Brompton owners

Allen key fitting for front and cable bolts, new brake pads and black! Slightly different shape

Sounds delightful - many thanks!

Happy to donate back my current ones to you if needed - can include the levers aswell as I’ve bought some replacent levers!

I wouldn’t say no to that! Will pm when I have more details, you will probably have to collect in central London sometime as I’m in Somerset ...

Sounds good - will await further info!

Only noticed on changing over the chainring that I was missing the hidden bolt....

Hah, recurring problem when it haven't been torqued properly before it left the shop.

Replace pads when you can, they work fine but they're a one piece type rather than cartridge.

I remember from working in a Brompton dealer for 3 years that there are so many little brompton bugs like that - the most recurring was the brake pad holders not being tightened properly, or even remotely in line with the rim!

I have newer style cartridges!

Was thinking about sticking some swisstops on there though....

Yeah out of the box, it's like that, but then again it is up to the reseller to ensure the bicycle is torqued and adjusted properly before selling them.

Swissstop BXP will work for you, don't go for that green stuff!

Nah - got the blues on my road bike - they’re bloody good on alloy.

Wow, that looks great!

Reminds me of the Short Circuit movies

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Love those films, so heart wrenching.....

Johnny 5 Is Alive!

@dick

Aye, the shops duty to set up and check everything, factory built bikes are never ready to ride, classics are the chainring back bolt, seatclamp and cranks never torqued up.

TBH I always checked every bike over before it left the shop - particularly stuff like drivetrain and brakes - like - the stuff that’ll kill you if it’s not tight 😂

Every fitting, all the set up, nothing less.

It’s so easy to tell when a bikes not been set up right, left cranks falling off.. suspension blocks/stop discs falling off, seatpost slipping etc.

In other news... this is why we don’t buy cheap ti parts... didn’t get past 10nm...

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No but buy black and let me know if the ano wears

Just buy a normal black brompton one and a black pentaclip.

I went through a phase with the raw laquer brompton I had trying to upgrade the Seatpost: as it’s so bloody long I like the reassuring rigidity of the very sturdy brompton made posts. Everything else was very flexy by comparison!

I went for the matte one

how is this attached on the front?

Standard Brompton light mount.

Brompton or Seatpost?

Bloody lovely that... Here's my piece of crap on the way back from IKEA yesterday...

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PS What was the standard tooth count on the fixed cranksets on a M6R?

50t for 6 speed.