Let's see your Brompton

[neilbauer]

[Leithen]

She'll never be quite as clean as this ever again...

[neilbauer]

^^^ nice colour

[neilbauer]

Brompton, Brooks, Breakfast.



Car booked in at garage ride home and a chance to use my bag for the first time.

[Gareth1974]

Here is my Brompton, bought to ride to the station, but a job change between order and delivery meant I never got to use it. I'm tempted to go for a ride on it to see what it's like, but reckon that will probably devalue it.

[louiebaby]

Gareth1974 said:

Here is my Brompton, bought to ride to the station, but a job change between order and delivery meant I never got to use it. I'm tempted to go for a ride on it to see what it's like, but reckon that will probably devalue it.

This is exactly what happened to me. With a raw laquer superlight, too.

Ride it, you'll enjoy it. I use mine now and then for dropping the car off for a service, or one-way trips which involve meeting or being dropped off by the kids.

(Or embarrassing colleagues by riding faster than them on the commute.)

[neilbauer]

I was riding mine out of work and two colleges saw me, one was humming clown music and the other was honking his nose lol.

Of course they are just jealous

[G321]

A friend at work bought a new 6 speed Brompton which meant his old 3 speed was available at a decent price. I have to say it rides much better than I thought it would, quite pleased so far. Needs a new saddle and a couple of bits and pieces but overall it's great. If anyone has a spare pentaclip message me!

[Kell]

louiebaby said:

Gareth1974 said:

Here is my Brompton, bought to ride to the station, but a job change between order and delivery meant I never got to use it. I'm tempted to go for a ride on it to see what it's like, but reckon that will probably devalue it.

This is exactly what happened to me. With a raw laquer superlight, too.

Ride it, you'll enjoy it. I use mine now and then for dropping the car off for a service, or one-way trips which involve meeting or being dropped off by the kids.

(Or embarrassing colleagues by riding faster than them on the commute.)

OR...

sell it to me for the princely sum of £10 whole pounds.

[Gareth1974]

Kell said:

louiebaby said:

Gareth1974 said:

Here is my Brompton, bought to ride to the station, but a job change between order and delivery meant I never got to use it. I'm tempted to go for a ride on it to see what it's like, but reckon that will probably devalue it.

This is exactly what happened to me. With a raw laquer superlight, too.

Ride it, you'll enjoy it. I use mine now and then for dropping the car off for a service, or one-way trips which involve meeting or being dropped off by the kids.

(Or embarrassing colleagues by riding faster than them on the commute.)

OR...

sell it to me for the princely sum of £10 whole pounds.

I do need to look at selling it, but I'm hoping for more than a tenner! I guess eBay is the best place?

[neilbauer]

And a handle

[louiebaby]

This seems to be one of the best followed Brompton threads, so I'll start here.

I've replaced the chain and rear cassette, (2 spd) and am having a little problem, when in the larger of the two cogs.

I put the larger of the cogs on with the stamped writing facing outwards, (away from the hub), and reassembled everything else without problem. Now when in the larger cog, the chain doesn't engage well with all the teeth, clicking very noticably about 2 or 3 times per cog revolution.

The cog has a set of slight teeth offsets built into it, which I assume is to aid shifting. Have I simply got it on the wrong way round? It's the one thing I didn't check as I took the old one off.

I have the hub adjusted correctly, the derailleur is lined up and shifting fine, it's just this. On a new cog and new chain. (All Brompton official items.)

Any ideas?

[neilbauer]

louiebaby said:

This seems to be one of the best followed Brompton threads, so I'll start here.

I've replaced the chain and rear cassette, (2 spd) and am having a little problem, when in the larger of the two cogs.

I put the larger of the cogs on with the stamped writing facing outwards, (away from the hub), and reassembled everything else without problem. Now when in the larger cog, the chain doesn't engage well with all the teeth, clicking very noticably about 2 or 3 times per cog revolution.

The cog has a set of slight teeth offsets built into it, which I assume is to aid shifting. Have I simply got it on the wrong way round? It's the one thing I didn't check as I took the old one off.

I have the hub adjusted correctly, the derailleur is lined up and shifting fine, it's just this. On a new cog and new chain. (All Brompton official items.)

Any ideas?

I had a similar problem sounds like you need to index the gears.

https://youtu.be/TwkTWiPuXYY

[louiebaby]

neilbauer said:

I had a similar problem sounds like you need to index the gears.

https://youtu.be/TwkTWiPuXYY

I can't view at work, but will take a look tonight, thanks.

(If it's for indexing the hub gears, it's not that, I've done that, and it's sweet as a nut.)

[Kell]

I'm pretty sure that when I replaced mine, it would only go on one way.

[louiebaby]

Kell said:

I'm pretty sure that when I replaced mine, it would only go on one way.

You might be right, I ran out of light last night to get it off and try the other way up.

[Max5476]

Gareth1974 said:

I do need to look at selling it, but I'm hoping for more than a tenner! I guess eBay is the best place?

£11 whole pounds, final offer

[Kell]

louiebaby said:

This seems to be one of the best followed Brompton threads, so I'll start here.

I've replaced the chain and rear cassette, (2 spd) and am having a little problem, when in the larger of the two cogs.

I put the larger of the cogs on with the stamped writing facing outwards, (away from the hub), and reassembled everything else without problem. Now when in the larger cog, the chain doesn't engage well with all the teeth, clicking very noticably about 2 or 3 times per cog revolution.

The cog has a set of slight teeth offsets built into it, which I assume is to aid shifting. Have I simply got it on the wrong way round? It's the one thing I didn't check as I took the old one off.

I have the hub adjusted correctly, the derailleur is lined up and shifting fine, it's just this. On a new cog and new chain. (All Brompton official items.)

Any ideas?

I also meant to ask, did you buy the correct chain? I know there's a difference between older chains and the more recent one. I've no idea what that difference is - only that there's not such a thing as one Brompton chain.

[louiebaby]

Kell said:

I also meant to ask, did you buy the correct chain? I know there's a difference between older chains and the more recent one. I've no idea what that difference is - only that there's not such a thing as one Brompton chain.

I'm pretty sure I selected the right one from the options, from Evans, a reputable source.

I'm also pretty sure they sent me the right one. It has SRAM and PG-10 markings I think. I'll double and triple check it. It runs nicely on the lower sprocket...

I didn't get a chance to try indexing the 2 speed bit last night, hopefully I will get it sorted tonight, I will of course report back.

[neilbauer]

When I took the gear assembly of mine to fix a puncture it wouldn't go onto lower ring and indexing sorted it.

Post a pic of your bike up