Taking the rear wheel off a Brompton?

[Duncan Smith]

Having picked up bits and pieces here and there, am I right in
thinking that taking the rear wheel of a Brommie is a non-trivial
task?

Since I could only find Marathon (not Marathon+) I'd like to be fluent
in getting the rear off on the road-side. So what's involved? Maybe
the linkage to the hub gears complicates things (no quick release or
something??)

Many thanks,

Duncan

 

[elyob]

On 14 Apr, 13:13, Duncan Smith <[email protected]> wrote:
> Having picked up bits and pieces here and there, am I right in
> thinking that taking the rear wheel of a Brommie is a non-trivial
> task?
>
> Since I could only find Marathon (not Marathon+) I'd like to be fluent
> in getting the rear off on the road-side. So what's involved? Maybe
> the linkage to the hub gears complicates things (no quick release or
> something??)
>
> Many thanks,
>
> Duncan

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohGa620P-pM

 

[Duncan Smith]

On Apr 14, 4:15 pm, elyob <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 14 Apr, 13:13, Duncan Smith <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > Having picked up bits and pieces here and there, am I right in
> > thinking that taking the rear wheel of a Brommie is a non-trivial
> > task?
>
> > Since I could only find Marathon (not Marathon+) I'd like to be fluent
> > in getting the rear off on the road-side.  So what's involved?  Maybe
> > the linkage to the hub gears complicates things (no quick release or
> > something??)
>
> > Many thanks,
>
> > Duncan
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohGa620P-pM

Thanks eylob, I've no doubt that'll be a big help!

 

[Just zis Guy, you know?]

On Mon, 14 Apr 2008 05:13:39 -0700 (PDT), Duncan Smith
<[email protected]> said in
<[email protected]>:

>Having picked up bits and pieces here and there, am I right in
>thinking that taking the rear wheel of a Brommie is a non-trivial
>task?

No, it's easy enough, it's getting the bugger back on that's fiddly.

Not sure about the 5-speeds, but I find it quite simple to get the
rear wheel off my L6. I do tend to zip-tie the suspension and slap
it on the workstand, though.

Guy
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[[email protected]]

On Apr 14, 4:36 pm, "Just zis Guy, you know?" <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Mon, 14 Apr 2008 05:13:39 -0700 (PDT), Duncan Smith
> <[email protected]> said in
> <[email protected]>:
>
> >Having picked up bits and pieces here and there, am I right in
> >thinking that taking the rear wheel of a Brommie is a non-trivial
> >task?
>
> No, it's easy enough, it's getting the bugger back on that's fiddly.
>
> Not sure about the 5-speeds, but I find it quite simple to get the
> rear wheel off my L6. I do tend to zip-tie the suspension and slap
> it on the workstand, though.
>
The new models have a clip built in. You can rotate the suspension
bung to enable or disable it. (I just leave it disabled as it is quite
tricky to unlock)

Tim.

 

[David Damerell]

Quoting Duncan Smith <[email protected]>:
>Having picked up bits and pieces here and there, am I right in
>thinking that taking the rear wheel of a Brommie is a non-trivial
>task?

It's not as easy as it could be, but you won't go wrong if you just
remember the order things come off in. The chain tensioner folds up as you
take it off, and the only really inobvious thing is to remember how it was
arranged before doing so - then you can get it back on the same way
around.
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Today is Friday, April.

 

[Paul Weaver]

On 14 Apr, 13:13, Duncan Smith <[email protected]> wrote:
> Having picked up bits and pieces here and there, am I right in
> thinking that taking the rear wheel of a Brommie is a non-trivial
> task?
>
> Since I could only find Marathon (not Marathon+) I'd like to be fluent
> in getting the rear off on the road-side. So what's involved? Maybe
> the linkage to the hub gears complicates things (no quick release or
> something??)
>
> Many thanks,
>
> Duncan

First time I did it (my first rear-wheel ever), it took about 90
minutes to take off, swap inner tube, and replace, that was following
the youtube guide already posted -- I'm not very quick. I have it down
to under 30 minutes now.

A 15mm spanner should be all you need, assuming the gear linkade isn't
too tight -- dont free it up too much though otherwise it's a pain to
get adjusted correctly.

 

[Just zis Guy, you know?]

On Mon, 14 Apr 2008 10:24:11 -0700 (PDT), "[email protected]"
<[email protected]> said in
<150234b1-c1c8-4916-86a1-ffe11ec3d404@e67g2000hsa.googlegroups.com>:

>The new models have a clip built in. You can rotate the suspension
>bung to enable or disable it. (I just leave it disabled as it is quite
>tricky to unlock)

Oooh, nifty. Such meteoric progress in a mere twenty years )

Guy
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[Gwynne Harper]

Duncan Smith <[email protected]> wrote:

> Having picked up bits and pieces here and there, am I right in
> thinking that taking the rear wheel of a Brommie is a non-trivial
> task?

I was really worried about this due to their reputation, but there's
nothing at all complicated & I had the wheel off and on again in under
20 min first time.

It's a great idea to practice - the biggest problem in my opinion (as a
strictly amateur in this group) is to remember the chain direction
through the tensioner.


Gwynne
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