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Some Easton EA70. Lopped a bit off each side and now the bars are right where I'd want them.
thanks loddrik. I can't find EA70s in 25.4 any longer but have spotted some cheap risers on the SJS site so I'll give them a go. I assume I'll have to change my brake and gear cables for slightly longer ones - was that a pain?
I didn't. I just about got away with it. As long as you don't get too high a rise on the bars and you don't leave them too wide you might do too.
The only area I had to watch at first was that the cable didn't catch on the steering clamp when you fold it as it will be a little tighter but mine is fine now and I don't even think about it anymore.
What I have now is where the gear and brake cables are tied together behind the steerer clamp, when the steerer folds forward now I just push the gear cable one side and brake cables the other. Takes a fraction of a second, doesn't make the fold any slower.
great! Looking forward to giving it a go. Many thanks for your help.
Evening! Survived, no fold issues. Only issue was slipping seatpost - sorted. and the gearing is too high, murder on what I consider slight hills up to home. So will fit a smaller chainring, think the 44T will be too spinny so will try the 50T.
[b]SPUD'S ALIIIIIIVE! [/b]
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Just landed with mine in Belfast.
Chickened out of riding to the city though, but seeing how the main road is it seems £7.50 well spent on bus fare!
Route back from my mum's is ace though.
Marathon Plus fitted, fairly painless. It's a bundle of fun!
I put [url= http://www.sjscycles.co.uk/humpert-fixie-riser-handlebars-254-mm-clamp-black-prod31460/ ]risers[/url] on mine yesterday and it feels good. Also meant that at long last I could get the Orlieb O bag because the brake cables now clear it properly, so I'm very grateful to loddrik for inspiring me to do this.
I put risers on my M. Would like to try an S.
Does catch my T bag but I don't turn very tight corners!
interested - how do Easyjet respond to Brompton's - is a bag required?
I'd say so yes, knowing what airlines are like.
I got a hint I might get charged for a full bike once!
Apparently I need a bag to take it on Nottingham's trams! Integrated transport my arse!
Back to the things to take - I would recommend taxi money. Once ran over a rivet on way to Waterloo. No time to fix puncture so folded and hailed a cab. Phew.
Apparently I need a bag to take it on Nottingham's trams! Integrated transport my arse!
does this count? [url= http://www.cyclesurgery.com/pws/UniqueProductKey.ice?ProductID=N9911XX&gclid=CIG7lfmNqcYCFfQZtAodmfYAoA&gclsrc=aw.ds ]brompton bag[/url]
Probably, but then I've gone for the £3.75 IKEA Dimpa option, fits perfectly and weights bugger all. I'm not going to use it unless I get spoken to as T&C of carriage don't specify it. But Mrs Spud did ask and was told she needed one.