Brompton G-Line tyres...

[Kell]

Anyone running anything other than the supplied tyres on their G-Line?

The only one I've ridden had the Conti Urbans on it, but they were massively wide. A quick google says they're at 2.2"

It didn't feel nimble. Obviously, a lot of this will be down to the bigger size of the bike, additional weight, bigger wheels etc, but I also wonder how much the tyres play a part in that.

Reading online, the wheels are 406, so there's the option of much slimmer versions of those tyres. Even as 'narrow' as 1.25"

Anyone doing anything different?

 

[a.twiddler]

Is it just me, or has the Brompton G -line thing gone a bit flat? I have seen them in dealers but apart from the name, they're just another 20" folder in a market seemingly crammed with 20" folders. The 16" Brompton's claim to fame is its portability, and a 20" with the Brompton fold still looks a bit of a lump. Perhaps I'm missing the point, and when there are more about on the used market I'll be able to take a punt on one and find out. My 2012 Brompton is not something I'd part with unless I had the chance to have an equivalent, newer one at a good price. It's a brilliant design. I could wish for a better finish, but it's a plain colour and not too difficult to touch up. It's just a thing in itself, a type object recognisable in any city in the world.

I look at the 20" version and can't help thinking ...why?