Show us your Bromptons

[mitchibob]

You lot are amateurs
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But where's the power meter? (I'll happily trade bling for data)

 

[mitchibob]

S6L black lacquer with clip on drops, clip on aerobars, and a custom 3D printed water bottle cage holder. It freaks out the local racer types when I pass them and start pulling.
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Watching some of the riders on stage 16 of Le Tour this year, descending in the "skis"... I know I'm not brave enough to strap my TT bars to my Brommies (need smooth, mostly straight, flat road I know to use on the road ever), but wonder how many of them would be happy to try. This looks insane! You know, you're gonna be asked about the fold, again.

You need to get Matt Stephens to mod his brommie for reccie of TT stages like this!

Lovely, if slightly insane, bike!

 

[Origamist]

Changed to derailleur set-up after issues with the Kindernay hub. 10 speed (52t and 11-32) with derailleur hanger designed by Ben at Kinetics.

 

[Gunk]

My updated 2011 M3L now fitted with the later integrated levers, trigger shifter and dynamo lighting.

I have kept the original one piece crankset, but now fitted with a Brommiemods steel chain guard.

 

[TheDoctor]

My M6R on the waterfront at Whakatane, NZ. It may have been in M12R guise then, I'm not sure.
I've since removed the rack and mudguards, and I have the bits to make it a 9 speed.
That'll be 12/14/17 rear sprockets, and 50T chainring.
My bikes lead a chameleonic existance.

 

[rj.hr6]

Here in Herefordshire we shouldn't run out of Dandelions for a while, once this lot have taken off across the county. Just got home and made myself a cuppa when the thunder and lightning kicked off and the heavens opened!!!......thank you St Madge.

 

[Lostcause]

My black lacquer C line explore. I’ve had it 12 months now. It’s right what they say, you don’t know you need one until you get one. I’ve only done 400 miles on it but they have been great fun, the look of disbelief on people’s faces when you get to the top of one of the North Yorkshire Moors monster climbs on it is priceless.

 

[oldandslow]

2012-ish P6R titanium, although lightweight it is not. I've had it for about seven years now.

I think of it as the Increasingly Black Brompton. Without being obsessive about it, I seem to have replaced worn parts with black. The bars were first; I didn't particularly get on with the P style, so fitted Joseph Kuosac (black) ones instead. The rims and spokes went black in a rebuild, when the level of wear from braking became an issue. The seat post corroded and pitted a bit, so it's now black. The hinge clamps wore out, so I bought black ones. Even the (black) front light is no longer the original one.

Fortunately there's still some silver for contrast, so I can find it on a dark night. And of course there are those titanium forks and rear triangle.

 

[Gunk]

My 2021 S6L with Brooks B17 Narrow, Brompton ergo grips, red clamp set and USB lighting.

 

[Ian H]

I built a new wheel for our ancient Brompton. Sturmey hub to replace the old Sachs one, and a new rim as the old one was not box-section.

 

[Gunk]

I built a new wheel for our ancient Brompton. Sturmey hub to replace the old Sachs one, and a new rim as the old one was not box-section.
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Are you going to match the front rim with the new rear?

 

[Ian H]

Are you going to match the front rim with the new rear?

When it wears out. It's strictly utility.

 

[FrankCrank]

I built a new wheel for our ancient Brompton. Sturmey hub to replace the old Sachs one, and a new rim as the old one was not box-section.
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Nice little project there. On the subject of Brommie wheels, the rear looks to be a 2x spoke pattern, which looks perfectly acceptable in terms of strength, on such small wheels. The front wheel is laced radially, which most wisdom suggests is not a good idea with regard to making a strong wheel. Again, this may be OK as it's on the front, and not loaded in the same way as the rear. Anyways, just thinking aloud.

 

[Drago]

2012-ish P6R titanium, although lightweight it is not. I've had it for about seven years now.

I think of it as the Increasingly Black Brompton. Without being obsessive about it, I seem to have replaced worn parts with black. The bars were first; I didn't particularly get on with the P style, so fitted Joseph Kuosac (black) ones instead. The rims and spokes went black in a rebuild, when the level of wear from braking became an issue. The seat post corroded and pitted a bit, so it's now black. The hinge clamps wore out, so I bought black ones. Even the (black) front light is no longer the original one.

Fortunately there's still some silver for contrast, so I can find it on a dark night. And of course there are those titanium forks and rear triangle.

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I like the rifle sights on the main spar. Makes it look purposeful.