Yet Another Cycling Forum
General Category => Freewheeling => Folders => Topic started by: Gattopardo on 26 July, 2018, 07:22:32 pm
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Replaced the brake levers on the brompton from the original older ones to the modern brake levers. Seems that the bike now doesn't fold properly anymore.
Wonder what I have done wrong.
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The most recent levers need to be fitted to the most recent handlebar (unless an S). The U-bend is narrower, giving more room for the bigger Brompton levers.
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(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/04/3f/75/043f750f549870cb34bc4762c8fa8972.jpg)
Have gone from the top to the bottom I think.
Looking at pictures, I've angled the levers too straight ahead when they should be pointing down.
More like this
(https://brilliantbikes.co.uk/3712-large_default/brompton-black-brake-lever-aluminium-right-hand.jpg)
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On my S-type the limit with the new levers is where the cable exiting the lever just presses up against the fork blade. The rest of the lever has a bit more breathing room in amongst the spokes of the front wheel. It's still quite a downward-pointing angle, and IMHO it's one of the major ergonomic compromises of a Brompton, particularly for smaller riders.
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On my S-type the limit with the new levers is where the cable exiting the lever just presses up against the fork blade. The rest of the lever has a bit more breathing room in amongst the spokes of the front wheel. It's still quite a downward-pointing angle, and IMHO it's one of the major ergonomic compromises of a Brompton, particularly for smaller riders.
Oi who are you calling small :-*
Pointless thread, was my mistake.