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cornelius_blackfoot
@Sam
This happened to me a fortnight ago tomorrow. I wasn't going to mention anything until I had been compensated by Brompton, but as I replaced the bottom bracket myself I believe this now won't happen.
I was extremely lucky, happened as I was slowly turning right out of a road onto the Chiswick High Road, trying to filter into traffic coming from my left. I must have only been going 5mph when the crank detached itself from the rest of the bike. Just coasted to a stop and fetched it from the middle of the road. I look back at moments before the event, and even on rides on the days before and shudder as to what could have happened.
Contacted Brompton to be told for a warranty replacement the work needed to be completed by a dealer, but no one near to me had the components in stock (I also needed a new crank as the taper was damaged when the axle snapped), and I needed the bike back on the road ASAP. Picked up new ones from the Evans Gatwick warehouse and fitted them that day.