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I know it's not for everyone, but it is also a reasonable touring bike if done within its constraints. I've probably done closer to 40 days on my 16" Brompton,
by eCa 5mo ago
I know it's not for everyone, but it is also a reasonable touring bike if done within its constraints. I've probably done closer to 40 days on my 16" Brompton, longest was a two-week 1000km ride. On the topic of leaving the bike out-of-sight: In those 40 days I've left it locked a total of 20 minutes, otherwise it comes with me into restaurants, supermarkets, public restrooms, hotel rooms..
The biggest downsides are speed and climbing ability. 80k or so has been a reasonable max distance on tour (I've done one 100k day, it was long) and I wouldn't take it to the Alps.
Like the OP, I run Schwalbe Marathon Plus which has been good. But I have had one catastrophic puncture after riding over a particularly nasty piece of glass that cut straight through the tire. After that I bring a folding backup tire.
- jodrellblank 5mo ago> "a reasonable touring bike if done within its constraints" Yes; for example, YouTuber Susanna Thornton does bikepacking and wild-camping on her Brompton: https://www.youtube.com/@susannathornton/videos https://www.youtube.com/@susannathornton/videos and Darin's Adventure Chronicles: https://www.youtube.com/@darinsadventurechronicles/videos https://www.youtube.com/@darinsadventurechronicles/videos Many other one-off videos exist too under searches for brompton bikepacking and brompton wildcamp.
- throw0101c 5mo agoAlso: * https://www.youtube.com/@2Bikes4Adventure/videos https://www.youtube.com/@2Bikes4Adventure/videos
- alamortsubite 5mo agoThere are also plenty of 20" folders out there for rambling nerds who are slightly less masochistic.