Brompton owners

Eerder make a clamp to reinforce a bent wheel mount, but yeah, once it's gone I've also heard it's best just to replace. The mounts are curved aren't they? So probably a bit trickier than just epoxying some tubing in.

https://www.eerdermetaal.nl/brompton_webshop.html#!/Stabiliser-bridge-for-Brompton-rear-frame-support/p/131891033/category=36316596

I am just getting my head around these folding things.
Looking at it again the support bar is broken all the way to the frame so one of the heavier duty repair bridges would be ideal or l could get Winston to look at it...

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That's the one - had forgotten it you could mount the wheels on it.

£155 at Comptons for a new rear triangle plus labour as they have to fit it now apparently.

Tonnes online...

I have some spares but mostly newish condition

I have a bent rear triangle (see a few posts back) you can have for free if it’s of any use, if anyone could weld on the bar? Might be more trouble than it’s worth though

Does that not just need a bit of tube welding/brazing on across the top?

Would move the position of the wheels by a centimetre or so but that wouldn’t be the end of the world would it?

Yeah it’s totally fixable, but new triangle can be got for £75-150 so... plus that bikes over 15 years old, likely to have water ingress / rust so I’d consider swapping it out

https://mobile.twitter.com/OlafStorbeck/status/1286871778233593857

Been on many a ride with Olaf when he was based in London.

I had to do a doubletake, the woman in the photo is Laura's doppleganger...

Regarding shifter upgrades...

3 speed hub, could I use a sunrace grip friction shifter? And are these any good? Or better off with a SA thumb friction shifter.

2 speed (with potential third sprocket upgrade at some point) how do you change the shifter when the cable end which leads to the shifter has no ferule?

For the 3-speed hub SA hub you would be better off getting a shifter with the middle position indexed, as a pure friction shifter will leave you hunting for the exact position of the middle gear (even though the SA hub has changed to a no-intermediate gear design). For example, a traditional SA 3-speed shifter; SunRace's thumb or grip shift 3-speed shifters; the old Sachs Torpedo or Spectro 3-speed shifters.

Repairable?? :s

I’ve seen these, but look like prevention rather than cure:

https://www.brommieplus.com/portal_c1_cnt_page.php?owner_num=c1_343119&button_num=c1&folder_id=65549&cnt_id=704657

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These cracks in the titanium forks are ringing alarm bells for me. How common are they? Once I aspired to a titanium fork as an upgrade, but now I'm having doubts.

Agreed, especially as it’s a utility bike!

Don't start putting doubts in my mind. My new Brompton with titanium forks is arriving tomorrow. I'm going to be checking it before each ride with a magnifying glass at this rate.

Technically yes. I wouldn’t though. Forks are easily available.

This happens because the stem is beasted tight without a torque wrench / knowing the torque.

The new style wedge offers a better system that shouldn’t cause this even if tightened too tight.

I’ll add a link to torque settings below;

You have nothing to worry about, new wedge stem won’t cause this unless you absolutely blasting it

http://www.thebromptonman.com/torque-settings.html

Thanks! Is it possible to buy a new wedge at the same time? Mine looks like this

https://www.sjscycles.co.uk/frames/brompton-handlebar-stem-pin-expander-cone-bolt/

New wedge doesn’t fit pre 2019 stems! :(

http://www.thebromptonman.com/torque-set­tings.html
"Stem Expanding Cone with Steel Fork - 16Nm
Stem Expanding Cone with Ti Fork - 15Nm
Stem Sliding Wedge with Steel or Ti Fork - 30Nm "

That is quite a difference between the recommended torque for the old and new stems. The old pre 2019 stem with Ti fork looks like it needs kid gloves when tightening.

I’m told that eBay prices for Bromptons are crazy. My apple green lightweight S6LX coming up for sale if anyone is interested.