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Bikes that are worse than new ones, but somehow better. The bike department of th-cam.com/users/ThatWasRad
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Exploring an abandoned mine by bike (sort of)
Back once again, exploring an abandoned mine by bike (sort of)
I take a look around Stillingfleet mine in North Yorkshire which has been closed since 2004. I don't quite make it down the shaft but it was still a fun place to explore.
Join me as I get my dates wrong, have trouble pronouncing colliery and find a room covered in adult printed material.
Follow me on IG: @radhausbikes
Subscribe to my vintage toys channel: @ThatWasRad
I take a look around Stillingfleet mine in North Yorkshire which has been closed since 2004. I don't quite make it down the shaft but it was still a fun place to explore.
Join me as I get my dates wrong, have trouble pronouncing colliery and find a room covered in adult printed material.
Follow me on IG: @radhausbikes
Subscribe to my vintage toys channel: @ThatWasRad
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Is a Brompton faster than a road bike - The answer may surprise you!
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I set out to answer the age old question that no one is asking. Is a Brompton faster than a road bike? Which is faster, A 23 year old Vintage Cannondale R300 or a brand new Brompton B75. I race them to the city of York to see which will be victorious over 12 miles on road, bike path and busy city. The answer may surprise you. IG: radhausbikes I also mess around with vintage toys ...
2021 Brompton B75 unboxing and first ride
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A 2021 Brompton B75 unboxing and review I bought me a new 2021 Brompton B75 because one day I might get to take it somewhere on a plane! It's more of an aspirational purchase than anything. A quick unboxing of the new Brompton B75, why I bought it and I went down to London to give it a test ride. Do I hate it? Do I less than hate it? Should I have sprung for the more expensive version? Why am I...
Cannondale M2000 Rat Bike check
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A bike check and getting lost in the forest on my cheap and nasty 1993 Cannondale M2000 Rat Bike which is actually the best bike in the world despite it's flaws and general ratty appearance. An old bike that's much worse than a new one, but somehow better. #savetheratbike More vintage retro mountain biking videos soon when it's not raining. Damn you British summer time! IG: radhau...
Bike Check - 1999 Cannondale Super V 800 - Retro Mountain biking
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My 1999 Cannondale Super V800. Full Bike Check, pretty shots of fat tubes and out of date parts, going for a ride, getting eaten by mosquitoes. General fun times. More vintage retro mountain biking videos soon when it's not raining. Damn you British summer time! IG: radhausbikes I also mess around with vintage toys at: th-cam.com/users/ThatWasRad
Love the bike…are you going to do a video on the F1000?
In my own personal experience as just a guy with a bike as opposed to someone who takes cycling even slightly seriously is this;- I'm a lot faster on the Brompton in and around towns and villages. The small wheels has me taking off really fast, I test to coast along until I slow then give it more on the pedals. I'm just not fit enough to take advantage of the upper gears of even a meh road bike so I just don't reach them on the big wheels and have the leg power to keep up there. Btw - the B75/pre17 bikes can accept the new integrated shifters/brakes. They Brompton site sort of says they can't but they can.
You will have to tell all the riders in the Tour de France, that they are riding the wrong bike. How could they all be so wrong ? You can assume that all the top clubs will be riding the alpe duez next year on a Brompton lol. I personally can average 27.4 mph on a TT bike over 25 miles, 25 mph on my cannondale system six with mas 4 t clip on bars bolted on but i couldn't get any where near those speeds on a Brompton sat upright on a heavier bicycle, small wheels or not.
I also rode Ford Ride London to Essex, 100 miles in one day with my single speed Brompton: th-cam.com/video/3HFKiw7xw0o/w-d-xo.htmlsi=RRjJxMlzIXL03N6Q
I’ve cycled from London to Paris on my single speed Brompton and loved it: th-cam.com/video/uQLoRR0Qiac/w-d-xo.htmlsi=e1aaAxwnZ-MkQ3cz
The aero gains from the position on a road bike come more into play at 16+ mph If you aren't racing, or in a group ride with other fast roadies, then you don't have much need for aero everything. Comfort, foldability for transit use or taking into the office etc.. is likely more important for many riders/commuters. Routes, weather, traffic, etc.. will vary for every cyclist around the world. I need a bike to take into an elevator and store in the office. The Brompton is definitely the bike I'd choose. It was nice to see you found it plenty fast. Thanks for the video
I have ridden a folding bike since 2004 and a Road bike regularly since 2011. The Road bike averages about 2 to 3kmph faster than the Folder for the same effort. However a small wheeled bike is much faster than a 700c wheeled Road bike from a standing start. Get passed after about 200m.
