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Still remember cycling on it through the outskirts of Warrington in the late ‘90s and people stopped and stared at me.

When I collapsed it and put it on the bus it was an event with an audience. Like a magician folding up space: an illusion or some kind of slight of hand that made people really stare at what they had seen.

Well I can only hope my sprinter keeps on running as it’s been doing...very impressive and can’t believe they can make
anything as good, and as long lasting as this one.

Seventieth! Love spell check but would rather be on me bike!

Evening All

I’m in Stuttgart sweep. Bought my Brompton back in ‘97.
So my hub wasn’t in fact broken: the spindle thing had unscrewed all the way out and I couldn’t myself get it back in.

The shop

http://www.stadtrad-west.de/

Screwed it back in and checked the hub. Meanwhile I got fed up with the bottle rattling around and I’ve invested in a shimano hub dynamo with Lumotec switchable front light and Brompton rear.

I hope to cycle another 21 years which will take me rather nicely into my seventeenth years.

My bikes are

Brompton
Dave Hinde Steel fast touring bike from ‘96
Thorn XTC
2004 StreetMachine Recumbent
Hase Kettweisel for Winter

Love them all really.

Paul

Very much appreciated everyone. Thank you. After all these years, it’s a great Brompton bicycle and to be honest with the five gears ( and I do have the Sprinter hub), I hardly ever used the ‘heavy to pedal’ low gears.

I’ll take it to the Brompton shop today for an inspection and conversation about what is the most time, cost and mechanically effective for the next 21 years!

The spindle thing with the tiny thread that you screw into the hub just pulls out something obviously broken inside. It happened whilst changing gear.

The Brompton is from 1997, the hub a five speed.

Is it worth the hassle of taking it to be fixed or should I buy a new one?

And then which one?

All advice welcome!

I’ve a HP Street Machine GT. It’s not so low, a luxurious ride and even after cycling from Stuttgart to Heidelberg in a day, no aches at all. Fast on the level, slower up hill and a rocket going down, its cycling with a huge smile.

Just bought a Hase Trike 2nd Hand from eBay for winter here- ice, snow etc. Three wheels, joyful cornering and when I stray from the cycle paths, cars give me loads of room as I maybe look like I’m on some kind of stretched wheel chair given the look of the rear wheels.

With a Brompton, a Thorn XTC and a hand built steel racer I’m spoilt for choice.

If I had to choose one...probably the Street Machine