The World's most beautiful flag!! Even the Chinese haven't got a Dragon on theirs!

My 3 folders bask in the East German sunshine.
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It took 18 months to get my hands on my GoBike X9, but it was worth the wait!!!!
My GoBike


 

Alas, stolen by some unscrupulous arsehole of a taxi driver in Dublin! GGGGRRRRR!!!! :o(
My Rohloff Birdy Special

 

Fastest,cleanest and one of the lightest folders on the market!

My Strida III

 


Who needs a car/van? This cycle 'Beer Dray' can carry heavy loads or be use as a passenger carrying Taxi!!!!
My Long-John


 

Laid back riding!

My Flevobike Oke Ja


 

Best known folder

My Brompton


 

You never know which famous person you'll see on one of my wierd machines!

Stars Who Ride My Bikes!

 

Handy for the Lady in my life!

My Classic B.S.A. Ladies Bike



Very useful on large Festival sites

My Electric Scooter


The BoB Yak is a superb packhorse! I also have a BoB Ibex (with Suspension)
My Trailers


Full suspension Circus Tandem? You're having a laugh!
My Crazy Circus Tandem



Early rivet framed Moulton
My Moulton



Raleigh Chopper's 'Mini Me'!!!!
My Raleigh Budgie


 

The site for the now defunct Welsh Microcar Club with links to 100s of small car websites

My Microcar Website

 

 

My Motorcycle collection

My Motorbikes

 

 

With an A-Z of Manufacturers etc.

Folding Bikes I see on my travels

 

AtoZ of Folding Bikes, Designers, Sellers, Publishers & Accessories

 

 

Bikes I see on my travels


 

Favourite Links Page

 

 

Fear the mullet !!

This site was designed and is maintained by CHOP !

 

My Long-John transport bicycle

(Also you should check out Long-John.org

a great informative Long-John site by Christian Zickerman from Bielefeld, Germany)manyristian

 

 

An amazingly useful machine!
My Danish Long-John
It's great!
Ah hah, that's how it works!
Steering bar runs under the basket from a tab on the fork........

To a tab under the handle bars.

I saw one in Holland which used cables attached to a BMX fork with the 360° brake actuater

Classic comfort
Superb Brookes B33 'Honey Leather' Saddle
Check out the craftsmanship in these springs!
Treble wound springs, beautiful or what!
Honey leather saddle
It's almost too good to put your arse on!
The cable operated bell really suits this bike
Great ring tone from this!
Chinese style double ring bell
Chinese type dingaling bell as well!
Now for the drawbacks! Wales has a lot of hills and the Long-John is heavy, has only one back pedal brake and is single speed (slowish!)
Back pedal brake and no gears!
Add cusions for a handy bike taxi!
 
 
One less Van !!!

How to carry your new

GoBike home without a Van

It's amazing what you can carry on a Long-john

It's amazing who you can carry on a Long-john! Actor Rhys Ifans gets a new kind of limo ride !

Moneybags gives Rhys a ride !

Rhys gives Moneybags a

ride !

Heading off into the Pontcanna sunset

Soundman Neil Harris goes for a spin
From left to right, Me, Rhys Ifans & Moneybags in front of Chapter Arts centre, Cardiff
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Michael Klem is a Swedish Long-john owner. Check out his well restored example
http://web.bitnet.net/klem/

 

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| About me and my machines |

| My GoBike |
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My Rohloff Birdy Special |
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My Long-John |

| My Strida MkIII|

| My Flevobike |

| My Brompton |

|Stars who ride my Bikes |

| My Classic Ladies B.S.A. |
| My Electric Scooter|

| My Moulton |

| My Budgie |

| My Trailers |

| My Crazy Circus Tandem |

| My Motorbikes |

| My Microcar Website |

|Bikes I see on my travels|
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Favourite Links Page |