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any details on what shape the forks are - axle-to-crown & rake?

hmmm, ottomh I'm gonna say - all the 90s p7s have 1" headsets, I /think/ by 2001 they have 1-1/8" headsets, but have you checked? next question - what travel do the existing suspension forks have? in rough numbers, on the 90s p7 setups (rigid-only) the forks were about 390mm long, then they went up to 410mm for 40mm suspension forks, eventually up to 440mm for 100mm suspension forks by 2005. So if your frame has 40mm suspension forks, a 1-1/8" headset & a headtube about 90mm long then these p2 forks would work. Although I sold them months ago...

Lots of stuff on retrobike about this era, e.g. https://www.retrobike.co.uk/threads/what-does-suspension-corrected-mean.375395/

yep yep, please take them!

I have this brompton one, seems to work great but have been told off by railway staff more than once when standing on platforms waiting for a train...!

What I don't get about the JK handlebars is - I have a 2016 M6L, and when folded the left-hand grip virtually touches the ground... a wider handlebar sounds great, but why doesn't it hit the ground? do you need a rack to lift up the main frame? or is just that the extra sweep is enough to get it out of the way? (it looks like <1cm from the ground rn, and the bar is apparently 7cm / 3.5cm per side wider?)

DM'd

if it doesn't work out with posting, I'm also interested
(call that 2nd dibs?)

Nice shape! it's a bit rusty tho - should I be worried about the structural integrity....?

I think it's called snowflake https://www.lfgss.com/conversations/134985/

There's a thread on this that no one uses BTW

damn, sorry - when I asked about this I was looking at the minimods kit, and that thread didn't come up in a search for that https://www.lfgss.com/search/?q=minimod+sort:date

thanks, it's potentially for a mate, I'll chat to them & give you a shout if interested

hiya, does it have horizontal dropouts? (looks like no, but not completely sure?)

that looks cool, but I was thinking more friction shift than be continually grumbling with indexing - this person has made it work with XTR rapidfire, but it doesn't seem that well indexed (sounds like it would skip under load tbh...) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cipjOJzAXTM

that's actually a good shout.... hmmmm

haven't really thought about shifter yet - maybe https://www.sjscycles.co.uk/gear-shifters/sunrace-m90-friction-thumbshifter-left-hand/ - thumbies are good, I like thumbies

What do people think of the MiniMODs 2->3 sprocket kit?

The backstory:
I have a 6spd bromp which is generally great - the two middle gears 51"/63" are a nice combo for cruising around south London - but I want the 33" granny gear to be a bit lower to get up more hills further afield when carrying a little more weight.

The Brompton suggested 44t chainring would give me a granny gear of 29", but my middle gears would be 45"/56" (and then 71"/87"), which is going to suck.

However, a 47t chainring and the 12/15/17t MiniMODS triple would give me a better granny at 29", whilst keeping the middle gears of 51"/64" - and it's a ton cheaper than the amazing rohloff or whatever options.

What's the catch, then? Other than - how do I figure out what chain length I need...?

these are the 57-67mm reach ones, right? would love to take them but too long for my frame :(

love that top cap! sending DM

I got a Brompton for mixed train/riding trips, but it's really fun so I use it a lot more than that. I do a once-a-week commute across London (20mi round-trip) with 10-15kg of gear - usually on a steel road bike with panniers, but I sometimes do it on the bromp with front bag/rucksack/saddlebag - it's definitely more tiring on the legs, but it's perfectly comfortable & isn't massively slower. Getting on a train at rush-hour (or long-distance without a bike reservation) still feels like an awesome super-power...

hah I would also buy this if it was XL... gorgeous...

I think that's not a dent, it's just how those frames look....!



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Having a clear-out, cheap things I need to get rid of!

• kona p2 - black 410mm a-c, 160mm 1-1/8" threadless - bought these on eBay for a project, steerer tube was about 2mm shorter than needed so did something else - scratches on one leg (described by ebay seller) as well as the tiniest of dings (not described by ebay seller) - cost me £40, yours for £10 to get rid of - SOLD!
  
• 2x Schwalbe City Jet 26"x1.5" - bought years back, used for about 30mins & have been at the back of the cupboard ever since - a bit grubby but I think in good functional condition - £5 for the pair - SOLD!
  
• 26" Deore/WTB Speeddisc all-black rear wheel - from a secondhand 2005 p7, have broken multiple spokes thrashing it around, worn 9spd cassette included as WD40 & my biggest wrench will not undo the lockring - yours for free, please take it off my hands before it goes to the tip!
  
  

collection only from Brockley SE4

@namegoeshere ah, cool, I'll leave it then. cheers!

Random question - do you know if it's the pre-2017 15cm rise shape or 2017-onwards 12cm rise shape? If it's the 12cm rise, I'll take it!

No worries!