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Forum: Folding Bikes
09-23-24, 06:54 PM
Replies: 90
Views: 6,460
Posted By tcs

According to manufacturers' published data, the...

According to manufacturers' published data, the G-Line folds into a larger envelope than some 20" bi-folds. See post no. 28.

The BYB folds into 69% of the volume of the G-Line and will fit at...
Forum: Folding Bikes
09-23-24, 01:40 PM
Replies: 90
Views: 6,460
Posted By tcs

Why, yes, as a matter of fact. Unverified, one of...

Why, yes, as a matter of fact. Unverified, one of those things you find on the internet. wheelbase = 1121mm
...
Forum: Touring
09-23-24, 12:07 PM
Replies: 110
Views: 3,434
Posted By tcs

Two kinds of "find a tire": 1) our modern age of...

Two kinds of "find a tire": 1) our modern age of the internet, delivered to your home before a tour. Fun fact: You can still buy single tube* tires, not used on factory bikes for 90 years. 2)...
09-23-24, 11:18 AM
Replies: 111
Views: 3,727
Posted By tcs

As you'll see illustrated in my post immediately...

As you'll see illustrated in my post immediately before yours. :)



The issue of 1x tossing chains was well understood by the early 1930s, as we can see in this 1933 illustration.
...
Forum: Folding Bikes
09-23-24, 10:51 AM
Replies: 90
Views: 6,460
Posted By tcs

I've seen a lot of comparisons of the G to the...

I've seen a lot of comparisons of the G to the 16" Brompton, but where would you say this new bike comes down in the crowded 20" folding bike market? What does it bring vs existing offerings to...
Forum: Folding Bikes
09-23-24, 09:44 AM
Replies: 90
Views: 6,460
Posted By tcs

Understand one can ship a penny-farthing without...

Understand one can ship a penny-farthing without removing parts; it's all how much one is willing to pay.

The G is the very definition of oversize unless the airline grants a sporting equipment...
Forum: Folding Bikes
09-23-24, 09:29 AM
Replies: 90
Views: 6,460
Posted By tcs

Seriously off-topic here, guys and gals. In...

Seriously off-topic here, guys and gals.

In the 1990s it was imagined that future emissions standards would require the even combustion chamber temperatures of liquid cooling. Because of...
09-23-24, 08:49 AM
Replies: 111
Views: 3,727
Posted By tcs

Old school 1x no-drop: ...

Old school 1x no-drop:

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Modern era:
...
09-23-24, 08:37 AM
Replies: 111
Views: 3,727
Posted By tcs

Fred DeLong, 1974: ...

Fred DeLong, 1974:


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Forum: Touring
09-22-24, 08:54 AM
Replies: 57
Views: 2,573
Posted By tcs

My Bikecenntenial membership number dates to...

My Bikecenntenial membership number dates to 1975. I did not renew this year.
Forum: Touring
09-22-24, 08:53 AM
Replies: 57
Views: 2,573
Posted By tcs

Maps = paper maps? or Maps = GPX files + PDF...

Maps = paper maps?
or
Maps = GPX files + PDF route guides?
Forum: Folding Bikes
09-22-24, 08:46 AM
Replies: 90
Views: 6,460
Posted By tcs

I'm unconvinced that the classic Andrew Ritchie...

I'm unconvinced that the classic Andrew Ritchie trifold design that works so well at 16" is optimum for 20". The Caracle trifold design (with 20" wheels), the Nyfti RAIO tri-fold design (with 20"...
Forum: Folding Bikes
09-21-24, 07:14 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 397
Posted By tcs

120mm was the standard rear OLD for 4- and...

120mm was the standard rear OLD for 4- and 5-speed (freewheel) derailleur bikes.

110mm was the standard rear OLD for single-speed and 3-speed bikes.
Forum: Folding Bikes
09-21-24, 07:10 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 281
Posted By tcs

That is probably why this bike doesn't have...

That is probably why this bike doesn't have radial lacing.
...
09-20-24, 08:55 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 159
Posted By tcs

Sturmey's narrowest factory OLD on the SRF3 (AW)...

Sturmey's narrowest factory OLD on the SRF3 (AW) is 108mm. This fits the 110mm OLD of kids bikes, some BMX, and old 1- and 3-speed frames from the last 100+ years.
Forum: Folding Bikes
09-20-24, 07:36 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 397
Posted By tcs

And the new Brompton G-Line has a relatively wide...

