unboxing a new brompton

Only my most optimistic thoughts predicted thecarrivsl of my new Brompton today. But tracking advice at 5am put a hole in the negative thoughts balloon. Then during lunch a big blue truck rumbled to a halt out the front & within minutes I spied my new baby. 

The first pleasant surprise was colour. I was expecting a glossy crimson red but it's actually a low sheen blood red. With black rims & bars, it looks hard. 

There was some confusion over the unfolding ... its now sorted. Then I got to admire the intricate design (there is a nipple & cup to retain the headstock in position), & quality build. Its easy to fall into the trap of thinking its a pretend bike. But the history of the mach & a ride quickly dispel those thoughts. Unlike my cheap "folder" it is as firm as a rigid framed bike. The skinny tyres demand attention, but beyond that its the Real McCoy Touring Cycle.  A ride of a few k's whizzed by almost effortlessly & I began feeling like I'd robbed a bank & got away with it. 
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CYCLING NEWS
Just now ABC News reported a Sydney stopover of a famous cyclist Lachlan Morton. Lachie got some fame from riding the *full* Tour De France, unsupported & beating the pros. (*No gaps between stages.). He may also have broken the Tour Divide time.
On this occasion he's on the process of breaking the Around Australia record; looking at   30 days for over 14000k. His trainer reporting that he needed a firm hand to stop him pumping out days of over 600k. 

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