ExBrit
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- Southern California
S6L black lacquer with clip on drops, clip on aerobars, and a custom 3D printed water bottle cage holder. It freaks out the local racer types when I pass them and start pulling.
Show us your Bromptons
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EltonFrog
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What utter nonsense.
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FrankCrank
Old layabout
You lot are amateurs
EltonFrog
Legendary Member
Yeah, but that ain’t yours.
I've posted these before but we have some new members, so here is my 2012 Brompton with a Nano-based DIY electric conversion (dodgy knee saver!). More details at https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/variation-on-a-nano-conversion.251868/.
CaptainWheezy
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- Location
- Chesterfield
Here's mine and the Mrs's bikes...
Slightly out of date photo of my Black Lacquer S6R and my wife's Cherry Blossom S6L on the Monsall trail, both have all bolts swapped to titanium, titanium bottom brackets (TiParts workshop), aftermarket seatposts (Carbon and titanium from H&H). Both also now fitted with H&H alloy chain tensioner / pushers, jockey wheels, 11 speed chains (custom machined spacers for the sprockets to set at correct spacing for 11 speed).
Mine has SPD's whilst my wife's has some nice lightweight MKS removable pedals.
Both have SON dynamo hubs and lighting and mine now has tan wall continental tyres.
Recent(ish) pic of my Flame lacquer and my wife's House Red S6E-X superlights on a trip to Mallorca.
Both again have all bolts swapped for titanium, H&H carbon and titanium seatposts, TiParts workshop bottom brackets,
11 speed chains / custom sprocket spacers, H&H alloy chain tensioner / pushers, jockey wheels, H&H alloy luggage mounts, TPU innertubes (RideNow). Mine has a lightweight saddle, lightweight hinge clamps (just the bolt and handle bit), H&H alloy luggage mount. Both also now fitted with Continental contact urban tyres. Shaved over 1Kg off from the original weight on each which did significant damage to my wallet, and then they released the T-Line!
My T-Line. Has a H&H matte finish titanium seatpost (still lighter than the Brompton Steel & Carbon one) and lightweight carbon saddle and a H&H chain tensioner. Also swapped the tyres to continental contact urbans. Although I've never had a problem with the Schwalbe one's despite riding some pretty rough trails on them (Tissington trail etc), the contact urbans just feel a lot more robust for very little weight penalty. Not really had much use, planning on improving the gear range at some point, the stock range is not great for the peak district but I knew that when I bought it and figured improving it will be a bit of a project when funds allow and our Taiwanese friends have developed other options!
Slightly out of date photo of my Black Lacquer S6R and my wife's Cherry Blossom S6L on the Monsall trail, both have all bolts swapped to titanium, titanium bottom brackets (TiParts workshop), aftermarket seatposts (Carbon and titanium from H&H). Both also now fitted with H&H alloy chain tensioner / pushers, jockey wheels, 11 speed chains (custom machined spacers for the sprockets to set at correct spacing for 11 speed).
Mine has SPD's whilst my wife's has some nice lightweight MKS removable pedals.
Both have SON dynamo hubs and lighting and mine now has tan wall continental tyres.
Recent(ish) pic of my Flame lacquer and my wife's House Red S6E-X superlights on a trip to Mallorca.
Both again have all bolts swapped for titanium, H&H carbon and titanium seatposts, TiParts workshop bottom brackets,
11 speed chains / custom sprocket spacers, H&H alloy chain tensioner / pushers, jockey wheels, H&H alloy luggage mounts, TPU innertubes (RideNow). Mine has a lightweight saddle, lightweight hinge clamps (just the bolt and handle bit), H&H alloy luggage mount. Both also now fitted with Continental contact urban tyres. Shaved over 1Kg off from the original weight on each which did significant damage to my wallet, and then they released the T-Line!
My T-Line. Has a H&H matte finish titanium seatpost (still lighter than the Brompton Steel & Carbon one) and lightweight carbon saddle and a H&H chain tensioner. Also swapped the tyres to continental contact urbans. Although I've never had a problem with the Schwalbe one's despite riding some pretty rough trails on them (Tissington trail etc), the contact urbans just feel a lot more robust for very little weight penalty. Not really had much use, planning on improving the gear range at some point, the stock range is not great for the peak district but I knew that when I bought it and figured improving it will be a bit of a project when funds allow and our Taiwanese friends have developed other options!
EltonFrog
Legendary Member
Bike look ACE!
I ask, merely out of curiosity, why you have swapped all the bolts to titanium and from where did you get the Ti bolts?
CaptainWheezy
Über Member
- Location
- Chesterfield
Main reason was to try and shed some weight and also use fasteners that don't corrode. Most of the individual bolts were bought from SJS cycles, and a few of the more specialised bits came from bikegang in Taiwan.
EltonFrog
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The weight thing I suppose is helpful, but I'm more interested in the corrosion aspect. Thank you.
oldwheels
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- Isle of Mull
Taken a couple of years ago. Connel Bridge and Falls of Lora.