And the new Brompton G-Line has a relatively wide folded width.
Forum: Folding Bikes
09-20-24, 07:31 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 397
Posted By tcs

The only thing custom about the Brompton BSR...

The only thing custom about the Brompton BSR 3-speed hub is the silkscreened logo. Otherwise, it's a bog standard Sturmey-Archer SRF3, available from the S-A factory with as small an OLD as 108mm. ...
Forum: Folding Bikes
09-19-24, 11:35 AM
Replies: 90
Views: 6,460
Posted By tcs

Fair enough. Got a dimension? Well,...

Fair enough. Got a dimension?



Well, that's good. You gotta figure that as soon as production bumps up against capacity, the A-Line is gone.
Forum: Folding Bikes
09-19-24, 09:22 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 397
Posted By tcs

The A-Line also does not have the Brompton left...

The A-Line also does not have the Brompton left folding pedal.
09-19-24, 08:56 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 1,078
Posted By tcs

The infamous "Rule of Threes". Long known in the...

The infamous "Rule of Threes". Long known in the cycling community.
Forum: Folding Bikes
09-18-24, 07:15 PM
Replies: 90
Views: 6,460
Posted By tcs

AtoB #140 had a newsy article on this. Kent...

AtoB #140 had a newsy article on this.

Kent On-Line suggests the new factory won't be ready until 2029~2030.
...
Forum: Folding Bikes
09-18-24, 07:10 PM
Replies: 90
Views: 6,460
Posted By tcs

I read on another forum the G-Line...

I read on another forum the G-Line small-medium-large all use the same frame (wheelbase) and only differ in seatpost and handlepost. Confirm? All I found on the company website was reach & stack...
Forum: Folding Bikes
09-18-24, 07:06 PM
Replies: 90
Views: 6,460
Posted By tcs

Folded volume, manufacturers published...

Folded volume, manufacturers published specifications:

Brompton 16” wheel

58.5x56.5x27cm=89242cm3



Caracle trifold 20” wheels
Forum: Folding Bikes
09-18-24, 05:05 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 281
Posted By tcs

Folding...pennyfarthing

The world's first folding bike, redesigned, updated, improved, spiffed up and back on the market:

https://www.pennyfarthingdan.com.au/foldingpennyfarthing...
Forum: Folding Bikes
09-18-24, 04:55 AM
Replies: 90
Views: 6,460
Posted By tcs

Elaborate, please.

Elaborate, please.
Forum: Folding Bikes
09-17-24, 08:16 AM
Replies: 90
Views: 6,460
Posted By tcs

Shimano Alfine 8: roller clutches. ...

Shimano Alfine 8: roller clutches.

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Shimano Nexus...
Forum: Touring
09-13-24, 11:57 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 1,922
Posted By tcs

Cycletourists are definitely a contributor to...

Cycletourists are definitely a contributor to over-tourism, in the same way that CO2 tire inflators contribute to global warming. ;)
Forum: Touring
09-13-24, 11:46 AM
Replies: 104
Views: 3,796
Posted By tcs

Even stairs can be done in a cycle-accommodating...

Even stairs can be done in a cycle-accommodating way.
...
Forum: Touring
09-13-24, 11:33 AM
Replies: 104
Views: 3,796
Posted By tcs

Fun fact: The 32-mile-long Elroy-Sparta State...

Fun fact: The 32-mile-long Elroy-Sparta State Trail opened in 1967 and is considered the first rail-to-trail conversion in the USA.

The Elroy-Sparta is now a segment of the 101-mile-long...
Forum: Folding Bikes
09-13-24, 10:47 AM
Replies: 90
Views: 6,460
Posted By tcs

For those that don't know, the long-rumored...

For those that don't know, the long-rumored Brompton G Line has 20" (ISO 406mm) wheels.

The semi-official (Singapore Brompton dealer) specs are 14.9kg (medium frame with rack and mudguards), 730x...
Forum: Touring
09-13-24, 09:07 AM
Replies: 57
Views: 2,573
Posted By tcs

Velocipalooza Semiquincentennial :)

Velocipalooza Semiquincentennial :)
Forum: Touring
09-13-24, 08:54 AM
Replies: 57
Views: 2,573
Posted By tcs

I question a national organization developing and...

I question a national organization developing and maintaining local tour routes. It seems like local clubs and groups could handle that more nimbly and efficiently and a national cycletouring...
Forum: Touring
09-12-24, 11:28 AM
Replies: 57
Views: 3,119
Posted By tcs

Nods. Josh Reid's front panniers + seat bag...