Isn’t the speed of a bike a mathematically calculable thing? If you take the crank length, and chainwheel teeth and back gear ratios etc, and establish an arbitrary cadence that is consistent, that would equal a certain number of revolutions of the wheels which would equal a given speed. The only question then is whether you can maintain that a cadence throughout. That and possibly the weight of the bike, might slow you down, and make maintaining the desired cadence difficult, resulting in one bike being faster. I bought a Brompton a few years ago. I haven’t ridden my other bike since. I got the six speed. It comes close to spanning the same range of gear ratios. It just spans it in 6 steps instead of the 8 my internal hub had. And, because it is about 10 lbs lighter, it’s probably faster most of the time. I should do my own comparison! I’m not a very athletic rider though. I’m sure I don’t average 15 mph, ever.
I would still go with a folded bike even if it was 30% less efficient than a road bike. For me, it's just faster than walking, and it's perfect for patching between different mass transit networks. I use a Zizzo for this purpose, and it really speeds up getting anywhere without a car, and that's with just light pedaling. Still, it's impressive to see that the Brompton was able to perform better; maybe there was a little more wind behind you that day.
As a Brompton owner for 14 years I am not surprised, they are very zippy 😂
Great video, you need to make some more content
Oh yes, the rabbit ears tend to be a little rattily .
That Cannondale is gorgeous, a real hot tamale BUT I wonder how the new Brompton T-Line bike would do, especially with custom wheels, like the Hubsmith HS-BUMBEE and custom carbon crankset, a bike that would weigh less than 6.8 kg (15 pounds). The world of bike tech is moving fast.
The Brompton has well chosen gear ratios and, I think, very good quality bearings - very well explained in this article: th-cam.com/video/F98oQ7Xo5mI/w-d-xo.htmlsi=Jbg4IQr4g5h22IJ6 . I would be interested to hear if your bike preferences have changed two years after this test ride.
Comparing times on rides between my Brompton SL6 and a entry level carbon Trek endurance bike (Domane), the Brompton takes about 15% more time for about the same effort, fairly consistently.
I am curious about the set up. I have recently improved the average and top speeds of the Brompton by: changing the seat post (for optimum riding position); seat (Brookes); suspension block (scrowave- for better rear frame control and comfort; plus tyres (Continental urban -less rolling resistance) and a thorough clean of the chain and chain path). It is now possible to cover rides at much better speeds. It could also be that now I am trying to get higher average splits per kilometre (as measured by my smart watch). I find the Brompton is actually performing above my expectations as far as average speed is concerned. It’s always nice to be pleasantly surprised. Theoretically the Brompton should be less efficient and slower. I know your set up is different but for me the fact that I can store the bike inside in my study means I get it out a lot more than I used to get my old hybrid out of the shed. The Brompton pays for itself by being convenient and therefore ready to go more easily.
If You follow: "Brompton Family Time" he has a Time Trial on the "Kissena Park Velodrome", a former "Bike Track" in the US! And there is no doubt at all, if a Brompton is as fast as an ordinary bike: Not at all!!! A Brompton is a Brilliant, Special Tool for combined transport to anywhere, also as folded, but not at all a "Proper Bike"! It honestly is a lousy bike! My own, now much less than, 2019 "SuperlightM6LXBrompon" presently weighs 8,5 kilo, with mudguards! As a former owner of a 6,8 kilo, full Shimano Dura-Ace, Top LOOK Racing bike, I of course also know those (I have been past 65 km/h on mine!). During one of my visits to England several years ago, with an English friend, I also visited "The York Minster", by the way! Finn. Denmark
People don't need to watch your video. Common sense should dictate. 😂
I have one, it's a beauty, the best bike I've ever ridden (and there's been a few) it used to glide across London every day now it sits waiting for me to take it out on the less exciting Croatian countryside roads every now and then!
