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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.

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 👍🏻

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!

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.

How's the Brompton? Im so tempted to buy one possibly tomorrow!

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.

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!

Hi does your B75 rear wheel more to the right side of the triangle tube ?

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

Love the music I haven’t touched my big bike since getting my Brompton