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Bromptons are not the only fruit (or "Oranges are not the only Brompton")

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GregP Mar 2021 6:40pm, 25 Mar 2021 126,052 posts	Quote Pin GregP My beloved Brompton bag is now my working from home bag - it's a magnificent thing. Haven't ridden the Brompton, I suppose, for over a year as I generally only rode it to commute on.
LindsD Mar 2021 7:54pm, 25 Mar 2021 45,906 posts	Quote Pin LindsD Yes. And OH has repaired it twice and I think put a new tube in so there must be something in the tyre.
Kieren Sep 2021 1:16pm, 14 Sep 2021 4,223 posts	Quote Pin Kieren Has anyone upgrade their Brompton wheels? I've just sent mine in for a service (getting a new bottom bracket and chain) and was advised the front wheel bearings have gone and impacted the hub. I was given the choice between replacing the same wheel, or a slightly more expensive wheel that the bearings can be serviced & so better in the long run. I don't use my Brompton daily, so am holding off on the wheel for now but thought if it needs replacing, I might look at options - maybe something lighter and get the rear done too. (or maybe just some time to cool off on this idea)
LindsD Sep 2021 1:53pm, 14 Sep 2021 49,599 posts	Quote Pin LindsD Not me. I still need to get mine serviced/puncture repaired. I'm enjoying the walk at the moment, so no incentive to get it done.
Garfield Sep 2021 1:59pm, 14 Sep 2021 16,066 posts	Quote Pin Garfield Me neither.
jennyh Oct 2021 4:33pm, 11 Oct 2021 6,068 posts	Quote Pin jennyh This might seem a silly question but…does anyone use a lock for their Brompton, and if so, which one? I tried Googling it, but just found lots of posts along the lines of “you shouldn’t need to lock it because the point of a folding bike is you fold it and take it inside” …thing is, I want to ride it to parkrun (normally at the moment when I’m at my home parkrun it’s volunteering), and whilst there are a lot of bikes around the start/finish area, I don’t think I’d be able to keep an eye on it at all times, and I’d be worried about it being stolen.
GregP Oct 2021 6:18pm, 11 Oct 2021 129,815 posts	Quote Pin GregP I use this one ~points~ - a common-or-garden cable lock. You don't want to be carrying your Brompton around Marks and Spencer Food Hall. Trust me, I've done it. It is absolutely no fun.
Garfield Oct 2021 7:04pm, 11 Oct 2021 16,163 posts	Quote Pin Garfield I've only taken my cheap MTB to parkruns in the past and locked it to a tree with a cable. Maybe lock it to someone else's bike so it has additional ballast/makes it harder for someone to waltz off with it.
jennyh Oct 2021 9:06pm, 11 Oct 2021 6,069 posts	Quote Pin jennyh Thanks both - one of the lads from my club did say I could lock my bike to his, so that may be the way forward. [Greppers, there is a lovely chap who works in our local M&S food hall, he saw me carrying the Brommie in one day and said if I bring it again to come find him and he’ll stick it behind the till for me while I shop. I’ve only taken the Brommie once since then, but it is nice of him to offer]
GregP Oct 2021 9:11pm, 11 Oct 2021 129,816 posts	Quote Pin GregP Nice story. I took mine in simply because I’d forgotten my lock.