I didn't have any bikes for a few years and when I decided to get one again, I went with the Brompton. Over 1200 miles later I still love it! It's so much easier to ride than my old mountain bikes were. I have the 6-speed with the standard front chain ring. I can pedal all the way up to about 35 miles per hour, and at those speeds, the little 16" wheels are not quite as stable feeling as I would like. Since that top speed is higher than I feel comfortable and stable riding, I am somewhat tempted to switch to the smaller front chain ring at some point to have slightly lower gearing for steep hills.
On my 6 speed "SuperlightM6LXBrompton" I honestly, at first didn't knew for what use I had the low gears? Till I met a steep serpentine road going up, and had to walk on top! But I may walk with the bike for a higher speed then! Finn. Denmark
35 miles an hour, Wow that’s going some. 🚴🏼♀️🚴♂️🚴🏼
Very happy with. Worked as well as i expected
Would love to stumble into another one
I had one, it was the only bike I ever bought new. 1993 was a good year for cannondale, I've had 3 1993 bikes over the last 30 years or so
This was my first full sus a super v 2000 in red you never needed a front mud guard due to the size of the down tube had it from new until a trade in the raven 2000 in pearl green had Cannondale ever since.
Love small and foldable bikes. Tried a Brompton the other day... cant understand why people love it, besides the folding. I find much more enjoyable to ride my Xiaomi qicycle per example.
Beautiful Bike, was a dream at that time when I was a student and never actualy rode one unfort... Its on my wishlist right now :)
3:03 I don't know about a brompton. But my Tern Verge X20 can shift as fast as most road bikes. I have road bike users often ask me about it. I've hit 25mph on the flat with it. The racing wheels make a world of difference. And the 20 speed gears climb hills like a boss.
can training wheels be attached?
The gears / teeth do make a difference doesn’t it?
Preciosa super v ! Keep it as original as possible! 🙏🏻👌🏻
Nice vid. I have a 1996 Super V 400 that I pulled out of retirement and got serviced. I’m the only owner and have ridden the bike only 6 times until now. Very fun bike to ride except the handlebar position,,will be finally getting an extender
*The **Latest.Bike** was delivered way too faster than I expected. Easy to assemble and nice design!The frame is heavy but durable.*
Do you get up to speed faster with the smaller wheels? Maybe a lower top speed speed overall, but if you accelerate up to speed faster after every hold up… I reckon that could account for the shorter time. Ps. I had those rattly rabbit ear gears before upgrading to newer more stealthy versions. But I do remember a short length of folded plastic straw wedged in to the mechanism sorted the rattle a treat. (A bit of trial and error required, though I’m sure there’ll be a video about where to put the straw knocking about on TH-cam.)
After all the videos I have seen, that’s really informative and fun video , keep it up man 👍🏻
Thank you. Much appreciated 😊
16, 17mph is achievable on good tarmac, I wouldn’t dream doing that on streets filled with potholes
Hola, tengo una brompton de 6 velocidades y algunos amigos ciclistas me han dicho que es muy rápido cuando me ven rodando, no importa si es subida o en plano. Estoy convencido que puedes ir más rápido que una bici grande. Saludos desde Puebla, México.
A very large part of the answer will depend on the wheel size. If you're going to have a 16" wheeled bike racing against a 26" wheeler--everything else being equal--the 26-er will certainly win. The only possible way to overcome this would lie in the gearing.
I had a 3 speed brompton years ago and it was rapid. I thought it used to get up to speed very quickly
What size is the frame and how tall are you? Awesome bike!
Thanks! I think the frame is around 18 inch, I'm 5' 10".
My beloved B75 was stolen in London last Wednesday. I am devastated. I can already imagine it is now being sold somewhere, who knows where, to someone who is probably unaware of what happened. Please don't buy a bike if it doesn't have legitimate appurtenance/history documentation with clear registration plate (with frame number and serial number). You can check their status on websites for "Bike Register", "Immobilise", "Stolen Bikes", and "Bike Index". If the frame number/serial number are missing on the frame, or the bike is tagged as stolen online, please report it to the police. Together we may create a safer biking community.
Sorry to hear that. It's unfortunate that bike theft is so common now. Good call on checking those sites. Multiple locks too. I use 3 on mine. On main and two that go around the seat, back wheel and front.
