Hello. This is a private noncommercial blog focused on my orange Brompton (R6D), my other bikes (a Moulton AM, …) and to give thoughts to different aspects of being a commuter in the lovely but not too cycle friendly town of Cologne, Germany …
As a complement I show some of my favorite photos, reports and ideas in this personal gallery. To open the content to a wider audience I do my posts in English – not my native language, so sorry if I misspell something.
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My Brompton, gear reviews, ideas, maintenance, rides, talk, other bikes
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![Chris King Headset, Mango](https://www.ready-made.de/wp-content/uploads/headset_opt-495x400.jpg)
Chris King GripNut™
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The exchange of a standard Brompton to a Chris King GripNut headset in the beautiful color "Mango".
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My new wall mount stand
This is my new wall mount stand to do the service on my Brompton. From Park Tools - called PRS-4W-2.
![Brompton Headset Cris King](https://www.ready-made.de/wp-content/uploads/DSC_2072-495x400.jpg)
Front End Modifications
This is the front of my Brompton. You spot some minor modifications too...
![brompton_rear](https://www.ready-made.de/wp-content/uploads/brompton_rear-495x400.png)
How to change the rear sprokets on a Brompton
This is just a short illustrated walk through the replacing of the rear sprockets on a Brompton.
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6-speed gear ranges and ratios
My orange Brompton came with the standard 6-speed option. Here are my thoughts about the change to a -12% setup.
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Pedersen
That's my Pedersen bike - I owned it for more then 15 years and sold it lately. I liked the look of the Pedersen a lot, but cycling on the bike never got me.