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Old 01-19-2022, 12:40 PM
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Brompton T Line - The new 7.45 kg titanium Brompton

This is the coolest thing to come out of the bike industry in a while for me. As a Londoner, Brompton's are part of my cycling DNA. I used to absolutely love riding around town on my Brompton with my headtube mounted bag. It was one of life's greatest pleasures. But it weighed 12 kg.

This is a total game changer considering you have to lug them through train stations and onto trains and whatnot and I doubt they'll be able to keep them in stock, even at their 4000GBP RRP. Edit: Starts at 3750GBP.

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Old 01-19-2022, 12:44 PM
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Yeah, that's rad
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Old 01-19-2022, 12:47 PM
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PS I know that you can make them lighter with aftermarket parts, but this is just so cool that I'd skip that route and go straight for this.
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Old 01-19-2022, 01:51 PM
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We should be glad for 3sixty and Comeplay for making those clones and possibly forcing Brompton's hand.

Looks like these will actually be made in house, which is pretty cool.
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Old 01-19-2022, 01:53 PM
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That’s so gooooooood


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Old 01-19-2022, 02:14 PM
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Wow, really nice! If I had a commute that made sense to have one of these, i would need it.
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Old 01-19-2022, 08:15 PM
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Did Brompton post the photo of the unfinished weld? i don’t weld ti, but that looks like oxygen contamination.

Lovely bike otherwise.
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Old 01-19-2022, 08:30 PM
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Did Brompton post the photo of the unfinished weld? i don’t weld ti, but that looks like oxygen contamination.

Lovely bike otherwise.
not exactly Firefly welds...
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Old 01-19-2022, 09:56 PM
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The Brommie is an ingenious design and a really functional bike. Mine takes me around the City and travels wherever I do. It has taken me over the Andes.

The one big problem was its weight. In the case, it weighs in at about 49-49.5 lbs, perilously close to big oversize charges by the airlines.

This solves that issue.....and improves that uphill performance.
This is a serious "want"
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Old 01-19-2022, 09:59 PM
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hah...those welds remind me of the Guru saga!

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Did Brompton post the photo of the unfinished weld? i don’t weld ti, but that looks like oxygen contamination.

Lovely bike otherwise.
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Old 01-20-2022, 12:36 AM
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If I could only have one bike….
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