Brompton owners

Are the stock pedals serviceable ? Just noticed mine are notchy AF .

Yes and no, left or right?

Many thanks for the suggestion. I have picked these up and they seem much more robust.

Left one ?

@amey

Just viewed your video and thinking:

• is your mudguards bent at the rear or been in an accident?
  
• can you bend/adjust the angle to raise the mudguard clearance?
  

is your mudguards bent at the rear or been in an accident?

this is a possibility

can you bend/adjust the angle to raise the mudguard clearance?

i tried I feel like I may snap them .. I need a vice/controlled bending environment

Probably short term solution would be getting a new rear mudguard or try bending that back with heat/hair dryer?

good shout! I have been ill since I tinkered last with it, maybe today

Will you just fucking cut the end off already?!

yes soon! I havent been even near the shed in last few days

Bread knife will do it

is there a definitive ‘how to’ video for a 2 speed rear wheel removal and refit?
google gives me every other rear hub but the 2 speed despite putting ‘brompton 2 speed rear wheel removal’ and the top hit is bromptons own video of a hub gear being done.

well it seems bromptons own video is a load of bollocks, mentions the 2 speed briefly and it’s just a 15mm spanner except when you remove the plastic derailleur the second 15mm nut doesn’t undo but spins the axle and the bigger nut between dropout and hub (which is bigger than 16mm (don’t have one to fit)).
well that’s great brompton thanks for your attention to detail/customer support.

Edit: got it undone by putting the NDS nut back on alternate tightening and loosening the nuts against each other until they both freed off.
an embarrassing amount of crud in the derailleur jockey wheels and a missing inner chainring bolt. this bike needs some TLC.

is that inner bolt different from the others?

Joined the club!

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is that inner bolt different from the others?

Yes

bunged one in from the spares box.
No idea if it’s the correct length but if it falls out there are plenty more where that came from.

Wow, wide "fixie" bars and spds nice!
Where's the Brompton sticker from?

Where is that Brompton logo sticker from?

Don’t forget to take the packaging off the axle nuts..

Are they supposed to be taken off? Asking for a friend.

Yes. It’s packaging. Also a fairly clear sign the nuts haven’t been torque checked!

Yes and no, some customer wants them back on and it's available as a spare from Brompton when it eventually falls off.

Complete waste of plastic!

Agreed, just like valve caps!

I’d sign a petition or something

Moved into a new workspace, trying to clear some bits to make space over winter.. all
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