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How do you find difficult hills on this bike? You must have flatter terrain than I do forget which gear you have on your bike - could never do in my hilly town. I have an E Brompton, but I am looking into getting a nonelectric to fly around the world with. Likely a 12 speed. Matching bike and helmet very chic!

Great video. Thanks! I love my lime green high C-line - so ugly it's gorgeous, and just right for a city centre flat-dweller.

I love my C Explore because I'm retired and have the time to travel to visit friends and family. I used to rent and borrow bikes, but I love to have a bike I know well, always at hand. I live on the ocean in Florida, so I also had a beach cruiser I got for free, but it can't leave home. I learned that my Brommie is better for me because even though I paid nothing for the cruiser, I still locked it outside places and worried a bit about it getting stolen. And it was eventually stolen. If you haven't seen Andrew Richie's explanation that he invented the Brompton because his regular bikes were repeatedly stolen outside his London engineering job, it's a treat. I call myself a cycling flaneur. Flaneur means to go for a stroll wherever your whims take you. It turns out that my Brompton does that very well because it takes any road in its stride. A few years ago my whims started taking me off-road, and to my surprise, the Brompton seems to like it!

It will grow on you it is different in a good way. I fitted an extension handlebar retainer (from SJS Cycles) which allows you to move the levers / assemblies up to a more normal hand position. I did the first modification for my wife's Brompton liked it so much converted mine. The bonus is it does not interfere with the fold. Enjoyed the vid 👍

I have a B75 and love it. Take it all over the world.

Hi - I’ve just bought a H6L C line and noticed your handlebars are pointing slightly inwards. Did Paul adjust them for you and did it affect the fold or need the cables to be adjusted ? I need to move mine inwards but am afraid of messing everything else up !

I tried the 3-ply Scrowave spring based on the manufacturer guidelines of my riding bodyweight (80Kgs)-this completely ruined the ride making it very harsh and unforgiving, changing down to the 2-ply was hugely better in giving a balance of stiffness and compliance, at £80 each the initial purchase was an expensive mistake….

Hello Paul, Thanks for the long term review, it is very helpful indeed. Take care. Paul,,

Lots and lots of info about things that are fairly easy to fix, yet absolutely nothing about checking the gears, which other than the frame, would be potentially quite expensive to fix.

Hello Paul & Sarah, Great video, thank you... I had a brief look at Sarah's photographs and they are very good... I will check them out further shortly... Take care. Paul,,

I live in France. Years ago I bought a ‘93 Gitane Mach 450. Columbus tubing. Triple chainwheel. Shimano GSX groupset. Still in original showroom condition. It is on a par with my Look 765 Optimum carbon speed machine🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷.

These Brompton transport wheels are absolutely useless! Get some good (skate board) wheels!

That was a GOOD save Also, Im tempted to get a similar black lacquer like yours.... any review on this colour choice? Heard it will rust more easily... does it?

Be careful with the after market seat post clamp as well, had one snap (sheared off) on me, put the original back on

Nice having a plush back of the bike but the front takes the punishment first on rough surfaces. Not worth the outlay for me as I only use the battered old Brompton every few months for train travel. Thanks for sharing.

Thanks for your review

Raw frame a thing of beauty and the bling of the new rainbow seat post is really on point. Thanks for sharing this video. My Brompton S6L Has an upgraded front hub and rim and a Brooks saddle, C17. Most of my bikes have Brooks on them. You are a bad influence by the way, I am off to pick up a 1965 Moulton at the weekend.

The seatpost is one of the parts that you can kind of cheap out on, since it's just a single piece of titanium without any mechanical parts. I got a cheap one for a 100 bucks and it works perfectly. I think the next part to replace is the rear rack, the brompton one is so big and bulky, and suprisingly also incredibly weak. The H&H racks are all really good, they have survived like 10 flights so far!

The seat post is cool and maybe 🤔 I think the mod you don't mention may be even better: the SPD pedals. Yes you lose the folding left one but it's only a couple of inches wider and improves the pedalling immensely. Also you can wear your proper cycling shoes and for the price of a pair of Shimano M520 it's a great upgrade. Five minutes to switch back if you need to. I love mine. Nice video, keep them coming 👍

I put that same Ultegra line on my 42 year old, Columbus SL, Serotta frame. Perfect retro-mod combination. So smooth, so light, and a very worthy grupo for a very worth frame.

Great video Paul. ❤

More of this Paul & Sarah. Sooooo beautiful! ❤

Lovely! I did the west coast of Scotland over several tours back in the early 80's, a great experience - I never saw another cycle tourist and few cars - I think I'd notice the difference now. But I've got Edinburgh-Glasgow-Edinburgh via canals and old railway lines on my wish list... Plus now I'm thinking about non-cycling holidays too!

Lovely to see the other side of your life, away from your bike workshop and all things Brompton!!! Great shots of beautiful Scotland when it’s quiet.

I recently bought a used 2006 Brompton. It seems to be lightly used over its lifetime. After I bought my bike, I bought a 39t chain ring, hoping to do the replacement you did I. This video. Unfortunately, when the ring arrived I discovered that my “new” bike had a different type of chainring than newer models so the new ring would not work, so I sent it back. I asked a local Brompton dealer to do the work for me. He refused, saying he would not do the work because Brompton did not have a smaller chainwheel, and installing a “Chinese knockoff” would not work well. Now that I’ve ridden the bike in my hilly neighborhood, of Northern Kentucky, I’m still determined to make my old Brompton more hill worthy. After all, I’m 78, in reasonably good shape, and determined to ride for many more years. So, what ideas do you have to solve my problem? Do you know of a 39, 40, 41, or so tooth chainwheel that will work on this bike? I will either find a mechanic here who will install it, or buy the tools myself and do the job myself. Thanks in advance for your help. This old Brompton has already improved my life. I can take a .6 mile short cut from my house to my local grocery store. But when I drive, the trip is 2 miles. I love the comments as I grocery shop with my bike.

wouldn't the seatpost drop after applying lubricant?

