Monday 23 September 2013

Abus lock on a Brompton

I saw a great idea on a Brompton dealer website while I was looking for a front wheel, so I've basically stolen it. You get one of those Abus folding locks and attach it to the frame behind the swing arm, which has a conveniently sized gap for one. Even more conveniently, I already had that type of lock!

This does involve inverting the clip for the swing arm so that the lever points upwards, but this is pretty easy. Result with the swing arm down:




And here's how it looks with the swing arm up:


Everything seems like it aligns and routes correctly. Putting the seat down now means twisting the saddle so that the nose overhangs the frame a bit more, otherwise the light mounted underneath would hit the newly upturned lever.

Will see how it rides tomorrow.

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