Growtac Equal Brakes x Brompton
The perfect Brompton for commuting?
A commuter bike should be a single speed unless I live in San Francisco. The only two cables hanging around my frame should be the brake cables. It should have a rack or mounts for anything cages. A commuter bike should run fast rolling tires, with the risk of punctures but fast rolling.
Disc brakes a must!
A commuter bike should be a dirty bike, if it’s clean I either wash it every day or I don’t use it every day. It doesn’t matter how much it costs. A commuter bike should be expensive, the excuse is that I would’ve spent the money anyway on public or personal transport.
List of parts I used to turn the Brompton into a single speed disc brake commuting machine:
Kinetics Brompton Triangle Integral Rack
Sun CR18 16 x 1 3/8 349 ABT Alloy Rim - Black - 32 Holes
Hope Pro 4 Trials Rear Hub (Single Speed)
Hope Race X2 Lightweight 6 Bolt Floating Disc Rotor - 160mm
Reverse Single Speed conversion kit with 13 sprocket
Kinetics Disc Brake Fork for Brompton
Sun CR18 16 x 1 3/8 349 ABT Alloy Rim - Black - 32 Holes
Hope Pro 4 MTB Quick Release Front Hub
Hope Race X2 Lightweight 6 Bolt Floating Disc Rotor - 160mm
Halo XL Hex Key Skewer Set
Growtac Equal Brakes Post Mount Purple
Post to IS Disc Brake Adaptors Front / 160mm
Post to IS Disc Brake Adaptors Rear / 160mm
Paul Components Canti Lever - Pair - Polished