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Hollie
Hollie
@hollie@social.coop  ·  activity timestamp 23 hours ago

I made a thorough blog post about Bea, my new electric Brompton G-Line bike. I discuss why she's a good fit for my chronic illness needs, why I chose the G-Line over other models, contrast her with my current e-bike, and give a breakdown of the financial end of things.

#BikeTooter #Brompton #Brompton_Electric #Bicycles

https://hollie.eilloh.net/posts/bea-my-new-electric-brompton-g-line

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Willow (she/her)
Willow (she/her)
@MsHearthWitch@wandering.shop replied  ·  activity timestamp 20 hours ago

@hollie The more I look into bikes the more I think something like this + a dog carrier trailer might be the best option for me.

I have many of the same limitations and issues as you so knowing what you've tried and tested is helpful!

The whole "get stolen" thing is definitely a concern for me. So foldable is nice. And if I'm bringing Dexter I'm probably not actually leaving the bike outside.

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Hollie
Hollie
@hollie@social.coop replied  ·  activity timestamp 18 hours ago

@MsHearthWitch A lot of folks seem to haul trailers on their Bromptons, it seems very doable! (Also how cute)

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Willow (she/her)
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@MsHearthWitch@wandering.shop replied  ·  activity timestamp 18 hours ago

@hollie Sweet! I like that w/o the trailer it still looks like I can chuck my art satchel on it.

(tbh I think my primary use case will be going places to paint)

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Hollie
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@hollie@social.coop replied  ·  activity timestamp 18 hours ago

@MsHearthWitch This makes sense to me! :)

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Cherizilla
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@cherizilla@hypertext.monster replied  ·  activity timestamp 22 hours ago

@hollie Great post! And that bike sounds *extremely* nice.... I really want an ebike, but I have very little space for one.... now you've got me thinking.

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Davey Craney
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@daveycraney@social.lol replied  ·  activity timestamp 22 hours ago

@hollie Very cool bike and love the colour. Really interesting to read about your decision making and needs. Fab write up!

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@hollie@social.coop replied  ·  activity timestamp 20 hours ago

@daveycraney Thank you! :)

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@muenchnerin@sueden.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 22 hours ago

@hollie

Today I made a test drive of a G-Line ... nice bike!

(Still need to test, if my Ortlieb Vario bike bag/Rucksack is matching, then I might also buy one.)

Good travels for you and Bea!

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Hollie
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@hollie@social.coop replied  ·  activity timestamp 20 hours ago

@muenchnerin Thank you! Definitely do a search for Ortlieb in the Brompton Reddit, there's a lot of talk about bags and I just saw someone posting how happy they are with a particular Ortlieb trunk bag.

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@dfir@social.lol replied  ·  activity timestamp 22 hours ago

@hollie Great write-up H!

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@hollie@social.coop replied  ·  activity timestamp 22 hours ago

@dfir Thank you! :D

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