This was just a simple Rohloff upgrade…
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Yellow Alfine Belt Swytch Brompton
This Brompton got a complete rebuild, with a new yellow powder coated mainframe, Alfine-11 gearing, belt drive, Magura disc brakes, 18″ Big Apple wheels, integral rack and a Swytch electric assist kit.
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This very shiny Brompton was repainted with a purple lacquer powder coat, and has Alfine gearing, 18″ wheels, Magura MT4 disc brakes, and an integral rear rack.
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This Brompton has 20″ wheels, Alfine gearing, cable disc brakes and an integral rear rack…
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This older Brompton had a complete rebuild – a new paint scheme, 20″ wheels, Alfine gearing and Magura MT4 disc brakes.
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This rebuild of an old Brompton got Alfine hub gearing, 20″ wheels, and Magura MT5 disc brakes…
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A deceptively complex job, the Trek 1120 is an interesting bike, built with 29″ fat tyres for off-road touring with custom racks. As standard it has derailleur gearing, this was a conversion to Rohloff hub gearing, and adding a Gates belt drive and SON dynamo hub to power lights and a Plug5 charging device. This needed a custom Rohloff A12 hub, custom-machined dropouts, a custom-machined chainset and very careful choice of parts.
A few people have asked about doing this – total cost for the conversion was £2495, for the Rohloff, belt drive and the SON. I could send you a Rohloff conversion kit, but I would need you to send me your original left hand dropout to modify – the Rohloff conversion on its own would be £1495. Belt drive would add £395, but there’s a disclaimer about that – the belt on this bike runs VERY close to the chainstay, it’s possible it might not work on a different Trek 1120.
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This was a complex build! One of my Duplex tandem recumbent tricycles, with hand crank power for the stoker, Rohloff gearing, and electric assist from a Pendix drive. S&S couplings let it split in half for transport. The mid-drive system has a freewheel so the stoker can stop pedalling, and there’s a tensioner to keep the chain on when folding the hand crank arm forwards to get on and off.
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This Brompton was rebuilt to have 20″ wheels with Kojak tyres, Alfine-11 hub gearing, Magura disc brakes and SP hub dynamo lighting.
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Built for touring on tracks and trails, this custom-built bike has a frame made from Columbus Zona steel, and a Whisky carbon fork. It’s got Rohloff hub gearing, and a belt drive, so almost-zero drivetrain maintenance needed. S&S coupling mean it can be split and folded for easier transport.
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