Would a 40T be sufficient? or must it be a 39T? Also, for the standard 50T- wouldn't it be faster than a 39T? I mean on a straight road.

I really don't understand the 'conclusion' section. I don't think the sentence from 2:05 makes sense?

If there are rusty parts, what would you advise?

I love the authenticity of your video and spontaneous comments, very true and real... love it. Thank you and hope to see more of your videos, TQ for keeping it real... gave you a like and subscribed.

I have a bike from a short-lived US brand called Barracuda. It was a 1994 model that was originally a hard tail but I made some changes to it. I gave it a rigid steel fork, wider flat bars, new v-brakes, converted it to 1x, and put some nice wide 26x2.2 chunky tires on it. I actually use it for gravel and single track. I’m really just getting into mountain biking and honestly I limit the bike way more than the bike limits me at this point. It’s really easy for me to get fixated on getting the best/most expensive gear, but I’m so glad I took the time in to restoring this bike. I love the bike, and I learned so much about building, maintaining, and fixing bikes. I figured out how to set up the derailleur, dial in the brakes, built the wheels wheels, and got familiar with all the various bike standards for handlebars, bottom brackets, axels, etc in the process. You just can’t buy that sort of knowledge/experience from a bike store

Hello, I am also considering the Ti parts seat post for my Brompton but the cost is quite significant. I found also that Brompfication makes also one which can be used with the pentaclip, which is significantly cheaper. I think that they are a reputable brand as the Ti parts, do you happen to have any feedback from customers maybe about this one as well?

Hi, nice video! I'm curious how long does it take for you to build the wheel? To lace it.

Hi Paul and Sarah - love the channel and the wheels you made for me! Here is my Brompton touring set up - what do you think? Cheers, Gary ua-cam.com/video/cADjvffyS-A/v-deo.html

Yes ! I grind about in all the London filth and crap on my fixie but keep an eye on my chain with a wear gauge ( one that says its for 1/8" track chains ? ) Ive lost count of the number of chains Ive been through, and although I have changed my rear cog twice , so far my overpriced chainring is still going strong.

My set of wheels was one of those other sets also on M6000 QR - rolling schmoove on my 2014 Croix de Fer - Thanks Paul

I have a steel frame, it's not from a maker of renown, before stripping it down and painting it, the stickers wrote sentosa (probably a cheap make but a great chromoly frame, it was stripped down for 2 days and it didn't even begin to rust), the only thing that stayed the same is the frame and the rims of the wheels. The wheels were rebuilt with a modern HG hub and new spokes, 11-40 rear cassette and 2 speed crankset 39-53. The brakes and shifters combination is micronew, cheap brand but works exceptionally well. It's a thing of wonder, it feels better than carbon bikes, and it's faster than most of the bikes I've seen. My max speed was about 64 kmh on a flat at around 100 rpm. I started building it for the fun of it and now i can't stop riding the thing.

Tbh I just coat it in lynx africa shower gel then dip it in the sea,

I swear, the argument I keep getting into with people is about carbon wheels verses aluminum wheels. I am against using carbon wheels anymore. I have had a few sets and I still have two sets, all have been disc brake. My latest three wheel builds have been with aluminum rims. I really can't tell a difference except that the aluminum rims are cheaper so if I had to replace a rim it would so much easier and cheaper than a carbon rim. The aero claims are a big reason I don't like carbon rims. For me it just means I am going to have to fight turbulence to keep driving in a straight line and maintain control of my bike. The aluminum rims I've built are actually lighter than the carbon wheels I own one set being the Campagnolo Shamal Carbons and the other is from BOYD. Aluminum was good enough for many many decades now all of a sudden these noobs want argue that it isn't any good compared to carbon. They are wasting their words on me I'll tell you.

I've recently treated mine to a GRX groupset mated with Tiagra shifters, keeping it mechanical. Cracking bikes 👍

Unless you have 11 speed mechanical. Good luck getting those parts. Broke my dura ace shifter, none available, and as of now, Shimano not making anymore. Dog the others all you want, Shimano sucks as well!

10/10 video! You explained the pros, cons and fit perfectly 😍

Really liked your video! Got my first small wheel folding bike 2 months ago (a Pacto Three) coming from a 26 inch Surly and a recumbent trike (also 20 inch wheels and foldable). What fun to ride these folding bikes!! I'm gonna stick with those from now on. 😁

Some years ago, I bought a Giant with 11 speed 105. Passed the frame on but used the group set on many different builds. I recently bought a used 105 gearset for $250 Canadian (150 pounds?) that will last another 10 years. I use 10 speed with friction bar ends on vintage frames.

Why are the shifter sticking up in the air?

These derailleurs shouldn't be operated without spinning the cranks when the chain is installed (obviously) - this is how you damage them in the long run. I'd be pissed if that was my bike.

That is one bike I always admire.

Excellent, I have to try this. Having a telescopic seat post, I suppose I could get a higher ceiling.