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

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