Lights for a Brompton

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I know nothing about Bromptons, but somebody not a million miles away is taking delivery of one in the next six weeks or so. It will be used mainly for pootling about London, the odd ride in the country, but no midnight dashes through rocks and stumps and other daft stuff requiring Hermann Goering flak regiment levels of illumination. I've no idea how the bikes fold up and which lights would get in the way. Can any Brompton owners suggest some front and back lights? I have an aversion to ones with integral rechargeable batteries. The battery eventually dies and the whole light is toast. We have a large supply of AA and AAA rechargeables. Lights using those would be ideal. A budget of about £40 tops would be good.

Any suggestion would be very welcome. Thank you.

 

[Brooks]

Lord knows after spending over a grand on a bike they didn't think of a dynamo hub? Never mind lidl do excellent lights for about £15.

 

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Lord knows after spending over a grand on a bike they didn't think of a dynamo hub? Never mind lidl do excellent lights for about £15.

Dynamo hubs slow you down.

 

[Brooks]

Dynamo hubs slow you down.

😀 ok

 

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😀 ok

OK for some.

 

[Brooks]

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OK for some.

Sorry in your post you said the bike was to be used for pootling around London with no midnight dashes! Yet a dynamo hub would slow this pootling down 😀

 

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Sorry in your post you said the bike was to be used for pootling around London with no midnight dashes! Yet a dynamo hub would slow this pootling down 😀

Sorry, yer cannae change the laws of physics.
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[steveindenmark]

Exposure Joystick is what I use for my front light on my Brompton. Its an dxcellent light.

 

[rogerzilla]

Lights on the bars usually need removing before folding. Same for seatpost mounting. The best positions are the brake bolts.