Brompton bicycle commute 3-4 times faster than by car!
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 Published On Jan 18, 2017

On a rainy evening with grid-locked traffic in Kuala Lumpur, it took my only 24 minutes to bicycle home (7.7 km). My friend, who was meeting me for dinner near my home, drove 2/3 of the same route as me, but took more than 1 hour(!)

Needless to say, I was very happy to be bicycling and not driving :-)

The video documents this commute through Kuala Lumpur, which takes place from the Pullman Hotel, Bangsar, which is located next to the big Menara TM building (the one that looks like a bamboo shoot) to my home at Bukit Bintang.

For this commute, I'm wearing office attire (shirt + trousers), as I was attending a the Green Buildings & Parks conference. While getting somewhat sweaty on the commute back, only my shirt had to go into the laundry basket.

Enjoy the ride - once again showing that bicycling is a real and often preferred option in Kuala Lumpur!
GREGERS

PS. The video is filmed with a GoPro Hero4 on a chest-strap, which fits nicely underneath the shirt; refer to the first minute of the video, where you can see the camera mounted in my mirror reflection at the lift lobby.

PPS. Bicycle route map: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1DFa...

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