The Brompton bottom bracket follows the BSA threaded standard, the common shell width on the BB is 68mm. Owning to the fold-ability design, the BB area had shifted slightly to the non driver (left hand) side. This offset allows the original square taper BB and crank set to work perfectly …
Read More »Dangerous riding – the rear hinge spindle’s bolt dropping off
A Brompton rider : “Hay Pete, I was riding the other day and a lorry was passing by, I heard a lot of squeaking sound and was thinking the lorry really needed to fix its brakes. But then, the sound still persist after the lorry was gone. Then I knew …
Read More »Scratched paint work at rear triangle
There are times when you find your Brompton rear triangle had some paint work scratched off (like the first image below) after installing an after market crank-set. Chances are your crank were installed wrongly on your Brompton. When the Brompton rear triangle is being folded into the main frame, the …
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