Arriving at road.cc in 2017 via 220 Triathlon Magazine, Jack dipped his toe in most jobs on the site and over at eBikeTips before being named the new editor of road.cc in 2020, much to his surprise. His cycling life began during his students days, when he cobbled together a few hundred quid off the back of a hard winter selling hats (long story) and bought his first road bike - a Trek 1.1 that was quickly relegated to winter steed, before it was sadly pinched a few years later. Creatively replacing it with a Trek 1.2, Jack mostly rides this bike around local cycle paths nowadays, but when he wants to get the racer out and be competitive his preferred events are time trials, sportives, triathlons and pogo sticking - the latter being another long story.
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There will be something suitable for commuting in the large and affordable Endura range without the Brompton mark-up.
That's rubbish. I see loads of women riding Bromptons in London.
Just because you see loads doesn't make what Brooksby said 'rubbish'. Both could be true. Maybe the cycling demographic is just different where they are.
Of course it's also possible that they're there, but they're just not seeing them.
Thank you. I'll grant that, it could be some form of confirmation/denial bias. I'm in Bristol, not that there London, and I've just never noticed women on folders. YMMV.
I don't see many Bromptons or other folders around in Bristol, but as I get the train in the morning there's more opportunity to spot them there. As a completely unscientific guess, I reckon I see about twice as many men as women on them and they do seem to all be older rather than younger (Bromptons probably aren't seen as cool).
This is so typical of the cycling industry, not one woman in any of the pictures. I guess cites are only for men.
I'm not disagreeing with you, but that's an interesting point: in my experience, the 'typical' Brompton rider does appear to be 'a man of a certain age'.
Actually, I don't actually think I've ever seen a woman riding a small-wheeled folder (Brompton or other brand)... Hadn't thought of it before now, weird
first ever clothing range..
Except for the jackets they sold a few years ago