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Nickel Alfine Di2 Brompton

This Nickel Brompton was upgraded with Alfine Di2 8-speed electronic gears, Hope hydraulic disc brakes and SON dynamo lighting.

This recumbent cargo trike was built mostly from 4130 chromoly steel, with an aluminium seat frame and stainless steel and aluminium fittings.

The large cargo box has a tailgate, lighting, fenders, and a trailer hitch underneath.

The drive system uses a Rohloff gear in the centre, driving a differential to both back wheels. The braking is from disc brakes on both back wheels.

A Heinzmann DirectPower motor in the front wheel is powered by a battery carried on the box – a spare battery fits to the other side of the box.

Built with an integral rear rack, Rohloff 14-speed hub with Cinq5 gear shifters, SON Edelux dynamo lighting and Hope hydraulic disc brakes.

This Brompton got an Alfine 11-speed hub gear with the Di2 electronic shifting.

It also has Hope hydraulic disc brakes.

This bike has a copper-plated mainframe, which should age beautifully.

It’s got a Rohloff hub gear, Hope hydraulic disc brakes, SON dynamo lighting, Hope headset, and loads of other little details.

This custom frame was built around the Pinion enclosed gearbox.

This is the 9-speed version, but there are versions with up to 18 gears.

Built to be belt-drive ready.

Hope disc brakes.

A great colour combination for this build, with a lime green mainframe, red hubs and light, and the rest of the build in black.

Rohloff hub with Cinq5 thumbshifters, SON hub dynamo lighting, and TRP Spyre / HY/RD disc brakes.

Built for a couple from Germany, these two Bromptons got integral rear racks, Alfine-11 gearing and rear cable disc brakes.

They also got the J-Tek Alfine shifters, much neater than the usual Alfine Rapidifre shifter on the M/H bars.

How do you carry a recumbent trike on the back of a campervan?

With a special hanging device of course! It’s very secure, and leaves the top of the carrier free for other bikes.

As well as the Alfine-11 hub gear and Hope hydraulic discs, this bike got some very neat Woodguards.