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CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Hello and a Question about Folding bikes http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Hello and a Question about Folding bikes en Fri, 03 Apr 2026 19:37:13 +0000 chdot on "Hello and a Question about Folding bikes" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12483&page=2#post-147729 Fri, 04 Apr 2014 09:38:56 +0000 chdot 147729@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ " <a href="www.edinburghbicycle.com/blog/2014/03/edinburgh-bicycle-co-op-sheffield-brompton-ride-2014-saturday-26-april/ ">Edinburgh Bicycle Co-op Sheffield Brompton Ride 2014 – Saturday 26 April</a> " Suspect they won't be organising one in Edinburgh as BikeTrax is the Brompton dealer in Edinburgh! DaveC on "Hello and a Question about Folding bikes" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12483&page=2#post-147517 Wed, 02 Apr 2014 15:19:58 +0000 DaveC 147517@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ "Mezzo?" Rebel? Anyone with paintshop experience able to photoshop this image to pop in a Mezzo?? <img src="http://content.artofmanliness.com/uploads//2011/04/Marlon-Brando2.jpg"> gembo on "Hello and a Question about Folding bikes" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12483#post-147511 Wed, 02 Apr 2014 14:21:41 +0000 gembo 147511@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ Ah yes, I think it was SRD's Dahon not a mezzo that got my no 1 for riding I know chap in porty with a mezzo tho he is on bigger steed at the moment SRD on "Hello and a Question about Folding bikes" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12483#post-147510 Wed, 02 Apr 2014 14:18:09 +0000 SRD 147510@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ My Dahon Helios was at Zazou PY, but Uberuce was riding it. It is now less snazzy than it was - Marathon plus tyres, rack and stand added. Still pretty light and (if anything) over-geared. SRD on "Hello and a Question about Folding bikes" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12483#post-147506 Wed, 02 Apr 2014 14:16:25 +0000 SRD 147506@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ I've found Biketrax rather snooty about my dahon when I've gone there. Perhaps unintentional on their part or unfair on mine, but that's the impression I was left with. Can you tell I've seriously gone off Biketrax? Stickman on "Hello and a Question about Folding bikes" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12483#post-147505 Wed, 02 Apr 2014 14:12:14 +0000 Stickman 147505@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ " Has someone told the Bromptonites about Pedal on Parliament?" That phrase sounds like it could have been uttered during the English Civil War. (Maybe just my sense of humour) sallyhinch on "Hello and a Question about Folding bikes" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12483#post-147504 Wed, 02 Apr 2014 13:53:46 +0000 sallyhinch 147504@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ Has someone told the Bromptonites about Pedal on Parliament? gembo on "Hello and a Question about Folding bikes" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12483#post-147501 Wed, 02 Apr 2014 13:48:54 +0000 gembo 147501@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ Folding PY was actually at the Zazou canal boat cafe. I recall trying Brompton, mezzo and Birdy. I thought mezzo best for riding (on short spin on towpath) and Brompton best for folding. Birdy nice too of course. fimm on "Hello and a Question about Folding bikes" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12483#post-147499 Wed, 02 Apr 2014 13:44:02 +0000 fimm 147499@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ Pedro - if you got your bike from a shop I'd take it back there, but (given that you are asking) I'm assuming you didn't. <a href="http://www.biketrax.co.uk/">BikeTrax</a> are the local Brompton specialists (that's where I got mine). They do have other folders than Bromptons but I don't think they sell Mezzos. They've always been very helpful when I've gone in. Alternatively you could locate your nearest bike repairer & see what they can do for you... chdot on "Hello and a Question about Folding bikes" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12483#post-147497 Wed, 02 Apr 2014 13:31:10 +0000 chdot 147497@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <a href="http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12305&replies=3#post-147496">Next PY</a> SRD on "Hello and a Question about Folding bikes" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12483#post-147495 Wed, 02 Apr 2014 13:24:02 +0000 SRD 147495@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ PY = Peter's yard coffee morning Usually a Friday Pedro on "Hello and a Question about Folding bikes" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12483#post-147493 Wed, 02 Apr 2014 13:07:38 +0000 Pedro 147493@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ PS: Darkerside, please share your thoughts/pics when you get your Tern. They look really nice but a little expensive for the really tasty ones. :) Pedro on "Hello and a Question about Folding bikes" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12483#post-147492 Wed, 02 Apr 2014 13:05:39 +0000 Pedro 147492@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ I've got a D9 (2011 model) with the straight cross bar. The folding of the bike is easy and once the handlebars are in place it almost unfolds itself! The front wheel flips out of the fork and sits against the rear (which is flipped under the bike). When undfolding it locks in to the fork with a solid clunk and I've had no issues with it... yet! There is a little play in the handlebars but I'm not sure if that's wear and tear or a design flaw. When I get paid I'm going to put the thing in for a full service as I haven't a clue about folders. Anyone recommend a good shop for this sort of bike? Just curious - What's a PY? cb on "Hello and a Question about Folding bikes" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12483#post-147483 Wed, 02 Apr 2014 12:12:10 +0000 cb 147483@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ I do quite like the look of the Mezzo, but I have only seen a handful in real life. One or two in London and I think I've seen one in Edinburgh; that was a while ago. Even rarer than Birdys! Seem to recall the review in AtoB was pretty favourable. I think the original models were rather under geared but I believe they have sorted that now. Which one do you have? How does the front wheel fold work in practice? Does the front remain attached to the folded