Brompton owners

Thebromptonman@hotmail.com is the email you need!

Sh_t the bed that's nice!
What are those hinge clamps with brompton logo?

H+H dimple!

Stem seems stuck in my bike, any special techniques for freeing it up?

Anyone experienced the right/drive side pedal rattling/coming loose on the spindle? Been looking online and trying to find a way to tighten it up or will you need to reorder a new pedal?

Was out riding last night and nearly came a cropper a couple times due to the totally useless single pivot brakes so I decided to give it an upgrade today.

I reckon with this at the front, a newer dual pivot caliper at the rear should be more than enough brakes.

Sorting the cables tomorrow.

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right/drive side pedal rattling/coming loose on the spindle

Yep, I had that recently, after ~6k km. Replaced both pedals, on the basis the other one has done exactly the same number of revs and was likely to go soon. Bought them from Brompton, took a week or so to turn up.

Tried new style levers?

They are rebuildable with a little modification.

No, the v brake will need a long pull lever, I have a couple to choose from, the rear brake will need a short pull, think I have a bmx lever I’ll use. Swapping the old levers off is part of the cabling job tomorrow

Hello,

I have a set of mudguards that I'd like to install on my Brompton - however I only have the blades and little else. I've seen mentions of L or R stays on the internet, what's the difference? Any other specific nuts/bolts/whatever I'm going to need?

Thank you!

I only have the blades and little else

Kits of the remaining mudguard fitting parts are available:

• Brompton front mudguard stay steel, complete with hook and fixings. Reference: QMGSFA
  
• Brompton rear mudguard stay set, L-version steel, i.e., for bikes without a rack. Reference: QMGSRSET
  
  

Then there are the two mudguard flaps if you don't have those: front flap, reference: QMGFLAPF and rear flap, reference: QMGFLAPR.

For one possible source, Brilliant Bikes are listing all these parts as in stock.

Nice, thanks for the details!

Shit pedals. Buy one with cartridge bearings

Undo the 6mm bolt two full turns then twat it down

Thought I’d done that previously and it had knocked the wedge down but the quill was still stuck but turns out it wasn’t and it came out just fine.

I’m sure I have all these as spares

Cabled up my v brake this morning, simplest cable routing works best for the fold.

Compressionless outer, new lever and pads on the rear too and it’ll now lock up which it wouldn’t before.

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Does SJS have any in stock you recommend?

system ex ones used to be my go to!

Anyone know if all rear triangles have the requisite mounts for the 2 speed derailleur?

Mine is at home and I’m in work daydreaming about changing it from 3 speed to 2…

Also, anyone know what the cog spacing ends up being? What are the chances of it being close enough to the spacing on a wi dos eno…?

Anyone know if all rear triangles have the requisite mounts for the 2 speed derailleur

No, the early 3 and 5-speed short-wheelbase models didn't have any mounting for the Brompton 2-speed derailleur as it was later introduced with the T6 model in 2002.

Bollocks.

Although…it looks like the mangled rear triangle Ive bought from eBay has the boss so it might be salvageable or copy-able.

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