The front bag is a cheepo one from Lidl.
Photo looks a bit dark.
The front bag is a cheepo one from Lidl.
Photo looks a bit dark.
oldwheels
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- Isle of Mull
Stonehaven.
ExBrit
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- Southern California
Tell us about the monster truck wheels on the rack.
oldwheels
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- Isle of Mull
Loch na Keal, Isle of Mull.
oldwheels
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- Isle of Mull
Nothing to tell really. Just put them on to make wheeling the bike around when folded a bit easier.
An experiment which seems to have stayed.
404 Not Found Anywhere
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A history of Brompton ownership, much abbreviated…
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(Loch Katrine, Ben Venue in the background… pouch for the original Brompton cover acting as a saddle bag)
my first one, Brompton L5 from (I think) 1996. Saddle switched to a ladies’ Terry saddle from the awful spongy original one, tyres changed to the reputedly fragile Primo Comets (though I never had any problems with mine, in fact still have them in the garage), and Cane Creek bar ends which I find very comfortable (and now out of production). I made my own rear mudflap from a Fairy Liquid bottle (they weren’t standard then). Not shown is the original Brompton bag in black with red piping which is also sitting somewhere in the garage.
In 2009 I turned it back to factory spec and sold it for almost as much as I bought it.
It was immediately succeeded by a Brompton S6L… I was wooed by the longer wheelbase, lower position, and particularly the BWR 6 speed gearing. If you’ve never used the Sturmey 5 speed hub you won’t realise what an advance this was. The ”inverse“ paint scheme was a very deliberate choice on my part to pay homage to my original bike. The Cane Creek bar ends went over to the new bike, I quickly found that I didn’t get on with the stock saddle and that was replaced with my favoured Selle San Marco Rolls (which I think looks cool, YMMV). I got a S-bag as the old bag didn’t fit the lower handlebar position. The original Brompton cover still fits showing that any change in folded size between generations is minimal.
(Caledonian Canal at Torvean, Inverness)
As the years went by my neck got stiffer and my ability to bend in the middle decreased… I seriously thought of getting an M6L (as they were called), but had become very attached to my S6L Brommie that I couldn’t bear to sideline it let alone part with it. After a lot of thought and looking to see what I really wanted I decided to do some component changes and the bars were swapped for JK mid rise ones with a new set of cables. Integrated brakes and shifters also happened, this seemed more of a luxury step at the time but having used them for over a year now I think they’re a very worthy improvement. Most recent changes have been the Brompton toolkit now nestling in the front of the frame and the 3D printed widgets that keep the clamps aligned. There’s now a Borough basket bag (hopefully) winging its way towards me for more utilitarian capacity.
[Elgin Cathedral on NCN 1)
(Loch Katrine, Ben Venue in the background… pouch for the original Brompton cover acting as a saddle bag)
my first one, Brompton L5 from (I think) 1996. Saddle switched to a ladies’ Terry saddle from the awful spongy original one, tyres changed to the reputedly fragile Primo Comets (though I never had any problems with mine, in fact still have them in the garage), and Cane Creek bar ends which I find very comfortable (and now out of production). I made my own rear mudflap from a Fairy Liquid bottle (they weren’t standard then). Not shown is the original Brompton bag in black with red piping which is also sitting somewhere in the garage.
In 2009 I turned it back to factory spec and sold it for almost as much as I bought it.
It was immediately succeeded by a Brompton S6L… I was wooed by the longer wheelbase, lower position, and particularly the BWR 6 speed gearing. If you’ve never used the Sturmey 5 speed hub you won’t realise what an advance this was. The ”inverse“ paint scheme was a very deliberate choice on my part to pay homage to my original bike. The Cane Creek bar ends went over to the new bike, I quickly found that I didn’t get on with the stock saddle and that was replaced with my favoured Selle San Marco Rolls (which I think looks cool, YMMV). I got a S-bag as the old bag didn’t fit the lower handlebar position. The original Brompton cover still fits showing that any change in folded size between generations is minimal.
(Caledonian Canal at Torvean, Inverness)
As the years went by my neck got stiffer and my ability to bend in the middle decreased… I seriously thought of getting an M6L (as they were called), but had become very attached to my S6L Brommie that I couldn’t bear to sideline it let alone part with it. After a lot of thought and looking to see what I really wanted I decided to do some component changes and the bars were swapped for JK mid rise ones with a new set of cables. Integrated brakes and shifters also happened, this seemed more of a luxury step at the time but having used them for over a year now I think they’re a very worthy improvement. Most recent changes have been the Brompton toolkit now nestling in the front of the frame and the 3D printed widgets that keep the clamps aligned. There’s now a Borough basket bag (hopefully) winging its way towards me for more utilitarian capacity.
[Elgin Cathedral on NCN 1)
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