Brompton owners

Found a stem without really looking,the handlebar is proving tricky.
Is the P stem the same height as the M but shorter reach do you know?

a p stem? Or a stem?

P stem is longer like the s type but even lower. Great for super racey flat bar set ups.

P stem,so longer reach but lower ?
Thanks for the info.
I'll grab it anyway and experiment with a couple of different setups.
Cheers

What’s the one you have found?

Found a P stem.

Does anyone here have experience with the kinetics alfine triangles? tl;dr - what chainline for the chainset?

Longer version - bought a second-hand kinetics rear triangle/alfine-11 wheel a while back & finally got around to start fitting it over the holidays - switching the triangles went ok but the chainring is fouling the wider chainstay when folded. It currently has an old 50t one-piece chainset with ISO bb & (approx) 44mm chainline, looks like I need roughly 50mm chainline to clear the chainstay. The current Brompton chainset seems to also be (approx) 44mm chainline on a 119mm JIS bb, looking at the longest Shimano JIS bb I can see is 127mm, which should give me (approx) 48mm chainline, which /might/ do it but looks tight? Anyone else done this before & have any pointers before I go ahead & order the wrong thing...?

@sbbohr can probably help.

I got one from new (with alfine 8) from SJS and it looks like the crank/bb are all stock. I don’t recall having to pay for a different one when speccing the bike out. Did have to pay for various other changed parts from stock…

If in doubt, give SJS a call as they sell them, or I’ve found Ben very helpful on Instagram if you use that (not so good on email)

It is likely the older chainset is just pulled well onto the spindle, id try a new crankset / 120mm bb for starters

our rohloff bike in the shop is measuring 25mm from the outer edge of the seat tube to the middle of the chainring

yep, stock OE BB and chainset on yours!

Tried speaking to B at Kinetics?

Anyone used these cnc brake calipers and can tell me how they compare to the newest legit Brommie calipers?

thanks for checking. hmmm, hard to photo accurately, but this one is measuring (roughly) 22/23mm to inner edge of chainring, 26mm to outer edge, sounds like you could be right & it's new crankset time...

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not yet, he's ace but I know he's always busy, wanted to get a sense-check before I bother him... (especially when I've bought second-hand...!) probably next port of call though. One thing is - looking at the photos of his recent triangles more closely I think the chainstay might have a slightly different bend now (with more chainring clearance), but only he would know about that... (this photo with crank only loosely on the bb spindle)

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Any guesses on what the new model they're teasing on their socials is?

T line ti frame version probably?
I pick up my P line tmrw... dunno if I could afford/wait/get the T version

Full Ti, only 50 made, be sold out to Asia in seconds via Brompton.com

Compared to any of the Brompton ones gold (2013) onwards with Swiss stop bxp, they won’t be noticeably better.

But not noticeably worse?

Just there’s a pair on eBay, in stock, price is lower than Brompton ones.

Titanium T Line is CONFIMRED on the official Brompton account in China. There is a short video, and Jan 19 the official launch date. https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/os3AS7eQI8NDuWYmP5kUMQ

genuinely who cares, un-innovative company adds more glitter on a semi-poo

It's the old ISO BB and crankset based on your photos.

Yes indeed - same chainline though? Or no?

just be a P line with a ti frame, meh. too late to the game, shit all made, dealers wont get any, same old .... more interested in whats going on aftermarket tbh.

reports on the new 4 speed, noisy but shifts okay

no worse! link to cheaper? I can probably find you a set of brakes if you are in need?

Hope you've solved in the meantime!
When I did mine it slid in from the bottom no problem.