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Is it that bad?
Not really, just that it's quite a complicated service and a shop that have mechanic trained to work on Brompton mean that they can assess your bike properly and quote what need replacing/looking at.
Before you recabled it, the housing may also need replacing, so I would recommend getting Brompton's own cableset for it.
edscoble-
recabled
Cheers.
I bought the Brompton full inner/outer cables for both RD and 3-speed. But once I'd examined the current ones, they seemed fine and I left them alone - the beauty of full outers! Didn't have any lube, so sprayed a load of 3-in-1 down them, and they're working well.
3 speed adjustment was easier than expected (may have got lucky). Wheel change was fucking long, but those stupid little axle hook thingys are great for reinstalling the wheel.
@ the 2-speeders - what cog sizes are you using? Now the derailleur is back in action I'm struggling to see the point of it. Obvs if you've got a 3 speed there's no reason not to have a 2x3, but on the standard gearing it's hard to see the benefit of a x2 over a x1.
hugo7
Is it that bad?
Surely the wheel is just unhooking the 3 speed and some wheel nuts. At which point it's a re-cable and gear adjustment.
Or am I missing something?
It's my dad's so, I guess I can just tell him to take it somewhere.