Broken Brommie

[EltonFrog]

Here's another one. For those Brompton owners of a delicate disposition, best to avoid this video!


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLg0NNjDBMQ

To save us the tedium of enduring 15 minutes of listening to an American with an annoying accent, ( I stopped playing the video as soon as the bloke opened his cake hole), could you tell us if he breaks the bike please?

 

[ColinJ]

To save us the tedium of enduring 15 minutes of listening to an American with an annoying accent, ( I stopped playing the video as soon as the bloke opened his cake hole), could you tell us if he breaks the bike please?

A bit, but he fixed it!

TBH - what he was able to do on it made me think that perhaps I should add Bromptons to my list of potential folding bikes. I already admired the fold.

 

[EltonFrog]

A bit, but he fixed it!

TBH - what he was able to do on it made me think that perhaps I should add Bromptons to my list of potential folding bikes. I already admired the fold.

Don’t feck about, just get one. There are folders that have a more comfortable ride, but NONE fold as well, and none of them, not one is as versatile as the Brompton.
Procrastinating is the thief of time. ( said the bloke who took eight years to decide 🙄).

 

[FrankCrank]

Gotta admit the bike did very well being taken to extremes at the BMX park - he did manage to break it, but only superficially.

One of the comments was 'There’s a very posh British man out there who lost all his tea and crumpets watching this video'

Anyone here care to own up to this?

 

[PeteXXX]

 

[T4tomo]

titanium is 100x stronger and lighter than steel

but i am a electrician what do i know

I'm saying nothing....

Things tend to break at the joints in any event.

I have a titanium frame & fork brommie from 2005 and it hasnt broken. I havent bothered making a 20 minute you tube video about it

 

[FrankCrank]

There's a follow up to the broken rear triangle


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2b-gKcOlTTw


You can draw your own conclusions about the warranty claim being valid or not.

Worth pointing out that the warranty period is somewhat curtailed if not registered with the company.
Also, fitting non Brompton parts may affect any claims.

Have owned several cars now that were bought new, and am well aware of the stipulations regarding warranty claims, but had not considered this with regard to a bike purchase.

Anyways, just a heads up to those of you 'in the fold'.

 

[FrankCrank]

Another one here, this time titanium rear triangle failure. Looks like his dealings with customer support were more fruitful


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dwy1IySddvc

 

[FrankCrank]

Some more frivolity on a B - nothing broken this time


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvXTkstXZl4