Winfried

… at a ridiculously expensive price.

How much does the original Brompton triangle cost? £100? I'm sure a company in Taiwan/China could provide a 135mm alternative for even less.

Jipe

This is the price for the triangle and an internal gear hub wheel.

The triangle alone is cheaper Kinetics stainless steel rear triangle

The steel rear triangle from Brompton cost about 150GBP but its normal steel while the one of Kinetics is stainless steel.

Winfried

Let's see how much it'd cost from a company in Taiwan/China.

tcs

Since you're in Taiwain, take a look at the seven-speed MIT Cycle PRO-BP01, just to assure yourself you're making a great decision on that Brompton six-speed.

Winfried

Not a very smart move to fold the front wheel on the other side, and leave the chain exposed.


https://www.mitcycle.com/productdetail_en.php?id=77

ericoseveins

I've owned three Tikits from three different eras (still have two, I just gave one to a friend because I didn't need three) so I feel qualified to weigh in about the ease of repairing a Tikit with or without BF's legendary support. Totally agree with other posters that the Tikit doesn't have much in the way of proprietary parts. There is nothing in the seat mast that is proprietary. The seat mast itself is of an unusual shape I guess, but it's entirely made of mild steel and could be repaired without any specialized tooling. Same for the fork. If the pacman broke, you might need to talk to a machinist but it definitely doesn't seem like a difficult thing to fabricate.

Now if you're talking about fabricating parts for a Tikit de novo, I agree that would be more challenging and my understanding is that BF no longer has some of the jigs that were used to assemble Tikits. But if the expectation is that a used Tikit will be a repairable workhorse, I see no reason that it can't be maintained and loved for decades to come.