To address a few questions, I have a set of Ergon grips on the one bike. It had to be trimmed and I bought it used that way. The grip feels nice. On the other I removed the original grips from the start and put on Oury grips. Like them too. I replaced the saddles and put on Brooks B-17s. As far as lights I have various rechargeable lights that I attach when needed. I just move these lights among my other bikes and the Brompton is no different. I bought a zippered cover bag (can be found on eBay) just for storage and when I put it in the car just to keep things neat and tidy. \ I love my Bromptons and actually enjoy the ride.
On Thursday, December 1, 2016 at 10:14:41 AM UTC-5, stevew wrote: > Hi all, > > A few thoughts on lights - We bought my wife's Brompton off Craigslist > with the Shimano dyno-hub/light setup. It works great for her and does not > interfere with the fold. I think dyno-hubs are a great way to go, and have > one on my Ram that I use for brevets, so I would recommend it for a > Brompton if you ride at night and are OK with the extra cost. > > However, we bought my Brompton new, but I didn't want to pay the > additional cost for the dyno-hub setup. I use the bike for commuting and > getting around town, so battery lights are fine for that. For the front > light I got a Busch and Muller IXON Core IQ2 > <http://harriscyclery.net/product/busch-mller-ixon-core-iq2-headlight-4477.htm>. > > It's a fantastic light that I mount to the handlebars. It doesn't > interfere with the fold and comes off easily if I need to remove it for any > reason. The taillight took a little trail and error, though. > > At first, I attached a Planet Bike Superflash > <http://harriscyclery.net/product/planet-bike-superflash-led-red-tail-light-for-bicycles-2724.htm> > > to the rear part of the rail on a Brooks saddle. This worked OK, but due > to the narrow width of the rail I could never get the clamp to be tight > enough so that the light stay upright as I bounced along the road. Next, I > bought a Busch and Muller DTopLight XS > <http://harriscyclery.net/product/busch-mller-dtoplight-xs-permanent-tail-light-3243.htm> > > that I mounted to the reflector mount that sits right above the rear > fender. This is pretty much the same light (battery version) that is on my > wife's Brompton, and was mounted in the same place. This was not a great > solution because on this light, the release to open it to replace the > batteries is located on the underside of the light, which is hard to access > due to it practically touching the fender. Trying to open the light, I > ended up breaking the little tabs that hold the whole thing together, so > that it started coming apart as I again bounced along the road. > > Finally, I took the Cateye LD610 > <http://www.nashbar.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=10053&langId=-1&catalogId=10052&productId=563131&utm_source=Google_Product_Search&utm_medium=pla&utm_campaign=datafeed&cm_mmc=Google_Product_Search-_-PLA-_-Datafeed-_-CatEye%20LD610%20Tail%20Light&CAWELAID=400006960000086400&source=googleUS&CAGPSPN=pla&CAAGID=24469687578&CATCI=pla-174912064578&catargetid=400006960000134275&cadevice=c&gclid=CLfSsJOd09ACFQZLDQodOBQMbQ> > > from my Ram and mounted it to the reflector mount using a CatEye Rear > Rack Bracket > <https://www.amazon.com/Generic-5445620-CatEye-Rear-Bracket/dp/B009YM2I28>. > This works perfectly. > > One pretty big consideration when thinking about attaching a rear light to > the mount that sits above the fender is to make sure that it is not too > tall. This is because when the bike is folded, the fender and light mount > are upside down, and are very close to the ground. If the light is too > tall, the bike will then rest on the light, instead of the little wheel on > the rear fender, and the Eazy Wheels. Does that make sense? > > Bromptons are great bikes. Get one. You need it. You know you do. > > Steve > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
