CopperBrompton
Bicycle: a means of transport between cake-stops
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T-Bag and Easy Wheels: you'll never miss a rack.
My B won't roll along even with easy wheels, the spokes of rhe feont wheel catch the end of the chain on the cable for the hub.T-Bag and Easy Wheels: you'll never miss a rack.
That's the size of it. Just get your Butler to take it to the shop now ....You lot are making it bloody difficult to make my mind up. I may not need the carrying capacity of the rack but it makes it easier to roll the bike folded...
A chap of your stature should have no problem developing the arm muscles to carry the thing. I've had easy-wheels for a few years, and after the novelty wore off I went back to portage. Carrying a bag in one hand and a Brompton in the other is nicely balanced, I find.You lot are making it bloody difficult to make my mind up. I may not need the carrying capacity of the rack but it makes it easier to roll the bike folded...
HAs someone got an example of how you're supposed to wheel a Brompton (without a rack).
I can only summise I've been doing wrong because it's a PITA.
Fair enough - that's information I didn't know, and is good enough reason for wanting to wheel rather than carry.I have nerve damage in both arms and reduced strength in my right arm after being being run over. I could carry it for a short period but would probably want to wheel it round a supermarket (for example), if I were using the T bag for supplies.
1 ... change the mounting so that all 4 are on the OUTSIDE of the rack frame (the book says one of the rear ones is inside the frame, to reduce width a gnat's)..
3 I have small under-saddle back for a tube, patches, and a couple of tools - although I dread having to replace a tube away from my workshop. The bag works OK when the seatpost is dropped in the folded mode.
From an L to Rack + X-roller is best part of £160 though!FWIW, I tried that one wheel (rear left) on the outside of the rack, but quickly swapped it back inside. The weight of the folded front-end on right side actually levers that wheel in the air on mine (it's almost useless) and the wheel/bolt become more exposed to damage when you lay the folded bike down on its left side. The X-Roller mod makes a big difference in wheeling stability, particularly with a fully loaded T-bag in baby-stroller/shopping cart mode.
Although pricey, the Brompton toolkit is a nice option disappearing into the frame and I store my spare inner tube, and a few other items, inside the other section of frame tube. I've even packed my seat tube with emergency gear, but I don't have the extended seat tube option (which might interfere).
FWIW, I tried that one wheel (rear left) on the outside of the rack, but quickly swapped it back inside. The weight of the folded front-end on right side actually levers that wheel in the air on mine (it's almost useless) and the wheel/bolt become more exposed to damage when you lay the folded bike down on its left side. The X-Roller mod makes a big difference in wheeling stability, particularly with a fully loaded T-bag in baby-stroller/shopping cart mode.
Although pricey, the Brompton toolkit is a nice option disappearing into the frame and I store my spare inner tube, and a few other items, inside the other section of frame tube. I've even packed my seat tube with emergency gear, but I don't have the extended seat tube option (which might interfere).