Nods.

Josh Reid's front panniers + seat bag trans-Eurasia seemed a bit hair-shirt, although to his credit he wears a big smile much of the time. Ah, to be young!
...
Forum: Touring
09-12-24, 11:20 AM
Replies: 57
Views: 3,119
Posted By tcs

The bragging rights* world cycletour has become...

The bragging rights* world cycletour has become Trondheim to Cape Town then Ushuaia to Anchorage then Tokyo to Cabo de Roca.


I've imagined a 'round the world cycle tour @ ~33.5šS: Santiago to...
Forum: Folding Bikes
09-10-24, 07:04 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 1,497
Posted By tcs

This BF All-Day folds narrower than 38cm (15in)?...

This BF All-Day folds narrower than 38cm (15in)? Do we have some confirmation on that?



Both Bosch-based mid-drives with 20" wheels (and not cargo bikes):
BF All-Day, base $5200USD
Tern...
Forum: Touring
09-09-24, 07:22 PM
Replies: 104
Views: 3,796
Posted By tcs

Back in the day we also contacted* clubs and...

Back in the day we also contacted* clubs and cyclists in the area we wanted to ride and asked for suggestions and advice.


*Letters with stamps. Handwritten, so the legibility of one's...
Forum: Touring
09-09-24, 07:14 PM
Replies: 104
Views: 3,796
Posted By tcs

In 1975 Lys Burden got in a VW microbus in...

In 1975 Lys Burden got in a VW microbus in Yorktown Virginia with a collection of atlases, USGS & state maps and local guides and drove to Astoria Oregon, probing, backtracking, photographing and...
Forum: Folding Bikes
09-09-24, 02:45 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 1,497
Posted By tcs

Also folding Bosch UL-listed* mid-drive: Tern...

Also folding Bosch UL-listed* mid-drive: Tern Vektron Q9, $3000USD



*Back to the Amtrak thing.
Forum: Folding Bikes
09-09-24, 02:41 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 1,497
Posted By tcs

[/color] LeMond Prolog, 26 lbs (11.8kg),...

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LeMond Prolog, 26 lbs (11.8kg), $5500USD.
Specialized Turbo Vado SL 4.00, 34 lbs (15.4kg), $3500USD
Forum: Folding Bikes
09-09-24, 07:01 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 1,497
Posted By tcs

$7300USD as pictured. :D ...

$7300USD as pictured. :D

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Forum: Folding Bikes
09-09-24, 06:53 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 1,497
Posted By tcs

Trying to figure out the market niche for the All...

Trying to figure out the market niche for the All Day, a #folding #travel #ebike. Can't fly commercial with that battery. Takes up less room in your yacht, motor home or private aircraft than a...
09-01-24, 07:56 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 1,327
Posted By tcs

Ha! I saw the subject line and figured it was...

Ha! I saw the subject line and figured it was about


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08-26-24, 06:43 PM
Replies: 57
Views: 3,439
Posted By tcs

From the history folder: ...

From the history folder:

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08-26-24, 06:37 PM
Replies: 57
Views: 3,439
Posted By tcs

Bike boulevards done right: lower the speed limit...

Bike boulevards done right: lower the speed limit and make intersection improvements. (Int'l readers: this is miles per hour - about 29kph.)
...
08-26-24, 06:34 PM
Replies: 57
Views: 3,439
Posted By tcs

I want to see more of these signs. ...

I want to see more of these signs.

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08-26-24, 06:34 PM
Replies: 57
Views: 3,439
Posted By tcs

Yeah, they'll dart out of their lane in front of...

Yeah, they'll dart out of their lane in front of you.

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Forum: Touring
08-25-24, 08:34 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 436
Posted By tcs

Another woman's London-Sweden cycletour: ...

Another woman's London-Sweden cycletour:

https://youtu.be/6yLnkDxo9Mk?si=5H22lK_f-cAO5AOM

:)
08-22-24, 06:38 AM
Replies: 57
Views: 3,439
Posted By tcs

Had folks not noticing the trail ended been a...

Had folks not noticing the trail ended been a problem?

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08-22-24, 06:36 AM
Replies: 57
Views: 3,439
Posted By tcs

Don't. Just don't. ...

Don't. Just don't.

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08-22-24, 06:35 AM
Replies: 57
Views: 3,439
Posted By tcs

Apparently this is a standard sign a traffic...

Apparently this is a standard sign a traffic department can order from the state.
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