On Tuesday, November 29, 2016 at 6:33:35 AM UTC-8, Minh wrote: > > My other questions are more around living/using Bromptons. > > - Some of you mentioned going with the dyno option, my two Rivendells > have dyno-hubs because i never want to worry about having lights (or worry > about charging them) since i need a way to get home, but with the > Brompton, > i would just fold it up and call a taxi. Is it that useful to have them > over a battery light? But i will stop in at a dealer to look at how the > wiring is run if i do decide to go dyno hub. > > I'm a believer in dynamos because you don't have to worry about batteries. I figure lighting should be a "utility" - always on, always available. That said, I haven't spent on a dynamo wheel for my Brompton yet, because I generally just use it for short to-and-from train station rides on generally well lit streets. But it's on the list!
> > - Are the Schwalbe the only tire options--i'm generally happy with > them in the bigger sizes, but just wondering. > > I know of three common tire choices on Bromptons: The "stock" tires are Brompton-branded but I believe made by Kenda. Then there are Schwalbe Marathons and Schwalbe Kojaks, the latter being available in either wire bead or (exclusively through Brompton?) folding bead. I recently wore through the Kenda tires on mine and replaced them with wire-bead Kojaks, which were reasonably priced online. It's a startling difference in ride quality - I'm very happy with them! Much smoother and more comfortable. We'll see how they last! I definitely see a Brompton as a good "extra" bike for someone with one or more real bikes. It wouldn't ever replace my Clem or any of my other nice bikes, and it's sufficiently different in terms of use that I don't even think of it as an "n+1" sort of decision. It's just portable transportation that's convenient and quick. /Jeremy -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
