I've been hankering after a Brompton for a while now. My daily commuter is a Cube mtb that I put an electric kit on. I can go anywhere on it and won't be getting rid of it but it is a heavy lump to take in the car. So for summer use when I go away for weekends I want a folder.
Saw the B75 this summer and loved the colour. Having looked into it I see it as a blank canvas to mod to what you want. But it already comes with stuff I'd want anyway like extended seat post and 44T chainring for lower gearing. Mud guards are a must add.
One thing I disliked about an M that I test rode was the bars seem quote narrow which would be the same for any model. Found it a bit twitchy. I suppose I'd get used to it but I don't see why I couldn't swap out the M-bar and fit a mid riser with around 80mm rise. It should in theory put the bar to the height of an S and the wider bar should still fold OK. The cables will become slacker by lowering the height but some would be taken up if the brakes etc. move further out a touch on the extended bar.
I was in Halfords at the weekend and sat on a Dahon Uno. It just looked so simplistic (though single speed no good for me), the bar height felt perfect and was wider than the Brompton. That measured 1000mm from ground to bar so not too far from that should be fine.
If I do take the plunge it will deffo be a B75. Anything else is just too expensive and I can't even get that colour unless I buy a B75. So I see this as the best option for me if I'm doing a few mods.
Just wondered what others might have done with the bar on a pre-2017 3 speed (as that is effectively what the B75 is)
Saw the B75 this summer and loved the colour. Having looked into it I see it as a blank canvas to mod to what you want. But it already comes with stuff I'd want anyway like extended seat post and 44T chainring for lower gearing. Mud guards are a must add.
One thing I disliked about an M that I test rode was the bars seem quote narrow which would be the same for any model. Found it a bit twitchy. I suppose I'd get used to it but I don't see why I couldn't swap out the M-bar and fit a mid riser with around 80mm rise. It should in theory put the bar to the height of an S and the wider bar should still fold OK. The cables will become slacker by lowering the height but some would be taken up if the brakes etc. move further out a touch on the extended bar.
I was in Halfords at the weekend and sat on a Dahon Uno. It just looked so simplistic (though single speed no good for me), the bar height felt perfect and was wider than the Brompton. That measured 1000mm from ground to bar so not too far from that should be fine.
If I do take the plunge it will deffo be a B75. Anything else is just too expensive and I can't even get that colour unless I buy a B75. So I see this as the best option for me if I'm doing a few mods.
Just wondered what others might have done with the bar on a pre-2017 3 speed (as that is effectively what the B75 is)
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