Brompton Bicycle Owner's Manual download pdf (Page 7)

needed for this, but if it helps, take hold of the front mudguard with your

other hand and guide the wheel round). Make sure that the hook, H, has

passed over the tube, CHS, on the rear frame, and allow the front wheel

assembly to drop (the whole bike actually rotating relative the rear frame).

With the front wheel now folded, you can move on to the other parts.

FOLDING stage 2 - Handlebars and Saddle (and folding pedal):

Handlebar, fig FS2. Undo the hinge clamp at HH (handlebar stem). Swing

the handlebars down to lie alongside the front wheel, and push home so

that the nipple, HBNIP, engages in the clip, HBC: alternatively, simply let

the handlebars drop into position on their own.

Saddle, fig FS1. Undo the lever, QR,

push the saddle right down, and re-

clamp the lever. During this action,

the lower end of the seat pillar

passes behind the plastic disc, LSD,

on the rear frame: it is because of

this that the rear frame remains

folded, in turn retaining the front

wheel in its folded position. So if you

don’t push the saddle fully down, the

folded package can come apart

when you pick the bike up.

fig FS1

Folding pedal, fig FS3. It is best to

fold this with the left hand crank as

high as possible (i.e. with the cranks

turned so that the right hand pedal

touches the front wheel): also, the ridged side of the nylon latch plate on the

pedal should face upwards. Press the outer part of the latch plate

downwards, so that the inner part clears the top of the bearing housing, BH,

and stow the pedal PB.

Front wheel assembly, other methods for folding and unfolding: the method

described above, viz. holding the handlebar support and using a stirring

action to move the front wheel assembly, is perfectly satisfactory. However,

if you frequently fold and unfold your Brompton, you'll become aware of

other, easier, techniques for this stage of folding.

[The titanium seat-post has an anti-wear surface treatment, giving a blue

colour: it may, in places, fade with use, but this won’t affect performance.]

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