Weight 12.2kg (one size) Frame & Fork Hand-brazed steel Gears Brompton wide-range 6-speed drivetrain: internal hub gear and 50t chainring with integrated chainguard Brakes Brompton dual-pivot callipers Wheels Double-wall rim, 28 spokes Finishing kit Brooks C17 Cambium saddle, Schwalbe Marathon Racer 349x35c tyres, Brompton pedals (left-hand folding), mudguards, reflectors, waterproof backpack and pouch
• late, the saying goes. And that certainly applied to my 2023, which saw two of my great loves – cycling and music – dominated by 1979, the year Brompton filed its first patent and The Replacements formed in Minneapolis. While a dysfunctional rock band and the ultimate in cycling practicality might seem unlikely bedfellows, both got under my skin to provide a surge of unbridled joy and a skip in my mid-forties stride each time I eyed their glistening steel frame and shiny vinyl disc last year and
