Famous People Who Cycle Folding Bikes?

Shaymoboy

I was wondering if many famous people cycle folders. I heard Kate Moss has a Brompton and David Byrne(Talking heads frontman) cycles a folder. Anybody else know any names ? Or know any sites with photos of stars on their folders?

Thanks
Shay:)

www.bikesthatfold.com - Bikes That Fold is a resource for the folding bike devotee.

Lazairus

There is thus english guy in my gym who is in his fourties who groans ooonnne :eek: , twwoooo :eek: , threee:eek: , every time he is lifting weights , very dramatic ie. he is a tank , and he rides a fold up bike , its quite funny , he is muscular six foot man riding a tiny fold up bike

skidpatches

good question... i am under the impression that there are lots of celebrity brompton owners, but i can't think of any.

i know moultons are not folders, but some do separate and they're often discussed in the same context... designer james dyson, architect norman foster are noted moulton owners and huge fans of the design. peter gabriel also... there's a video on youtube of him singing while riding a moulton ns pylon during a concert http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMwn_hnoS5Y

Shaymoboy

Thanks skidpatches, I have included the moulton. I have put together a page with all famous people who use folders. Also I managed to get an image of Moritz Volz(Fulham Football Player) on his folder

http://bikesthatfold.com/content/view/16/

Shaymoboy

Also, I heard Renee Zellwegger is riding a folding bike in February 07 issue of Vogue.


www.bikesthatfold.com - Bikes That Fold is a resource for the folding bike devotee.

VinDevo

David Byrne's folding bike is for sale on Ebay

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180393970113#ht_1310wt_1167

and he has a book out: a chronicle of his adventures on two wheels, The Bicycle Diaries, is out now on Faber & Faber

http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2009/aug/13/david-byrne-bicycle-diaries

Chips Lovell

Roberto Heras.

Caroline_ie

James May

Billy Whizz

el tonto wrote: »

Roberto Heras.

Just came in to post that. His disbelief at coming second, brilliant!

Caroline_ie

Oh No My eyes ... they're burning ... AAAhhh!!!!!!

DJsail

If you had told me this morning that by the afternoon I'd see Sarkozy riding Stephen Roche I doubt I'd believe you, but alas its true!

Chips Lovell

Apparently Sarko is into his cycling, but judging by his kit there, I think he has a long way to go.

He's no Roman Prodi:



Or John Kerry:

Caroline_ie

Lumen

Caroline_ie wrote: »

Oh No My eyes ... they're burning ... AAAhhh!!!!!!

Another reason to like Sarko!

blorg

Interested that Sarko is riding a Stephen Roche, is there any particular story there?

As we are now off the topic of folding bikes, here is Robin Williams who I discovered on this board has a stable over 50 bikes (with a lot of tasty titanium and steel I believe.)

Chips Lovell

Caroline_ie wrote: »

That was shopped. Here's the original.



Given Bush's difficult with a Segway, I'd hate to see him try a fixie:

Caroline_ie

Here with Bill

here with GW

penexpers

It was mentioned that Sigur Ros have Bromptons.

On a side note, it's amazing the number of Bromptons over in London. They have completely taken on a fashion symbol status over there.

Amalgam

The writer Will Self is rather fond of the Brompton. He did a gushing feature on the manufacturers, in the Independent, a while back.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/this-britain/the-wheel-thing-will-self-on-the-brompton-bike-926741.html



Doh!

penexpers wrote: »

It was mentioned that Sigur Ros have Bromptons.

the band Sigur Rós bring Bromptons with them on tour, there's umm.. video of them popping wheelies, somewhere on YouTube.

Brompton user myself, eyeing up a Bike Friday 'tickit' for next purchase.

penexpers

Amalgam wrote: »

Brompton user myself, eyeing up a Bike Friday 'tickit' for next purchase.

Nice, Bike Friday have some very nice bikes. Would not mind something like the New World Tourer.

Jawgap

there's someone who needs to shave their arms and legs!

blorg

penexpers wrote: »

Nice, Bike Friday have some very nice bikes. Would not mind something like the New World Tourer.

Phil Liggett and Bob Roll have Bike Fridays.

Lumen

blorg wrote: »

Phil Liggett and Bob Roll have Bike Fridays.

Seriously cool.

Amalgam

Just to say, if you get a chance to view the Brompton (paper) catalogue, the company use amusingly tall models, at a guess, to maybe make the bikes look even smaller..

Marvinthefish

I met Trevor Sargent at the DART station one day with his Brompton. This is on topic only if one considers Trevor Sargent a celebrity

aoa321

Amalgam wrote: »

The writer Will Self is rather fond of the Brompton. He did a gushing feature on the manufacturers, in the Independent, a while back.

I loved that article, thanks for posting the link.

parasite

Gary Glitter does :pac:

Captain Havoc

You have no idea how hard it is for me to fight the urge to make a Gary Glitter comment. It would involve a long ban.

petethedrummer

Obviously not folding bikes but here's Jenson Button:


And Tim Commerford from Rage Against the Machine:

DePurpereWolf

something tells me Kevin Spacey drove a folding bike when he was working in London. I am too tired to go look for a picture so you'll just have to take my word for it.