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John the Monkey

Brompton in the Guardian
« on: 10 November, 2009, 02:37:37 pm »
As seen on the Brompton Talk list;

Brompton Bicycle: crafted for cult appeal

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In Britain the club's membership is changing, with 35-40% of Brompton customers now women. The average rider's age has also dropped below 40.

Ben Cooper, who runs the Kinetics bike shop in Glasgow, reports a trend for "his and hers" purchasing. "Couples often buy together," he says. "At the moment I'm doing a pink and purple one for 'her', while 'his' is a more manly sand colour."
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MercuryKev

  • Maxin' n Audaxin'
Re: Brompton in the Guardian
« Reply #1 on: 10 November, 2009, 03:10:15 pm »

Sounds like me and my wife, except I got the purple and turkish green and she got the sand and orange. Not sure what that says about me :)
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vorsprung

  • Opposites Attract
    • Audaxing
Re: Brompton in the Guardian
« Reply #2 on: 10 November, 2009, 04:07:40 pm »
i have flamed the Guardian Bike Blog to the effect that this is yet another (snore) London centric story
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mrcharly-YHT

Re: Brompton in the Guardian
« Reply #3 on: 10 November, 2009, 04:16:44 pm »
Eh?

Why do you think it is london-centric?
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Zoidburg

Re: Brompton in the Guardian
« Reply #4 on: 10 November, 2009, 05:04:17 pm »
A lot of people stated the obvious in the comments section, that Brompton are in danger of becoming a boiled frog because they are not offering anything new compared to some other manufacturers. The Brommie is not a perfect design, simply making it a few pounds lighter does not change a lot.

Right now they just squeak ahead on the fold size V ride argument, sooner or later someone will out do them.
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rogerzilla

  • When n+1 gets out of hand
Re: Brompton in the Guardian
« Reply #5 on: 10 November, 2009, 07:45:05 pm »
It's the badge too.  An Audi is considerably less reliable than a VW or a Skoda and uses much the same technology, but the masses still aspire to one.
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Fab Foodie

Re: Brompton in the Guardian
« Reply #6 on: 10 November, 2009, 08:30:45 pm »
Quote from: MercuryKev on 10 November, 2009, 03:10:15 pm

Sounds like me and my wife, except I got the purple and turkish green and she got the sand and orange. Not sure what that says about me :)

Err, it says you're as colour-blind as your wife?
 ;)
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LittleWheelsandBig

  • Whimsy Rider
Re: Brompton in the Guardian
« Reply #7 on: 11 November, 2009, 02:48:24 am »
Quote from: Zoidburg on 10 November, 2009, 05:04:17 pm
Right now they just squeak ahead on the fold size V ride argument, sooner or later someone will out do them.

The Dahon Curl threatens to do so.
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MercuryKev

  • Maxin' n Audaxin'
Re: Brompton in the Guardian
« Reply #8 on: 11 November, 2009, 08:01:38 am »
Quote from: Fab Foodie on 10 November, 2009, 08:30:45 pm
Quote from: MercuryKev on 10 November, 2009, 03:10:15 pm

Sounds like me and my wife, except I got the purple and turkish green and she got the sand and orange. Not sure what that says about me :)


Err, it says you're as colour-blind as your wife?
 ;)

How can you say that, it's a thing of beauty  :thumbsup:

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Fab Foodie

Re: Brompton in the Guardian
« Reply #9 on: 11 November, 2009, 08:11:19 pm »
Quote from: MercuryKev on 11 November, 2009, 08:01:38 am
Quote from: Fab Foodie on 10 November, 2009, 08:30:45 pm
Quote from: MercuryKev on 10 November, 2009, 03:10:15 pm

Sounds like me and my wife, except I got the purple and turkish green and she got the sand and orange. Not sure what that says about me :)


Err, it says you're as colour-blind as your wife?
 ;)

How can you say that, it's a thing of beauty  :thumbsup:



Looks OK to me...



But then I am colour-blind  ;D
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