Sunday, 17 February 2013

Getting dirty with London Brompton Club

Today was the day that I would attend the LBC Maintenance Session at Ealing Bike Hub's workshops near Greenford. I have been to a Brompton Workshop before where I learned quiet alot, but this time I didn't get lost and turned up good for time.

Unique LBC Brompton Maintence Session
Class in session
The Legend all clamped up ready to go. At this session I wanted to change ALL my cables and have a good look at the gear hub.

Unique LBC Brompton Maintence Session
The Legend all clamped up
I see another purchase of one of these bike stands Park Tools PCS-10 so much easier to work on The Legend.

The next few shots are of various advance  processes or different repairs/replacement parts & tools needed .
Unique LBC Brompton Maintence Session
Removing the crank arm with special tool

Unique LBC Brompton Maintence Session
Moving onto the headset
Unique LBC Brompton Maintence Session
Headset removal and re-greasing


Unique LBC Brompton Maintence Session
Matching dust caps ;)
We're not always serious :P
Unique LBC Brompton Maintence Session


PAD: 17th February 2013
Does my butt look big on this?

Unique LBC Brompton Maintenance Session


Unique LBC Brompton Maintence Session
David trying to improve his balancing skills


Unique LBC Brompton Maintenance Session
Me receiving the prise for Fastest Unfold & Fold in 24.5secs



Unique LBC Brompton Maintenance Session
Getting dirty with The Legend's 3 Speed hub

I would like to thank David E & Michael (Hub Wizard) B & The Ealing Bike Hub for taking the time and effort for letting members of the LBC have an awesome LBC Maintenance Class. As well as David P for organizing everything else too and ofcourse everyone that managed to come along and make it an enjoyable but dirty oily day.

With all the rides quiet a few of us have planned we really do need to make sure our Steel/titanium steeds are in tip top condition.

1 comment:

  1. That was a fun set of pics. I can see you all did quite advanced work on your Bromptons. I attended a maintenance course too on Saturday in Bermondsey. I wish I had now taken pics. I need to find the time to write up about it.

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