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    1. Alanabirb on

      Welcome to the fold! Great choice in colour! I hope you get a load of use from it and can make some nice memories too with it.

    6. Deviantdefective on

      Welcome to the club OP you got the best colour too I see enjoy your new bike.

    7. SheriffSlug on

      Howdy from a fellow noob! 👋 May it bring you miles of smiles.

      I just took my P Line to work today and it’s such a relief being able to park it under my desk rather than leaving a full-sized bike outside.

    9. NoResource9710 on

      Welcome to the fold. Great color. Great choice in bag. It will change your life.

    12. Olympik_mountains on

      Congratulations! I got my flame lacquer P line a little over a week ago and love it to pieces!

    13. Thoughtful_tamale on

      Congrats! I saw Brompton shared this same photo in their Facebook stories!

    15. Ordinary-Earth6022 on

      I have not had any other kind of bike as an adult, so I have no other bike I can compare it to, but I couldn’t imagine having any other kind of bike for riding in NYC because I often use the Metro North train for part of my travels, and the ability to fold it down so compactly is a game changer.

      It’s particularly convenient on the rare occasions when I take the subway and a subway train suddenly goes out of service, but I can use my trusty Brompton for riding the rest of the way to my destination. For one particular subway line, the number 4 train, bringing my Brompton along is practically a requirement for completing my ride back to the Bronx.

    17. Legal_Mango_817 on

      Nice..congrats for the brommie and your happiest face..wishes from Kerala, INDIA

    21. Sico93 on

      Great color – I chose the same 1,5 years ago and absolutely love my bike!
      All the best for all your adventures 🥳

    22. TripleGGG4111 on

      Happy New Bike Day and birthday! You chose Brompton’s most beautiful color, methinks!

      My birthday gift to you: SAFETY! Always have two daytime flashing lights (front/rear)on while you’re riding—also at night.

      Here’s a copy of a post I resend a lot here, on Facebook, etc. for new Bromptoneers! Hope this helps keep you safer out on the road:

      Other than your helmet—and perhaps the bell—the most important thing to add to your bike is blinking lights for both day and night (especially day!). Even simple, low-quality blinking lights reduce your chances of being hit by a car by nearly 50%. And the better the light, the better your chances. I’ve included some videos and websites for you to peruse below. Hopefully, I’ll convince you!

      This YouTuber is a superb Brompton- and biking-focused creator. They have a great video here on why blinking lights give you so much more safety:

      [https://youtu.be/s5MqwROt5Qs?si=UL_aW0zIripdjuTc](https://youtu.be/s5MqwROt5Qs?si=UL_aW0zIripdjuTc)

      Trek (owner of Bontrager) has a great blinking light resource page too. Scroll down to look at the data on the website, and then watch the video at the top. Both are excellent:

      [https://www.trekbikes.com/us/en_US/daytime_running_lights/](https://www.trekbikes.com/us/en_US/daytime_running_lights/)

      I bought Trek/Bontrager lights because they are much better than basic lights. They focus the beam for better visibility, distance, and reduced driver glare. They’re easily rechargeable using a USB-C to USB mini cable—something I do from time to time if one of the lights (usually the red one) is running low. I’ll just pop the low light, plugged into my iPhone, into my pocket for a while—newer phones can be a battery too. When I get home, I always check their charging status and put them on the charger once or twice a week. They last a long time and have an emergency mode that keeps them flashing for a meaningful amount of time—even when the battery is low—enough to get you safely to your destination.

      By the way, I always use the random, non-repeating flashing mode for both lights.

      I bought this light set at REI (year return policy nice too, to get the right lights):

      Front night/day light, rear red light combo:

      [https://www.rei.com/product/152989/bontrager-ion-pro-rtflare-rt-light-set](https://www.rei.com/product/152989/bontrager-ion-pro-rtflare-rt-light-set)

      Front white flashing daytime light:

      [https://www.rei.com/product/234902/trek-ion-200-rt-front-bike-light?redirect-pup=false](https://www.rei.com/product/234902/trek-ion-200-rt-front-bike-light?redirect-pup=false)

      Why three lights?

      Even though my 12-speed Brompton Electric C Line has excellent built-in night lights, I wanted a backup front light for extra brightness—either for very dark roads or when riding against a lot of bright oncoming traffic.

      Even though the backup light has an excellent daytime front flashing mode, I wanted it solely as a night light to mostly stay in my bag as a backup.

      Hope this helps!

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