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Saddle added now.

Miche Wheels with Vittoria tyres sold! Thanks.

Dropping the price on the Hope Calipers to £80.

Also adding another gravelly wheelset. A kind LFGSS soul gave these wheels to me. They're DT Swiss R470 with Formula XDR hubs for SRAM 11s (XD) or 12s cassettes. I've since serviced them (freehubs were dry), bought new bearings for the front, and fitted the 35mm Panaracer GravelKing SKs to them - set up tubeless. Price reflects the cost of the tyres + new bearings and servicing the rear hub only. - £70

Got a few messages and dibs on pedals, seatpost and cranks/chainrings. Also forgot to include the Brommie saddle (doh!) - will update during the day, or feel free to message.

Thanks.

SRAM CX chainring removed and now used :). Still a few things left. Might have some more tyres soon!

Got some spares for sale. All used unless clearly stated otherwise. Most are black edition parts too. Collection from bEAST London (E4) or thereabouts. Most of this is shippable, at a cost of course.

54T Chainring w/ bashguard - £10
SOLD 50T Chainring w/ bashguard - £10
SOLD Crank-arms set - £20
SOLD Left crank arm only - £10
SOLD Pedal set - £20
SOLD Ergon GP1 grips (used) - £10
SOLD 3 speed/hub shifter - £5
SOLD 2 speed shifter/bell - £5
Reflectors - £5
SOLD [NEW] Silver seat pillar (normal length, got marks though) - £10
Brompton saddle, used but good - £15

54T Chainring and bashguard

3-speed shifter

Reflectors

Saddle

That aside, My Cannondale One Si crankset arrived. I've already removed the inner ring and plan to run it on my Brompton. It's a 30mm spindle and so would work with the 'new' Brompton BB30 (just an FSA Megaevo) that comes with the carbon crankset.

Pleased with the results, so here's what I did.

• Got a Cannondale One Si Mk3 crankset (BB30) and removed the inner ring
  
• Swapped the default 109mm to a 119mm Cannondale spindle to match the Brompon JIS axle length. It's purple, but we don't get to see that.
  
• Used the FSA Megaevo BB that Brompton now uses for their carbon crankset (also 30mm).
  
  

No issues with the BB or cranks catching on the frame or anything. Dare I say it looks like a perfect fit. A few final changes were needed though...

• The 52t Cannondale ring has some stubby teeth in places, probably to aid shifting. Swapped it for a CX1 chainring that's been sat with my spares doing nothing for years.
  
• Changed from a 13/16 sprocket set to a 12/16 to keep my gear ratio closer to how it was (I used to run a 54t chainring)
  
• Mounted the chainring on the inner ring position as the chain line was too outboard otherwise
  
  

The best bits for me though: the project cost around the same as a new Brompton crankset*, and weighs about the same (nominal difference if my maths and data is correct) as their so-called superlight carbon crankset, which costs £250!?

• Parts only. I didn't have the right BB tool (despite having 4) or crank extractor in my arsenal, so paid a small amount to Heales - my LBS who've done similar mods on Bromptons - to make sure everything was done fitted, torqued, and lined up properly.
  
  

Not the best pics, but here you go.

Their new Van Rysel bikes look really nice and I imagine excellent value for money. The aero dudes at Swissside helped make some of the new kit.

East-End... Was this the Chingford or Rotherhithe branch? I guess both are kind've East-End, innit?

I think Balfes would fall in the same category as Brompton Junction - at least in my estimation. The best Brompton dealers I've worked with have always been the independent, authorised, LBSes and not the chains. I've had wonderful experiences with Heales (E4/E17), Mamachari (E17) and Hub Velo (E5).

Sorry to hear. Happy to donate some original Brompton tires to lessen the blow. I might just have a used suspension block too. East London massive here.

I'm assuming you're looking for something cheaper than what SJScycles have to offer, as they both own Jtek and have this in stock: https://www.sjscycles.co.uk/cables/jtek-shiftmate-6/

Ouch. Well spotted. =(

But seriously, 96 tabs?!

Yooo this thread's taken quite a turn lol.

Just my two pence - as someone whose born and bred here but has also lived in South-Central Asia, Africa and the Middle East, this Great Kingdom feels far more authoritarian and a deserving target for divesting/banning than any of those so-called despotic regimes.

