Brompton owners

Anyone has a black titanium seatpost (52/53cm) in need of a new home? Looking for something in good condition with a reliable saddle clamp. Small 52/53cm is fine.

I know these are rarely advertised secondhand, but new prices are a bit rich for me at the moment

This?

https://www.brompfication.com/62-titanium-seatpost.html

Yep, is yours spare @HoKe ?

Unfortunately not, but they're are amazing and definitely way better than the standard and even the new 'carbon' seatpost from Brompton.

@hoke out of curiosity is brompfication based in the uk? Do you know where they ship from?

Danish I think:

https://www.brompfication.com/concrete.php?page=/content/about-us/

Sjs is the only UK dealer I think

@sbbohr do you work with them? Or did my mind invent that fact? Do Sjs ever do sales or discounts? Really keen on Hoke’s seatpost recommendation but the black one is quite pricey

I did a 4 year stint and left 18 months ago.

Never really do discounts,

I can get you 5% off mind

having a brompton bag crisis.

having finally caught up with the real world and the delights of front mounted cargo on my commuter... the brompton needs the same treatment.

Do I put my wizard works on an adapter frame? do I go restrap? Should I go full-kit-wanker on my showroom standard brompton with a brompton bag? roll top large or large basket bag? full custom something or other from somebody with needle and thread skills?

...any one selling anything?

I’ve got a Brompton T bag from c2015 and although it’s mucky it’s still going strong.
I’d personally get one of their roll top boughs(?) not too spendy for when you leave it on the train platform in your haste to get home. Mine was still there 5 mins later when I returned:)

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I've got the Brompton basket bag on my p line; would recommend.

Having tried some options I’m of the opinion that the Brompton bags on a Brompton just work, and there’s not much point trying to find something else that’s never quite as good. That said, something from Carradice or UPSO would be tempting, but I have no need to change from an O bag or the (now discontinued) roll too wax canvas bag that Brompton sell.

I was in a similar position a while back. I had a T bag previously and was really happy with it (quality was great and it endured daily use) but I always found it slightly too big for everyday needs. I recently purchased a second hand medium Brompton Borough Roll Top, and it seems the perfect size for daily use (spare top, repair kit, lunch box and a few bit and bobs). Only areas for improvement would be the straps (not as durable as the T ones) and the net side pockets (being a bit thin). But it is pretty close to the perfect daily bag, and it can be found for a £100 secondhand

I have the green Borough and a Carradice City Folder.

I prefer the Carradice for the rear mounted/facing pockets. The internal pockets (under the flap) are probably a bit more useful than the Borough's cavernous structure too. I had to shorten the straps a bit as even at their shortest setting the top kind of flapped up a bit.

Probably the large Borough with the rear pockets would be pretty perfect.

https://www.lfgss.com/conversations/389898/#comment17145838

The forum has spoken; brompton based luggage in-bound.

Are you going back to stock or full carbon? Also it would be great to add some technical information on the H@H cranks (BCD, do they fit Brompton chainrings, etc)

Stock…for now…

Why so? Tell me all ..

How many times can the rear triangle pivot be changed during a frames lifetime?

Depends how worn it gets.

If replaced as soon as needed, should be no limit as to how many times.

Ok, thanks. I only ask as I was recently told that it can be changed three times before a new frame is needed.

Case by case basis.

If left for too long, the wobble can flare the bit where the bushings/bearings sit on the main frame.

Got it. Thanks for the clarification.