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Second Hand Rohloff Brompton

Selling for a customer, this custom Rohloff Brompton is very highly specified and is in excellent condition. Information from the owner:

I bought the complete custom Brompton from Ben at Kinetics February 2024. The bike is in excellent condition, baring a some scuffs from normal use. Weight 14.4kg.

The bike was serviced in June 2026: Rohloff oil change, new brake pads, wheels trued, joints lubricated, new Rohloff cabling, replaced tensioner jockey wheel to latest Kinetics version, new gates carbon drive, new Gates front chain ring.

It’s an absolutely fantastic bike that works like a dream. The Rohloff gear range is unmatched.

Offers around £3750.

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Second Hand StreetMachine GTe Recumbent Bike

This HPVelotechnik StreetMachine GTe touring recumbent has derailleur gearing with bar-end shifters on underseat bars, hydraulic disc brakes, a rear carrier, mudguards and kickstand.

It is in generally very good condition, apart from one issue – there’s a crack in the Bodylink fibreglass seat. It’s still rideable at the moment, and the seat could perhaps be repaired.

£1995 ono

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Threaded Fitting Repair

The threaded fittings on my Brompton rear triangles that hold the roller wheels are called Rivnuts – they’re a bit like rivets, but they leave a threaded hole behind. I use them because they work very well, and if the thread gets damaged then they can just be drilled out and replaced.

Occasionally, they become loose – generally it’s the ones on the integral rack, because the end of the rack gets slammed down a lot when you fold the bike. If that happens, it’s an easy fix – I use a pneumatic tool to fit them, but you can re-fit them with just a nut, bolt and washer:

  • You need a M6 bolt, 20mm long or so, a M6 nut, and a washer. You also need a spanner for the nut (usually 10mm) and an allen key for the bolt (usually 5mm).
  • Assemble the bolt, nut and washer, and screw into the rivet as shown in the picture above. it doesn’t have to be tight, just screwed a good way in.
  • Use the allen key to hold the bolt, and then screw the nut in against the washer and rivnut. The rivnut works by pulling the thread so the body of the rivnut flares out and grips.
  • Tighten the nut as much as you can, then unscrew the nut and remove the bolt and nut. It should be tight now.
  • If the rivnut has actually come out completely, and it won’t go back in, get in touch and I’ll send you some spares.