New Brompton

[ufkacbln]

I converted mine to an 8 speed hub......... big improvement on reliability and maintenance

 

[alicat]

I tried cleaning the cable pusher but no joy so far. I am working away during the week so will dismantle to do a more thorough clean next weekend armed with some non-indexed housing in case the deep clean doesn't work.

I am sorely tempted to convert to an 8 speed but I have the superlight version so I think that's less of an option. My longterm plan is to order a new singlespeed non-superlight Brompton and convert it to either 8-speed (not sure about Sturmey Archer) or 11-speed (more to go wrong).

 

[Crankarm]

That's why I went 3 speed coupled with schlumpf mountain drive. I had a bwr with dérailleur, nowt but a PITA for most of the 19,000 miles I did on it.

If you ride in all weathers and don't have time to pamper the bwr set up every day, it sulks and stops working.

The transmission on my Brompton has worked faultlessly. It is an L6 of 2004/2005 vintage. The problem with the bike at the moment is that the lower pivot bushes need replacing as I have worn them out meaning there is a bit of play in the joint and also separately the bottom bracket has play so it too needs replacing. These are all consumables that wear out in time and with extended use. My Brompton has been very reliable.

 

[Rohloff_Brompton_Rider]

I was just complaining about the bwr hub and derailleur thing, rest of bike was fine.

 

[Cycleops]

Which reminds me I have to fix mine.

What is it with Bromptons? I ride 16 miles a day at most on mine and something always needs fixing. Right now the derailleur isn't shifting to the small sprocket. I've ordered a new cable, a 1.5mm hex key and a prayer mat.

Why? Are you converting to Islam? I find Buddhism more relevant to biking myself.

 

[alicat]

The prayer mat is to compensate for my lack of skill at mending bikes. However, I can report that today my Brompton is working well with even the binding rear brake that was troubling me over the weekend fixed.

 

[T4tomo]

My 3 speed is generally very reliable. Hub only gears are the way to go. 8 speed conversion sound tempting, 11 speed is a tad pricey and for steel frames only.