Brompton B75 Low Cost
04-10-19, 01:51 AM
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Brompton B75 Low Cost
What do you think about this version equipped with old spare parts?
More infos: https://www.brompton.com/bikes/b75-bike
More infos: https://www.brompton.com/bikes/b75-bike
04-10-19, 03:07 AM
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Oh my!!! ... the handlebar mast is straight?!! Looks like the 3sixty clone? 
Other things I notice ...
3 speed
Old rabbit gear shifter
Old M handlebars
Different pedals. Plastic? No folding pedal?
New suspension block
Old brake levers
No fenders
Front wheel catch looks different
Other things I notice ...
3 speed
Old rabbit gear shifter
Old M handlebars
Different pedals. Plastic? No folding pedal?
New suspension block
Old brake levers
No fenders
Front wheel catch looks different
04-10-19, 09:35 AM
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Available on credit .., @ 30 Quid a month.., pre approved (online I assume)
[ Finance charges unshared ]..
then go to one of the Brompton stores (UK only, another supposition)
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then go to one of the Brompton stores (UK only, another supposition)
04-10-19, 12:44 PM
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So it is a "clearance" version of M3E with old leftover parts with 250 GBP discount.
There are much better aftermarket parts for pedals/handlebars/shifter etc anyway, so it should be a better buy than regular M3L/E (if you don't mind the color)
There are much better aftermarket parts for pedals/handlebars/shifter etc anyway, so it should be a better buy than regular M3L/E (if you don't mind the color)
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04-10-19, 02:22 PM
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If you want a 3-speed and can live with the colour (and the stem length), it might be worth it.
07-22-21, 02:52 PM
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(For those of you who are upset by this sort of thing...) Oh my gosh!!!!!!! This is a two year-old thread! UK votes back into EU! Amelia Earhart found alive and well! Magnetic poles flip!
Anyway, I just got an Email from Brompton saying B75s are back in production and available for order.
https://us.brompton.com/catalogue/bi..._content=en_us
Note: when I tried to look these up directly instead of going through the email link, I got 'Out of Stock'.
Anyway, I just got an Email from Brompton saying B75s are back in production and available for order.
https://us.brompton.com/catalogue/bi..._content=en_us
Note: when I tried to look these up directly instead of going through the email link, I got 'Out of Stock'.
07-25-21, 09:36 AM
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I need to find a store to try one. It "looks" like the stem shape might reduce the reach compared to the other brompton stems, because it looks like it goes straight back and doesn't curve forward. Might actually be what makes it possible for me to consider one (to replace my Dahon Mu Uno as my street-locking bike). I'm finding the one speed Mu just can't keep up with my e-assist even on the lowest level; I'm constantly spinning out. 3 speeds should be enough to avoid that. And I actually love the color!
07-25-21, 11:06 AM
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I think the frame is the same, but you could ask Brompton. You can adjust the handlebars forward or back to dial in the reach. That does effect the fold a little. I use a QR so that if I need a tight fold I can do it on the fly. Works well.
07-25-21, 03:11 PM
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Its the previous M type stem and handlebar: the handlebar is higher and the stem is shorter, the overall height of stem+handlebar is similar.
07-25-21, 03:36 PM
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07-25-21, 11:06 PM
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The M & H models just didn't work for me with my short arms. If you tilt the bars back too much it throws the steering way off and just feels bizarre. Moving the seat forward to compensate didn't work because it totally messed up my knees which are incredible sensitive (think pain) to being even a little out of alignment. Oh well, fortunately it's not a need, just a sorta want.
