Brompton owners

Ah. Thx.

Had my Brompton a few weeks, like it a lot. Blue S2L with -7 gearing, dyno lights and an S Bag, replacing an old dahon with nexus 7, leds and a rucksack. Use it as a soft SS with a hill bail out gear when the bag's full, rides well.

Only thing that bugs me is the loose knock of the rear end catch when it's unweighted. Realise they all do that. Do any of the AM springs or bumpers have a catch hook area / fit that prevents this?

No, they all mostly use the Brompton internal catch, just ignore it!

Got a few bits to move on...

Brand new 60t chainring 130/110bcd, £40 posted.

HubsmithXBrompton custom built rear wheel - brand new - £180 posted.

Then i just uploaded lots of bits to ebay ...

And have more at home to clear (trying to move house in the future so have to start clearing my bike stuff!)

Ring and wheel

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Brand new 60t chainring 130/110bcd, £40 posted.

this is very @umop3pisdn if he wasn't #sponsored

Lol, a chainring made of metal

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Hey @dick, @amey has the bolts now!

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Thank you!

Using my immense intellect and general bike building acumen I realised that it was highly likely that the bolt these new fangled brakes used is VERY likely to be the same used on the rear bridge of road bikes....

So proceeded to drill the shit out of the fork and hope for the best.

Winner winner chicken dinner, I now have 2 brakes again.

Kinda really want that Chainring....

Looks like it’s not going to buckle under WATTAGE like the current one...

And has 2 extra teeth....

If your massive watts have not already buckled your existing one, buy the 60t, I'll buy your 58t. It'll be fine with my old legs

Can a rear frame clip wear out? My rear frame has a lot of play in it (the bike's 2nd hand), to the point where it rattles a fair bit when coasting. I've check the seatpost quick release, and the suspension block, both are tight, so it looks like the frame clip is the issue. Is it adjustable? FWIW, it's in the 'latch' position.

Have you checked the rear hinge? The rear wheel for play? If the bike is weighted, there should be no movement...

I've check the rear hinge for play, and it's sound. Will double check the rear wheel though, must admit I've not checked that. Cheers.

stuff arrived from @maynardeames for my S2L build .. this is going to be one crazy/ugly bike :D quite excited.

Tease. Get a photo of the frame/stem colour combo!!

So, decided for a rack, mainly for carrying the Brompton (we don't call it a bike do we?) around, as it will be much more stable.
Suggestions for something not heavy weight-wise and money-wise?
Or if it's money, then must be great money / quality ratio.

A rack for carrying? Or for wheeling?

Search “rjt” on sjscycles.co.uk

More for wheeling than carrying...will search

what 50t 130bcd chainring would look ok on these?

See what you guys made me do .. need one more chainring bolt

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Amy stahp pls

Could someone please point me to the Swissstop pads I need for a Brompton? The Fibrax inserts are obvs out of stock at the Strayan Brompton shop, fucking useless cunts...

What is this abomination? Ditch the guard and roll your trousers up.