I'm still thinking about getting a Brompton but i'm a bit worried that when
i get to the station i'm not going to know how to unfold it
it just looks complicated and i'm not very mechanically minded!
That's really exciting. I'm not going to ask what you're going
to get yet let's deal with the folding question first
It's really simple once you get the hang of it. It just needs a bit of practice
And how about folding it, that also looks complicated
Folding is also easy again you just need to follow the instruction manual
and practice. Can you show me how to do it? both folding and unfolding
I'll show you and i'll help you practice. I tell you what let's go and have a
change of scenery and go and unfold. Today we're outside this iconic church
in Deepcut [Surrey]. We fancied a change your of scenery
You may have seen it on the Kingsman film [with Colin Firth]
How to unfold and fold your brompton. So, you want to know how to unfold your
bike - here's how
For both folding and unfolding the bicycle
it is easier to stand on the non-drive side
So that's the side without the chain on it
Step one. Always unfold your pedal first
It [the pedal] simply pulls towards you. If you don't unfold your pedal first
it can scratch your frame.
Step two. Push the handlebars away and raise them up put the hinge clamp
plate in place and tighten the lever up
Step 3. Undo the seat post clamp
and pull your seat post up
and lock it in place
Step four. Put your front wheel in the right place
it's a bit of a stirring action. What you need to do
is hold the handlebar stem. This is the hook it keeps the Brompton
folded to release it you just need to slightly
pick up the front of the bicycle and move the front wheel keeping it in
the same orientation then you put the hinge clamp plate in
place and tighten it using the lever
Step five. Pick up your brompton and swing out the rear wheel - this fully onfolds it.
How to fold!
Step one. make sure your cranks are level with the drive side pedal at the rear
just like this!
Step two. Is folding your rear wheel under your frame
but before you do that you need to angle your front wheel away from you
so that you don't damage your mudguard when you fold your rear wheel under
you then need to depress the catch on the rear frame
and pick up to swing the rear wheel under
Step Three is to fold the bicycle in half
undo the hinge clamp plate you pick the front wheel up
and put the hook over the chain stay Step four. Is to put
the saddle down by undoing the seat post clamp
once it's down tightening it up. This locks the bicycle
in place. Step five. Is to drop the handlebars into place
they should just be undone and drop into the place
Step six. Folding the pedal. There's a little thumb push here
that you can press down and then fold the pedal upwards
please be careful not to overfold it because it can
then catch on your frame. Then pick it up slightly
so that the drive side pedal sits underneath
the rear wheel
and if you have a short wheel base that's as old as Blu
there are a few little differences. The main difference
is when folding. we don't have a rear frame
clip
the other difference is when folding the pedal. The old crank
doesn't have a hook here so the pedal can over extend
so you need to be much more careful when you're folding it
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thank you! ... Rear wheel underneath, step three front wheel on the frame
step five, now what i can't remember so you want to remember how you want to
remember
this is the hook it keeps the front wheel in place
by attaching it to the rear frame no it's not the rear frame
you simply need to pick it up and move the front wheel keeping it in the same
we're saying what the main difference is when you're folding
there is no rear frame clip
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