Bromhopper

[jerrysimon]

Practice makes perfect

I can do mine in about 15-20 mins (I agree not much fun in the rain) and always carry a spare tube. I usually swing the wheel under in parked position and do mine.

In the 5-6000 miles and 4 years of my daily commute I think I have had to do it three times where the puncture happened mid commute. Fit Marathon Plus tires to reduce the frequency of repairs but of course increases the weight. I tend to put a Marathon on the back and Kojak/Brompton light weight on the front. I think I have only ever had one puncture in that time on the front.

Keeping pressures up also reduces punctures. I check mine and top up to 90psi + every couple of weeks or so.

Jerry

 

[benjy_a]

My Brompton is coming up to 2 years old...not in daily use any more but over 8000 miles, one chain change, one rear sprocket, one change of brake shoes.

No punctures on marathon plus tyres (one front tyre change) but I could fix a rear in 5 minutes if I had to.

No other failures at all and still looks like new.

 

[RobF]

but I could fix a rear in 5 minutes if I had to.

I was having a brew with my Brommie dealer and watched as he whipped a rear wheel out in no time.

"That's meant to be very difficult," I said.

"Easy enough once you've done a few," he replied.

Seems to me the supposed rear wheel difficulty is a fuss about nowt.