Brompton owners

It’s all going off on bromptonhacks on FB.

Let’s get no ideas, this is fucking stupid.

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Have no idea what I am looking at. Is it the hinge?

Trying to raise the height of the bars by raising the stem at the steerer.
Bromptons have such a long stem it needs to be inserted fully.
Don't do it!

PS. the bottom picture is of a 2020 M stem on a Superlight.

Didn't know that. But then I thought bar height was fixed on a Brompton, and the only way to alter height was part swapping. That was learnt from here.

Is £1798 a good price for an E M6L from 2019?

Colour and condition?

Here:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/115240583305?hash=item1ad4dfc089:g:N9kAAOSwcXxiAWIU

Seems like a decent deal for it, considering a new one is around 3K, granted this is in boring white.

@sbbohr would be the best person to ask about this subject.

Yes that's what I thought, although ad says it needs a firmware update.

That’s like 400 less than trade… something feels odd, cos also selling some ex displays for 2.2k, which is around trade…

Are they a legit brom dealer / electric dealer?

This is fishy, if they are a dealer they should just do the update…

No not a legit dealer.

Does it need firmware upgrade if from 2019?

Somethings dodgy.

Yes, a brand new bike needs updating as the firmware is updated 1-4 times a year.

Email me at sjs and I can make you a good deal, just depends what your after

I think this post should be made a 'sticky':

https://www.lfgss.com/comments/16241640/

Mundane question -

1. do lovely SJS accept cyclescheme vouchers? Unsure - under @Thorn Cycles
   
2. Specifically the Halfords scheme voucher? - Looks like a NO - see thread below
   
   

I can't find anything on the site so assume 1 is possible but 2 is very unlikely, much to my chagrin. I did all I could to encourage my employer to use the former...but alas.

Yes and I need to check!

The cycle2work site lists independent retailers that are part of the scheme and while there is one in Bridgwater it isn't SJS :(

https://www.cycle2work.info/bg_C2WStoreMap

We would be under Thorn Cycles, but I can’t remember that we are signed up tbh, they take a huge commission too

"The Bicycle Chain Bridgwater" seem to be the local to SJS not Halfords cycle2work acceptors.

You couldn't for my last Halfords C2W voucher.
Had to get a B75 from Halfords to fund the Black Edition purchase, remember?

remembering now, yes.