Brompton owners

https://loroshop.base.shop/search?q=mks
They sell one side removeable only but having both removeable is handy sometimes. I like the 'tiny bubble' ones

I'll arrange printing another couple and offer them here.
I'll need a little time to arrange it but I'll come back here and let you know.

Cool thanks

No washer fitted… also, what do you weigh?

I’m about 90kg

If you need slim spanners I have some in SE23.
ETA - Can also lend you some MKS pedals while you sort stuff out with TPW.

I might have to take you up on that offer, my cone spanner’s are17/18mm

Your call. I have 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 & 18.
I'm home for the rest of the day

Hello Brompton people, I'm still waiting for the greenlight / right opportunity to get involved and bag a Brompton - motivation would be to get something and then upgrade it to be as light and as marvellous as possible... what's the current thinking on sweetspot of price and viability for achieving that? i.e., do I just bite the bullet and buy a P Line and be done with it, or go secondhand and work up from there?

Edit - to remove link to something that's actually not as good as I first thought - question still stands though!

I had the same question a couple of months back! FWIW ended up with the latest P line secondhand (third but very close to new condition tbh) for 30% discount. Which seemed like a ‘good price’ as I wanted 4 gears, and other recent improvements. I didn’t want to take on a whole project. The P line is lovely (still miss my Ni edition though, probably best finish for steel framed Brompton) but there is plenty room for improvements (grips, rear triangle protector, saddle, seatpost, pedals, etc) if you want to tweak things

Pondering selling mine, singlespeed.

Sorry for the late reply - no, not noticeable at all during riding.

Helpful, thanks!

ok, keep me in mind if you do!

I think the P-Line plus mods is the way most people get the weight down.

Cheers - I keep idly browsing ebay and wondering if a superlight from three or four years ago at a lower price might be a cheaper way to get up and running with some choice upgrades factored in

depends on how much you want to spend, and how quickly you want to lighten the load. Plenty on here have lightened their bromptons, myself included, but it gets to the point where the cost starts to outweigh the benefits.
think your biggest weight saving gains will be seat post, rear triangle, wheels, pedals.
I brought my 2spd on cycle 2 work scheme for about £1100, think actual cost to me was like £700, 7 odd years ago, and have spent approx another £700-£900 swapping out seatpost, rear triangle, handlebars, pedals, saddle, crankset, front wheel, and other little bits to get it to how I'd like. So it could be lighter, but I've got mudguards and a dynamo front wheel, because it's a use in any condition town bike..
Personally think you're best bet is to try and get a chpt3 or similar ti lightened brompton secondhand and modify as you'd like..

edit for clarification.

I bought a superlight from a few years ago and did a few obvious upgrades on it. Saddle / seatpost / pedals. Think it cost me about 1.5k all in but it's still not as light as a stock p-line.

I have a standard 6 speed and a shoulder strap. I think it was £10 from the market.

Both very helpful, thanks a lot

The problem is most chpt 3 second hand have an insane “limited edition” tax. People think they are selling the Mona Lisa 🤯

Yep have noticed that too!

Brilliant, I might give them a go. Not sure I can justify paying more for the alternative if I still want to have a reasonably priced bike

Did a quick google after I posted and saw they were fucking pricey, but if you want the lightweight it’ll cost whichever way you go, either take the hit early or drag it out over a couple of months/years

I bought a p line but I don't really feel like weight is that critical tbh, don't carry far for often folded and when yr rolling 100g doesn't make any difference at all...