Converting old Brompton to electric

james22b2
james22b2 Posts: 132
edited May 2016 in Workshop
Hi
I have an old Brompton bike - could anyone recommend any shops that could help convert this to electric/pedal assist?
Thanks in advance!

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  • fenix
    fenix Posts: 5,437
    Second hand Bromptons always seem to get good returns on eBay. Maybe sell it and buy an e bike ?
  • ugo.santalucia
    ugo.santalucia Posts: 28,310
    I don't think it's possible on a folding
    left the forum March 2023
  • captainwheezy
    captainwheezy Posts: 30
    A quick google search brings this up : http://www.nanoelectricbikes.co.uk/
  • ugo.santalucia
    ugo.santalucia Posts: 28,310
    CaptainWheezy wrote:
    A quick google search brings this up : http://www.nanoelectricbikes.co.uk/

    Interesting...

    However, the battery is 4Ah, which is give or take 3 times "bigger" than an Iphone battery, which is not a lot. Not sure how it ends up weighing 1 Kg. 4 Ah charge capacity won't get you very far at all
    left the forum March 2023
  • captainwheezy
    captainwheezy Posts: 30
    My wife & I both have Bromptons, and whilst I was originally researching them I came across a youtube channel for a couple that use them for cycle touring and they had an electric conversion fitted. I just looked them up and found they have a website with some more info and it seems they have the Nano conversion I linked to above. You can find their review here, its a couple of years old though so maybe the kit had changed / improved since then but they seem happy with it. No mention of range though:

    https://cyclopolitan.com/2014/06/05/bro ... ling-trip/

    They also have a video showing the collection of their pre nano converted modified Bromptons here:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUJwv-wdtwY

    May be worth contacting them to see what they have to say about them.

    (I'm in no way involved with any of the people linked to above, just a Brompton owner)
  • veryslowtwitch
    veryslowtwitch Posts: 321
    I highly recommend Ben at Kinetics http://www.kinetics-online.co.uk/ to discuss. Website shows shows just a few of his extreme Brompton conversions.

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