Tue 2 Sep 2008
Someone pinched my Brompton demonstrator on Friday – it was a P6R (butterfly bars, 6-speed, with rear rack) with a raw lacquer frame, and titanium forks, rear triangle and seatpost. Could you please give me a call if you spot it?
Thanks 
Meanwhile, I don’t have a Brompton demonstrator, but I’ve got one arriving by the end of this week I think…
Tue 2 Sep 2008
Okay, I think I can make this public now – for a few months, I’ve been working with Nick from CarryFreedom (the trailer people) on Nick’s design of what a tough, simple bike should look like, and this is the result.
The idea is to make something that’s tough (very rigid steel frame), reliable (enclosed chain drive and cables), cheap to manufacture (minimum number of tubes, as little welding as possible), and customisable (side panels that can be decorated, painted, made out of different materials, or wallpapered).
Nick’s taking it to Eurobike at the moment, and it’ll probably be at Cycle in London next month…
