Questionnaire for Brompton users - please help

EJTannerDesign

Hello,

My name is Elliot. I am doing a project for Brompton Cycles to develop a multitool to attach to thier bikes. If any of you own a Brompton and have time would you please fill out a questionnaire for me, it is vital research in the development of the product.

Please copy and paste the questionnaire into your reply and fill it out:


Questionnaire for Brompton Users

Q. Which Brompton model number do you currently own? E.g. M-type... M2L-X
• S-Type...
• C-Type...
• M-Type...
• P-type...
• Other...

Q. How long for? Please indicate with a X...
• 0-6 months
• 6 months – 1 year
• 1-2 years
• 2-5 years
• 5 years +

Q. What problems or breakdowns have you had with your Brompton cycle?

Q. Did you own the tools to fix these problems?

Q. If you did, did you carry them on your bike in case of emergency break downs?

Q. Do you perform maintenance on your Brompton yourself or take it to a bike shop?

Q. If you do perform it yourself, how often do you do it?

Q. What tools do you require to do the work?

Q. What is the hardest maintenance or most time consuming task?

Q. How often do you get a puncture?

Q. What Brompton accessories do you own? E.g. front panniers


Thank you, your time is appretiated.

If any body knows of any other Brompton forums would you please tell me.

Elliot

t4tomo

OK I'll start you off

Questionnaire for Brompton Users

Q. Which Brompton model number do you currently own? E.g. M-type... M2L-X
• S-Type...


Q. How long for? Please indicate with a X...
• 0-6 months
• 6 months – 1 year
• 1-2 years
• 2-5 years X
• 5 years +

Q. What problems or breakdowns have you had with your Brompton cycle?
punctures to repair, brake cable to replace

Q. Did you own the tools to fix these problems?
yes

Q. If you did, did you carry them on your bike in case of emergency break downs?
no - short commute so not worth the hassle, if it breaks down I hop into a black cab with it!)

Q. Do you perform maintenance on your Brompton yourself or take it to a bike shop?
self

Q. If you do perform it yourself, how often do you do it?
quick lube every 2 or 3 weeks. Bit of a service every 6 months or so

Q. What tools do you require to do the work?
mainly spanners

Q. What is the hardest maintenance or most time consuming task?
replacing rear wheel

Q. How often do you get a puncture? 2 a year average - nonbe since switching from Bromy kelvar tyres to Swalbe Marathons (touch wood)

Q. What Brompton accessories do you own? E.g. front panniers
none

There is a folding society website / forum somewhere I believe. There aren't too many active brompton commuters on here from my impression.

rampax

Q. Which Brompton model number do you currently own? E.g. M-type... M2L-X
• S-Type

Q. How long for? Please indicate with a X...
• 2-5 years X


Q. What problems or breakdowns have you had with your Brompton cycle?
Punctures
Worn sprokets
Broken spoke

Q. Did you own the tools to fix these problems?
I carry spanners and puncture stuff

Q. If you did, did you carry them on your bike in case of emergency break downs?
No, I put them in my bag

Q. Do you perform maintenance on your Brompton yourself or take it to a bike shop?
I perform routine jobs myself

Q. If you do perform it yourself, how often do you do it?
Every two weeks

Q. What tools do you require to do the work?
Multi tool, tyre levers

Q. What is the hardest maintenance or most time consuming task?
Replacing sprockets and spokes

Q. How often do you get a puncture?
2 in 2.5 years

Q. What Brompton accessories do you own? E.g. front panniers
B-bag (which I have never used), and the S-bag, which I used to use all the time, but rarely now.

spen666

EJTannerDesign wrote:

Hello,

My name is Elliot. I am doing a project for Brompton Cycles to develop a multitool to attach to thier bikes. ....
Elliot

Is this not a case of reinventing the wheel?

What can a multitool for a brompton need that is not already out there?

palinurus

Questionnaire for Brompton Users

Q. Which Brompton model number do you currently own? E.g. M-type... M2L-X
• S-Type...
• C-Type...
• M-Type...
• P-type...
• Other...L3 (M3L?)

Q. How long for? Please indicate with a X...
• 0-6 months
• 6 months – 1 year
• 1-2 years
• 2-5 years (X)
• 5 years +

Q. What problems or breakdowns have you had with your Brompton cycle?
None (no, really)

Q. Did you own the tools to fix these problems?
N/A, but I do own tools to fix most things. Except the big box spanner for the folding pedal.

Q. If you did, did you carry them on your bike in case of emergency break downs?
I sometimes carry a spare tube, levers, wheel spanner. Mostly just money tho'.
Tools in my bag/pockets etc, pump attached to the bike.

Q. Do you perform maintenance on your Brompton yourself or take it to a bike shop?
Do it myself

Q. If you do perform it yourself, how often do you do it
Depends on useage/ weather.

Q. What tools do you require to do the work?
Mostly soapy water/ rags/ lube. I only work on it when it goes wrong, and it hasn't yet.

Q. What is the hardest maintenance or most time consuming task?
Don't know. A rear-wheel puncture might be slightly annoying, but not difficult.

Q. How often do you get a puncture?
I'm just lucky I guess. I did once deflate the tube by pulling the valve off with the track pump.

Q. What Brompton accessories do you own? E.g. front panniers
None.

t4tomo

spen666 wrote:

EJTannerDesign wrote:

Hello,

My name is Elliot. I am doing a project for Brompton Cycles to develop a multitool to attach to thier bikes. ....
Elliot

Is this not a case of reinventing the wheel?

What can a multitool for a brompton need that is not already out there?

I was thinking that too. They have standard nuts on virtually everything, no odd sized allen bolts or anything similar. The beauty of a Brommy is that if it does pack -up on you, you can continue by public transport. mAybe the USp is it attaching to the bike, but thats not necessarily a good thing as then its expoosed to the dirt & grime of your commmute.