package? Darkerside on "Hello and a Question about Folding bikes" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12483#post-147482 Wed, 02 Apr 2014 11:55:34 +0000 Darkerside 147482@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ I'll have a Tern folder as soon as the Cycle To Work voucher arrives; seemed to provide the most bike for the money if you don't need the minimum folded size that the Brompton gives you. SRD on "Hello and a Question about Folding bikes" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12483#post-147480 Wed, 02 Apr 2014 11:47:42 +0000 SRD 147480@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ we had a folding bike themed PY a while back. quite a range there, but I think no mezzo maybe we need to restage chdot on "Hello and a Question about Folding bikes" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12483#post-147479 Wed, 02 Apr 2014 11:47:39 +0000 chdot 147479@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ " For Brompton owners/riders/enthusiasts (& other discerning people with an interest in folding bikes of any make) who like meeting with other enthusiasts for day cycles; touring; visits; camping & other social events (or just linking-up with kindred spirits on the website!). " <a href="http://www.meetup.com/Bromptonites" rel="nofollow">http://www.meetup.com/Bromptonites</a> Pedro on "Hello and a Question about Folding bikes" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12483#post-147478 Wed, 02 Apr 2014 11:31:01 +0000 Pedro 147478@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ Thanks for the replies folks. I think I might just turn up to the Bromptonites meeting on my Mezzo. I mean, even if they turn me away it'll just make me look even more like a bike rebel! :P Does anyone here have a Mezzo? What do you think of them? I've only had mine for a couple of days but I really like it so far... DaveC on "Hello and a Question about Folding bikes" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12483#post-147441 Tue, 01 Apr 2014 22:16:44 +0000 DaveC 147441@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ What about a folding recumbent non tandem category? ;0) gembo on "Hello and a Question about Folding bikes" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12483#post-147439 Tue, 01 Apr 2014 22:04:19 +0000 gembo 147439@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ Yes and recoup your sponsorship deal in prize money, it is win win LaidBack on "Hello and a Question about Folding bikes" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12483#post-147437 Tue, 01 Apr 2014 21:57:11 +0000 LaidBack 147437@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ Yes. Will sponsor the folding recumbent tandem race and should win with ease! gembo on "Hello and a Question about Folding bikes" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12483#post-147415 Tue, 01 Apr 2014 17:46:27 +0000 gembo 147415@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ Should win then? At least within its own category? LaidBack on "Hello and a Question about Folding bikes" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12483#post-147413 Tue, 01 Apr 2014 17:39:41 +0000 LaidBack 147413@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ It's in a category of its own.... ;-) Darkerside on "Hello and a Question about Folding bikes" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12483#post-147296 Tue, 01 Apr 2014 10:46:48 +0000 Darkerside 147296@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ Wonder if Laid Back could be tempted into entering the folding tandem recumbent in aforementioned folding bike race... wee folding bike on "Hello and a Question about Folding bikes" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12483#post-147250 Mon, 31 Mar 2014 19:03:07 +0000 wee folding bike 147250@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ This is a Bromptonite photo at the back of Braehead and you can just see the back end of a Dahon sticking out. <a href="http://photos1.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/3/0/c/c/highres_330072492.jpeg" rel="nofollow">http://photos1.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/3/0/c/c/highres_330072492.jpeg</a> chdot on "Hello and a Question about Folding bikes" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12483#post-147234 Mon, 31 Mar 2014 16:50:45 +0000 chdot 147234@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ 2009 <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/chdot/3579202284/"><img src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3318/3579202284_fe6d08e2f7.jpg"></a> 2010 <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/chdot/4758376676/"><img src="https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4081/4758376676_4925f2543b.jpg"></a> <a href="http://www.nocturneseries.com/history.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.nocturneseries.com/history.html</a> acsimpson on "Hello and a Question about Folding bikes" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12483#post-147233 Mon, 31 Mar 2014 16:36:37 +0000 acsimpson 147233@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ Was there more than one Nocturne in Edinburgh? The commuter race was fun although descending into the Grassmarket on small wheels was a little scary. chdot on "Hello and a Question about Folding bikes" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12483#post-147224 Mon, 31 Mar 2014 15:21:23 +0000 chdot 147224@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ "Is that happening again" Probably not the Bromptons kept winning. <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/chdot/4758376280/"><img src="https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4096/4758376280_0cee43a999.jpg"></a> Was part of Nocturne series. gembo on "Hello and a Question about Folding bikes" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12483#post-147207 Mon, 31 Mar 2014 14:48:28 +0000 gembo 147207@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ There also used to be the Brompton or other folders race round the grassmarket in business suits? Is that happening again. Good fun. What is it about bromptonites that encourages group meetings? Does this happen with other brands of folders? Do bromptonites allow non-brompton's in their midst Arellcat on "Hello and a Question about Folding bikes" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12483#post-147135 Mon, 31 Mar 2014 10:55:41 +0000 Arellcat 147135@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ Strictly speaking, Bromptonites was formed by an Edinburgh-Glasgow partnership—but over the last four years has spread its geography pretty widely.