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Now in a fully updated 2nd edition, "Brompton Bicycle" tells the fascinating story behind one of the world's most unusual and popular folding bikes. It also details how you can modify and convert your Brompton for such uses as child carrying and tackling hilly country and acts as a unique maintenance and repair manual, full of tips you won't find in any standard bike repair book. In short, everything you need to enjoy this incredible bike to the full. The first edition was hugely popular with the legions of Brompton fans; the second edition contains an extra 32 pages, with a whole new chapter on where Brompton may be heading in the future plus new coverage of early folding bikes in the U.S., more detail on military use of folding bikes and, of course, the low-down on new products and company developments.
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David Henshaw has edited and published A to B magazine, specialising in folding and electric bikes since 1997.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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A decently well put together book on the evolution of Brompton Bicycles including a short but useful section on Maintenance.
10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
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The author is also the editor of "A to B" magazine, a place where Brompton can seemingly do no wrong, and it's the same here. At times it veers into sycophantic. Don't get me wrong; we have two Bromptons here and I love them dearly, but they are by no means perfect, and it's a shame some of the weaker aspects of the engineering and construction aren't addressed.
The production quality is a bit limited; it's an A5 book with an "inkjet printer" feel about it.
The production quality is a bit limited; it's an A5 book with an "inkjet printer" feel about it.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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The book is really good. I was interested in purchasing a Brompton anyway and got this book to find out more about them. The book is excellent and really hardened my opinion that the Brompton was the way to go rather than other folding bikes.
The book was smaller in size than I expected but the content is great and much more than I could find online about Brompton.
I would really recommend it to anybody interested in Brompton bicycles.
The book was smaller in size than I expected but the content is great and much more than I could find online about Brompton.
I would really recommend it to anybody interested in Brompton bicycles.
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Published 27 days ago by Steve
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You have a Brompton? You'll need this. As good as your bike. Did you know you could use the folded bike as a seat? You do now......
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OK but not fantastic
This is mostly a resume of the history of the company and how the bikes have developed over time. Some useful information around maintenance and ideas and inspiration if you are... Read more
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Published 22 months ago by Allie J
Very good read, and a good maintenance section
I bought the book mainly for the section on maintenance, which I have found very helpful, but the book also deals with the history of the company and the evolution of the Brompton... Read more
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