Anybody else tried one yet? IIRC Mapmaker was looking for third party cover with a view to having a go.
Abandoned the folder for a day on Wednesday. Arrived at Euston around 13:00 to find the stands in Drummond St completely empty. Fortunately there were still a handful on Doric Way on the other side of the station and after a short wait while SERCO folks were upgrading the paypoint I was away.
The bikes are extremely heavy and have quite low gearing until you hit third when the impression is of having an elephant on tow. Progress is best described as stately. Not quite sure of best technique but my usual ‘ride it like you stole it’ and keep up with the traffic method certainly doesn't work. However everybody gave a wide berth and I got to the office in about 15 mins. Fortunately there were a couple of spaces free in Bream's Buildings but the big problem has been the extent to which bikes are stacking up in the City/West End at the expense of mainline stations and zone 2. Another staff member using one had to return to Charing Cross to find room to drop it off. I think however this will ease as soon as the weather breaks and the commuters bore of the idea.
General verdict is that I'll not be selling either of my Bromptons but that for one way commute days or lunchtime errands to the West End I'll probably be using them thre
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