chain case for Brompton?

[mhtsd3]

Was wondering if anyone knows of a chain case or some other solution for keeping my skirt free of the chainring on my beloved Brompton. Any ideas would be much appreciated!

 

[chriscross1966]

If you mean something beyond the standard chainring guards then whilst I'm sure its been done, I've not seen one. The radical change in the geometry of the chain position as it folds makes it hard. If it were me I'd start with the front section of a Hebie Chainglider and cut it down a bit I guess. There's plenty if places online that sell them and the kind of good LBS that the older Brompton dealerships tend to be are likely to have seen them in action.

 

[MichaelW2]

Has anyone attempted a conversion to belt drive? Not sure it would ever work with the reartriangle suspended.

 

[CopperBrompton]

Ben Cooper at Kinetics offers a belt-drive version, I believe.

 

[12boy]

The "lovely bike" blog spot had a post about the subject of riding with a skirt or dress. In the post she suggests a penny or larger coin plus a rubber band. You draw up the excess fabric and put a penny In the middle and twist it a bit then put the rubber band around the wad of penny-enclosed fabric. Looks something like knickers which are we Colonials call plus 4s or breaks. Might be worth a try, and is also a strategy to prevent your skirts being blown up ala the famous Marilyn Monroe photo.

 

[CopperBrompton]

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

 

[chriscross1966]

Ben Cooper at Kinetics offers a belt-drive version, I believe.

A guy in my local branch if the Folding Society has built a belt-drive Rohloff Brompton using a Kinetics triangle I sold him

 

[TheDoctor]

It's a ruddy expensive option, mind...

 

[chriscross1966]

It's a ruddy expensive option, mind...

Bits that fit on Brompton generally are