On Tue, 18 Nov 2003 08:48:28 +0000, Peter Clinch
<p.j.clinch@dundee.ac.uk> wrote:
>Ric wrote:
>
>> I am thinking of taking a years sailing sabbatical next year and would not like the Brommie as my
>> only bike on my boat. I want another bike on my boat for doing long pleasure rides, fitness
>> rides, and going further afield, and also for riding offroad. I want something that stays in one
>> easily manhandled lump when folded to facilitate getting it on and off boat, into dinghy etc.
>> I've tried carrying a dismantled bike on my boat but it gets to be a real hassle loading all the
>> bits into dinghy, getting ashore etc.
>
>Ever though of putting all the bits in a single bag or suitcase? The Airnimal, IIRC, comes with a
>suitcase as standard designed to take it, and a separable will generally have higher performance
>than a folder, all else being equal. To carry dismantled bike on tender, put case in tender, row
>ashore, take case out of tender... But if you really want a fair performance folder that's all in
>one to do everything I'd sooner take a Birdy Blue than a fold-in-two 26". 26" wheels might soak up
>Serious Offroad better but OTOH the Birdy's suspension will make up a lot of the difference and
>you've got 21 gears to make light of the hills. If you're going down the separable route then
>something like a Moulton APB would be my choice: if you're not doing mad descent trails or boulder
>fields it should cope with typical offroad fine.
Speaking of folding bikes, whatever happened to Bickerton? I bought one in the eighties and still
have it (although the bag it came with for carrying was nicked some time ago).
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