Still, to each their own. I admire the effort, though I probably disagree at least a little on who (if anyone) is on any moral high ground here. In fact, I might have to boycott and divest in any and everyone and live in some random Pacific island if I wanted to achieve satisfactory freedom from guilt.

Good luck.

P.S. SRAM sucks even though all my proper bikes are AXS or Eagle.

Good shout. My LBS warned me when I was a Brompton n00b as if done that nut up quite a bit. But even after replacing my shim and seatpost, it slipped quite easily, so had to do a few 1/8th turns to get it right.

Lots of people running telescopics... At 5'10 and not a daddy long legs, I run my seat post slammed to the top. Thinking the default seatpost should be a tad longer.

EDIT: Also, got a Brompton parts for sale thread incoming. Have black edition stuff:

pedals
crank arms (left and right)
chainrings
saddle
wheels/3-speed hub (silver not black)
stock tyres (old Brompton branded ones)
shifters (2016)

If anyone wants something feel free to reach out beforehand

Link only worked while logged in for me.

Saw a similar clip where four youth were shot while returning to their blown up neighbourhood to see what they could retrieve from their home.

The worst part of all of this evident crime is that the usual suspects aren't doing and won't do shit. As soon as the agressor is another skin colour or something though...

What @SRAMbo said. Looked into it as I have a pair of these with Formula made hubs too, and was basically a dead-end. I'm sure there are hacks.

OP glws

I'm a bit put off by CAADs. Yes I have a certain love for them and wouldn't rule them out completely, but have seen far too many of them dented at the top-tube owing to (I assume) the super-light hydroformed alu they're using. This is mostly on 12s and older.

Yeah. In recent wars and assaults on Palestine, statements by IDF senior personel, rabbis and others permitted the rape of "attractive gentile women" (pretty mild compared with their recent genocidal calls). It's been a recurring and documented theme since 1948 - elderly Israeli soldiers bragged and laughed off their actions in interviews. Prisoners in the West Bank always have rape and sexual abuse stories to share too.

As for the current claims, I've now seen Dr. Ghassan Abo Sittah - the British-Palestinian surgeon who was in al-Ahli hospital in Gaza when it was struck by Israeli missiles - share reports of multiple rapes at al-Shifa. Given his position and contacts in the hospital, that's far more credible than randoms on social media with a large following. A developing investigation no doubt.

This actually looks pretty sick. Now I need to justify a new Brompton so I can do a 20" disc conversion on my current one.

That aside, My Cannondale One Si crankset arrived. I've already removed the inner ring and plan to run it on my Brompton. It's a 30mm spindle and so would work with the 'new' Brompton BB30 (just an FSA Megaevo) that comes with the carbon crankset.

I picked the Cannondale due to compatibility with Megaevo/BB30, and since they have swapable spindle lengths, which should help me get the spacing and chainline right. And of course price (and yes weight too).

Non-Vegan here. Morally, I get your reasoning and have ceased using products and services for many companies on various ethical, political and religious grounds. Over the years, I've learnt that it's not always a consistent journey and often weigh up the pros/cons of any avoidance.

If I were a vegan, I'd probably focus my energy avoiding the businesses that have the most, 'devastating' impact. My ignorant assumption is that Shimano is barely causing any harm and promotes sustainable behaviours.

Thanks for the reminders. I'm using a brown right now (at home), gonna switch back out to my blue ; )

I wouldn't be too surprised, but at the same time I only saw Israeli outlets (like i24) picking up the fact that Al-J removed the story which raised more questions than answers. I guess the stories don't meet journalistic standards or were refuted by Hamas themselves, so fair enough.

Around the same time, some of those outlets reported that US officials are accusing the IDF of systematic rape but given the timing, this is probably more general than al-Shifa specific. E.g.: https://m.jpost.com/israel-hamas-war/article-793420

Related to the above, there are now reports emerging from Al-Shifa hospital of rape of hospital patients inc. pregnant women. First read reports of this from Palestinian journalist Hossam Shbat, and some of those who managed to escape the hospital have described what's going on in Al-Shifa (not just rape of course) in interviews with Arab TV channels. Bigger media outlets are now picking up the stories.

On second thoughts, the tape is most likely okay. I'm with you on latex. I chose this Muc-Off sealent for its claims to being able to handle higher pressures, but so far it hasn't lived up to it.

30mm. I use the sram and/or silca tyre pressure guide, so for my setup it had <70psi for road/tarmac riding.