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baru
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« on: August 24, 2008, 09:56:30 AM »

The 8-minute preview performance prepared by London, host city of the next Summer Olympic Games in 2012, shown in the spectacular Beijing Olympics Closing Ceremony began with a London bus coming into the Bird's Nest and alongside it, came the British cycling gold medallists Chris Hoy, Victoria Pendleton and Jamie Staff, all dressed up to look like typical London cycling commuters.  One of them rode a black Brompton, in a suit no less (the signature look of a Brompton rider!)

Here's the picture by Xinhua agency. 

All Brommie riders, stand tall and be proud - your bike just got featured in the Olympics closing ceremony - way cool!   Cool

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« Reply #1 on: August 24, 2008, 08:02:10 PM »

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fhr8fhNGEQ
This video is no longer available.  Thought of watching it 2nite.  It is 8 mins presention by London Olympic Organiser.
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« Reply #2 on: August 24, 2008, 08:11:13 PM »

The 8-minute preview performance prepared by London, host city of the next Summer Olympic Games in 2012, shown in the spectacular Beijing Olympics Closing Ceremony began with a London bus coming into the Bird's Nest and alongside it, came the British cycling gold medallists Chris Hoy, Victoria Pendleton and Jamie Staff, all dressed up to look like typical London cycling commuters.  One of them rode a black Brompton, in a suit no less (the signature look of a Brompton rider!)

Here's the picture by Xinhua agency. 

All Brommie riders, stand tall and be proud - your bike just got featured in the Olympics closing ceremony - way cool!   Cool
I watched the show on ch.5 and heard one of the commentator called that a bmx bike. I was like where where.. there is only 3 bikes, a rodie, a classic and a foldie, where is the bmx? And I realize the called the brombton a bmx... Cheesy
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« Reply #3 on: August 24, 2008, 11:43:20 PM »

I watched the show on ch.5 and heard one of the commentator called that a bmx bike. I was like where where.. there is only 3 bikes, a rodie, a classic and a foldie, where is the bmx? And I realize the called the brombton a bmx... Cheesy

I heard that too... simi bmx.... Sad
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« Reply #4 on: August 25, 2008, 09:55:10 PM »

The rider of Brompton is a Olympic gold medal winner.
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« Reply #5 on: August 26, 2008, 12:29:02 AM »

The rider of Brompton is a Olympic gold medal winner.

Chris Hoy, the 'Real McCoy' eh?
I watched him on tv sprinting to 70.47km/h on a fixed gear.. very FAST !!

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« Reply #6 on: August 26, 2008, 03:36:39 AM »

Track Bike/Fixed Gear indeed is fast. You can only move forward and no brakes. So called it suicide bike.
The Brommie shown in Olympic closing is a S-Type.
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« Reply #7 on: August 26, 2008, 03:46:51 AM »

I am more interested in the huge mono wheel bike. Grin
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« Reply #8 on: August 26, 2008, 04:30:40 AM »

The rider of Brompton is a Olympic gold medal winner.

Chris Hoy, the 'Real McCoy' eh?
I watched him on tv sprinting to 70.47km/h on a fixed gear.. very FAST !!

 Grin

Ya, it was Chris Hoy, the British triple gold medallist.  Brompton UK had worked with Team GB organisers to feature the Brompton and what a response it received!  Millions saw it 'live'!

Here's another pic of Chris Hoy on his Brompton (courtesy of London Underground blog by Annie Mole)


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« Reply #9 on: August 27, 2008, 10:38:52 AM »


Here is the video...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dRNJ__plh4
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« Reply #10 on: August 27, 2008, 05:21:14 PM »

I am more interested in the huge mono wheel bike. Grin
I'm more interested in the singer and bus when it transform into a stage Grin
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