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I need a new tire ,a Brompton Kevlar"green". I called a Brompton agent in
Dorset but they said that they could not send it by post as it would get
damaged if folded! ...now this will mean that I have to do a 20 ml trip
there and back for a tyre that will cost £18.0 does anyone know of a
Brompton agent in the Poole /Bournemouth area,I have seen quiet a lot of
bromptoms about. thank you in advance ...cas
 
cas wrote:
> I need a new tire ,a Brompton Kevlar"green". I called a Brompton agent in
> Dorset but they said that they could not send it by post as it would get
> damaged if folded!

Sounds like that could be bollocks to me... I'd give Darth Ben at
Kinetics a call, he might even still be doing free postage.

Pete.
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Fax 44 1382 640177 Dundee DD1 9SY Scotland UK
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Dorchester Cycles.

John.
"cas" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>I need a new tire ,a Brompton Kevlar"green". I called a Brompton agent
>in Dorset but they said that they could not send it by post as it would get
>damaged if folded! ...now this will mean that I have to do a 20 ml trip
>there and back for a tyre that will cost £18.0 does anyone know of a
>Brompton agent in the Poole /Bournemouth area,I have seen quiet a lot of
>bromptoms about. thank you in advance ...cas
>
 
"Another group member" <[email protected].> wrote in message
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>
> Dorchester Cycles.
>
> John.
> "cas" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>>I need a new tire ,a Brompton Kevlar"green". I called a Brompton agent
>>in Dorset but they said that they could not send it by post as it would
>>get damaged if folded! ...now this will mean that I have to do a 20 ml
>>trip there and back for a tyre that will cost £18.0 does anyone know of a
>>Brompton agent in the Poole /Bournemouth area,I have seen quiet a lot of
>>bromptoms about. thank you in advance ...cas
>>
>
> Well they are the ones that i was refering to..Dorchester cycles. "cant
> send by post it will crack the bead"I thought they could do it in a
> figure of 8. tape it up and send it,how do other shops do it? cas
 
cas wrote:
> "Another group member" <[email protected].> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>
>>
>>Dorchester Cycles.
>>
>>John.
>>"cas" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>>news:[email protected]...
>>
>>>I need a new tire ,a Brompton Kevlar"green". I called a Brompton agent
>>>in Dorset but they said that they could not send it by post as it would
>>>get damaged if folded! ...now this will mean that I have to do a 20 ml
>>>trip there and back for a tyre that will cost £18.0 does anyone know of a
>>>Brompton agent in the Poole /Bournemouth area,I have seen quiet a lot of
>>>bromptoms about. thank you in advance ...cas
>>>
>>
>>Well they are the ones that i was refering to..Dorchester cycles. "cant
>>send by post it will crack the bead"I thought they could do it in a
>>figure of 8. tape it up and send it,how do other shops do it? cas
>
>
>

Figure of 8 is a no-no. You can fold a tyre in threes, but not if they
are so small as for a Brompton. But why can't they put the tyre in a box?


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"M-gineering" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> cas wrote:
>> "Another group member" <[email protected].> wrote in message
>> news:[email protected]...
>>
>>>
>>>Dorchester Cycles.
>>>
>>>John.
>>>"cas" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>>>news:[email protected]...
>>>
>>>>I need a new tire ,a Brompton Kevlar"green". I called a Brompton
>>>>agent in Dorset but they said that they could not send it by post as it
>>>>would get damaged if folded! ...now this will mean that I have to do a
>>>>20 ml trip there and back for a tyre that will cost £18.0 does anyone
>>>>know of a Brompton agent in the Poole /Bournemouth area,I have seen
>>>>quiet a lot of bromptoms about. thank you in advance ...cas
>>>>
>>>
>>>Well they are the ones that i was refering to..Dorchester cycles. "cant
>>>send by post it will crack the bead"I thought they could do it in a
>>>figure of 8. tape it up and send it,how do other shops do it? cas
>>
>>
>>
>
> Figure of 8 is a no-no. You can fold a tyre in threes, but not if they are
> so small as for a Brompton. But why can't they put the tyre in a box?
>
>
> --
> ---
> Marten Gerritsen
>
> INFOapestaartjeM-GINEERINGpuntNL
> www.m-gineering.nl
I used to live in Parkstone Poole. I yhink BJs on Blandford Road, over the
Poole bridge in Hamworthy should help. If not Spa Cyles on the internet or
by telephone will mail no problem, as will Avon Valley Cyclery in Bath.
John.
 
Tom wrote:

>cas <[email protected]> wrote:
>> I called a Brompton agent in Dorset but they
>> said that they could not send it by post as
>> it would get damaged if folded! ...
>
> It's a tiny little 16" tyre, why would they need to fold it?

Indeed. Royal Mail haven't brought in size related postage yet. Of
course my postie mates are likely to bend it about a bit but I think
the BA in Dorset is a bit lacking in the thinking department. Just cut
a piece of old corrugated cardboard box to fold around it like a book
as SJSC did with a couple of Salomon mudguard stays I ordered the
other day.
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On Thu, 19 Jan 2006 16:49:42 +0000, Phil Cook wrote:


> Indeed. Royal Mail haven't brought in size related postage yet.

They have for some services. I've recently mailed two 17" tyres to
Germany and only just got the parcel within the H+W+D limit. The tyres
arrived fine, so I wouldn't worry about damage in the mail.


Mike
 
On Thu, 19 Jan 2006 18:05:33 +0000, Mike Causer wrote:

> On Thu, 19 Jan 2006 16:49:42 +0000, Phil Cook wrote:
>
>
>> Indeed. Royal Mail haven't brought in size related postage yet.
>
> They have for some services. I've recently mailed two 17" tyres to
> Germany and only just got the parcel within the H+W+D limit.

Strictly speaking that's not size related postage (better known as size
based pricing or, as preferred by Royal Mail, Pricing in Proportion), it's
just a limit on the maximum size they'll handle.

Pricing in Proportion proper starts on August 21st.

--
Michael MacClancy
 
cas wrote:

> I need a new tire ,a Brompton Kevlar"green". I called a Brompton agent
> in Dorset but they said that they could not send it by post as it would
> get damaged if folded! ...now this will mean that I have to do a 20 ml
> trip there and back for a tyre that will cost £18.0 does anyone know of a
> Brompton agent in the Poole /Bournemouth area,I have seen quiet a lot of
> bromptoms about. thank you in advance ...cas

You can get Schwalbe Marathons in the same size as standard Brompton tyres.
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Chris
 
"Chris Slade" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> cas wrote:
>
>> I need a new tire ,a Brompton Kevlar"green". I called a Brompton agent
>> in Dorset but they said that they could not send it by post as it would
>> get damaged if folded! ...now this will mean that I have to do a 20 ml
>> trip there and back for a tyre that will cost £18.0 does anyone know of a
>> Brompton agent in the Poole /Bournemouth area,I have seen quiet a lot of
>> bromptoms about. thank you in advance ...cas
>
> You can get Schwalbe Marathons in the same size as standard Brompton
> tyres.
> --
> Chris
>

Thank you all for your help, I will follow up the leads given...regards
cas
 
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