dynamo hub already built in. It seems like a really good deal, and from everything I've heard, Bromptons are the best by far, despite being way more expensive.

Portland, Oregon, USA

Sun, Dec 18, 2016 8:31pm -08:00 #bike

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- Michal Young www.facebook.com/10205055929256030
  
  Brompton's are excellent commuters. You can take it indoors with you. Especially good if you sometimes do mixed mode commutes.
  
  Mon, Dec 19, 2016 4:13pm +00:00 (via brid-gy.appspot.com)
- Patrick Loftus www.facebook.com/10100263716052993
  
  What Martina said. That'd be a good max carrying capacity/versatility for little storage space. Doesn't Lillian have a trailer? Bromptons are really nice bikes, but if I were serious about a folder I'd also consider a Bike Friday. They don't fold quite as small, but still pretty compact, good for touring, and ride pretty "normal" for a folder. You can often find lightly used ones or display models in their showroom. For me I think it'd come to pure urban bike (Brompton) vs slightly more all arounder (Friday).
  
  Mon, Dec 19, 2016 3:51pm +00:00 (via brid-gy.appspot.com)
- Carl Larson www.facebook.com/898808867705
  
  Exactly. Also: this sale happens every year.
  
  Mon, Dec 19, 2016 3:09pm +00:00 (via brid-gy.appspot.com)
- Paul Zavitkovski www.facebook.com/10153014518257930
  
  If you want a brompton then this is a great deal. Nice color too. It would also fold conveniently to fit in your apartment and prevent theft issues. Now if you need a touring bike then this isn't a smart choice. N+2?
  
  Mon, Dec 19, 2016 2:53pm +00:00 (via brid-gy.appspot.com)
- Marty McGuire
  
  I love my Brompton. They fold so small that I typically carry it in wherever I ride it. It’s amazing for multi-modal travel; I’ve taken it on buses, trains, taxis, and ferries.
  
  Mon, Dec 19, 2016 8:07am -05:00
- Schuyler Erle www.facebook.com/10202656704093603
  
  Brompton is the best folding bike, hands down. They're not great on steep hills and I live in San Francisco at the top of a steep hill, which is the only reason I stopped riding mine.
  
  Mon, Dec 19, 2016 6:43am +00:00 (via brid-gy.appspot.com)
- Martina Schrenke Fahrner www.facebook.com/10204548027434781
  
  The strida is crap in my eyes... A Brompton is a great investment - forget about the folding Xtracycle, get a burley shopping trailer for the Brompton and you are good
  
  Mon, Dec 19, 2016 6:15am +00:00 (via brid-gy.appspot.com)
- Kirill Zubovsky www.facebook.com/10103140572464682
  
  I heard something like this is quite amazing for the portability factor. You can just take it inside everywhere you go, and a thief would have to pry it from your cold dead hands.
  http://amzn.to/2h11sSB
  
  Mon, Dec 19, 2016 6:11am +00:00 (via brid-gy.appspot.com)
- Emre Yildirim www.facebook.com/10101373755005866
  
  I'm getting one of these soon in the clear/naked paint. Only issue is that they don't handle like a real bike, but nothing a person can't get used to. I probably wouldn't use one for touring, but I know people do it anyway and it's fine.
  
  Mon, Dec 19, 2016 5:45am +00:00 (via brid-gy.appspot.com)
- Leif Warner www.facebook.com/785053007470
  
  Last time I bought a new bike it was killing my lower back. Not sure if that's what you had in mind for "talk me out of getting this bike", but that's all I got.
  
  Mon, Dec 19, 2016 4:37am +00:00 (via brid-gy.appspot.com)

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