And I thought my red S-type was pimped
The black M-type, in comparison, has no weight-saving gizmos at all, and almost leaves ruts in the tarmac. It's fine for the completely flat mile to SO's place, because it lives by the front door and is the only bike I have without SPDs.
My bold.
You need to keep up, Roger.
Chriscross's Henrietta is well documented elsewhere throughout the interwebs.
I've reeled in the modification work I've been doing on my Brommie as it has ventured into the-finances-of-owning-an-ocean-going-racing-yacht territory.(And I don't have access to a lathe at the moment - actually, I do. I've just remembered we have a Colchester Student in the workshop at work - running on 3-phase that'll take your arm off if you don't treat it with respect).
After which, it still remains a relatively heavy bike.
If ever this was cry for Brompton to get up to speed with the 21st century, and get jiggy with upping their production techniques to be capable of dealing with (the difficulties of) titanium, then this is it.
I reckon they're a company with sufficient clout / pedigree to raise the finance to R&D and put this into production.
If they were to do so, it'd put them way ahead of a game which they're already at the front of.
Alternatively, someone in the far-east will do so first.
Coming back to your post....
Not unlike yourself Roger, my Brommie is the only bike I have which I can get on and ride, without any adjustment to apparel.
On which basis alone, it continues to win, hands down.