I never leave mine locked anywhere. Bikes gets folded and part me….clients have got use to it and very supportive. Sad to hear about the theft.
How's the Brompton? Im so tempted to buy one possibly tomorrow!
The Brompton is great. Thoroughly recommend!
Great tour 😃
Dont buy these overpriced bromptons. All you need is a mtb fitted with slicks, and save yourself tonnes of dosh and stop supporting these greedy ass companies ripping people off. Another greedy ass company is the swytch company. Please Dont support and encourage greed.
The bike I ride the most is a 1993 Cannondale M2000 which cost £50. The problem is that it doesn't fold, hence the need for a Brompton. I don't really feel that Brompton is a particularly 'greedy ass' company, they produce good quality, highly engineered bikes and build them in the UK. If they were greedy they would outsource the building to China or Taiwan and still charge the same like most bike companies nowadays. Like the company that probably built your Mountain Bike.
@@radhaus4528 rubbish! Anyone that charges over £1000 for a bike is greedy. After all its just a bike! And stop being racist, not everything thats made in china is poor quality and cheap, thats just your ignorance speaking! And no my mountain bike wasn't made in china! And even if it was its stupid to assume it wounld be worst. Ive bought good quality products made from China, at least they dont rip you off like British companies. If brompton can make their products reachable for the average joe, they would make more, but its not in their british dna. Like most British companies they love to hike their prices.
@@HDsharp Wow! You escalated that quickly! Ok, let's go back and read what I said shall we? If you had read my comment correctly you'll see that I made no assumption that Chinese built bikes are worse quality, you jumped to that conclusion all on your own. The reason that companies outsource their building is because the labour is CHEAPER. The less you pay a worker to build the product the less overheads there will be and profit will be higher. It is far more expensive to build things in England, America or anywhere that has to, by law, pay a decent living wage. Also, most of the raw materials are made out there. That's why pretty much every bike company, regardless of where they were founded or where they are designed, manufacture their bikes in Asia. If you factor that in, and the cost for development, materials, factory upkeep and God-forbid, making a profit, an entry level Brompton at £875 is actually pretty good value. If they outsourced their labor overseas then I'm sure they could bring that price down but I'm glad they don't. Shipping things round the world is pretty terrible for the environment.
@@radhaus4528 Stop making excuses. You clearly assumed i got my bike from China. So stop going back on what you said. I made valid points about you being presumptuous. They (brompton) can still sell at a lower cost. What about the swytch company? Dont tell me they cant sell their ebike conversion kits at 50% and still make a profit? All they really are, is some small electric components put together, and they sell at £900? Bloody hell! I can buy something similar for a fraction, or make my own at even less. It pisses me off how greedy they are! Btw, the wages in china are not as low as they once were, they're slow creeping up to western standards.
@@HDsharp What bike do you ride? You seem offended that I assumed that? Most bikes are manufactured in Asia nowadays so it's a natural assumption. I'm not trying to make excuses for that. I'm not sure what your argument is buddy?! I know nothing of Swytch (no interest in electric conversions), nor do I have any idea of their or Brompton's overheads. Clearly Brompton sell a lot of bikes as they are building a new £100m factory in Kent so I think a lot of people are ok with the price. Wages aside, manufacturing in Asia is cheaper. Big brands like Cannondale, Marin, Santa Cruz all outsource there so the quality must be good, no arguments on that.
Any bike is as fast as a road bike if you put the effort in pedalling!! So dont kid yourself, the fact is you can coast on a road bike while you need to go full speed on a brompton just to keep up!
As I explained in the video, I put in the same amount of effort in the same conditions. You can coast on both bikes. They both have freewheels. Obviously the bigger wheels have an advantage when coasting but it's pretty negligible, especially when it's flat.
Hi does your B75 rear wheel more to the right side of the triangle tube ?
Hi, sorry I didn't reply to this. Every time I meant to my bike was elsewhere so I couldn't check! Mine doesn't seem to do that from what I can see.
This makes me want a Brompton. I thought it was going to be a huge compromise but I guess I was wrong.
With electric assist you could go much faster
Great video mate. Just got 2 for me and the wife. Take them everywhere.
Tern or brompthon????? Hi from Chile
Hi! Thanks for watching. I'm biased but Brompton of course!
Love the music I haven’t touched my big bike since getting my Brompton