alienbogey

I've had my Brompton almost a year and I'm so pleased with it that I can't help showing it off:

fietsbob

What is that attached to the front bag mount?

alienbogey

It's a military surplus canvas-and-leather bag—a Romanian ammunition bag or something like that. I carry water bottles in it. I made an adapter block out of cherry to slide onto the stock Brompton front carrier block, then a brass rod contraption that goes into the cherry adapter and holds the bag in place.

smallwheeler

that's looks awesome! can we see some better pics of that?

Ozonation

Nothing wrong with showing off a Brompton!

alienbogey

smallwheeler

dats breddy ghoul, mang.

actually, the whole ensemble has a very steampunky vibe.

the mounting block itself looks like something out of Tesla's workshop or a Lovecraftian votive object for summoning the Old Ones.

awesome stuff.

thanks for sharing.

you've inspired me.

Schwinnsta

Why is the wood block so thick?

marxmini

very nice :-) cool bag attachment!

alienbogey

Oh, over-engineering on my part, basically.

A fair amount of wood needed to be removed to slip the wood block onto the bag mount, and I didn't want the holes for the brass rods to be too close to the mount slot, so I erred on the side of caution with a thick block of wood. I was worried about the amount of torque applied given a couple of water bottles in the bag and a rough road.

I'm sure it's thicker than it really needs to be.

Schwinnsta

Thanks, I like it.

alienbogey

jur

Oh you show-off!

FedericoMena

Oooooh, this is very nice. I've been meaning to make an attachment for my Brompton, and it does look like this is the way to go. Perfect for hanging my backpack by the shoulder straps

alienbogey

atombikes

Love the olive drab color. Is that a hand grenade I see hanging from the handlebars?

alienbogey

Unfortunately, no.

It's a bluetooth speaker.

The olive drab color is Brompton's Raw Lacquer.

bike.gang.uk

Wow, now this is something your don't see everyday! Now I know why you fave coppery colour.

Love the front bag mount.

long john

Nice set up.

DoubleDiamonDog

Looks like you are having fun allenbogey - that's what it's all about. Nice bike!

alienbogey

I've made some changes to my Brompton.

First, to my surprise the front bag almost shook loose from it's mount at high speed over rough road. I modified the front brass mount:



Now I don't think the bag will come loose:



Next, although I really like my original rear bag, I came across another military surplus bag on Etsy that perfectly matches the front bag:



So here is the current configuration (the colors might be a little off due to the indoor lighting):



Also, you can see a new toolkit that I mounted on the rear (which is facing forward on the bike) of the back bag. A good thing, too, because I had my first Brompton flat in New Orleans on my last trip.

smallwheeler

that's awesome! i love the look of the whole ensemble.

i've also been using those heavy-duty canvas and leather surplus bags for a long time. i think you may find that you need something to secure the bottom of the rear bag to your seat post to avoid the dreaded "bag flap" effect. i use a simple velcro strap.



the one i use is yellow.

alienbogey

Thanks for the suggestion. I do feel the rear bag swaying when there's a fair amount of weight in it.

tk1971

Gorgeous bikes. I love Bromptons. Need go ride my Brompton.

bromptonben

I like the steampunk vibe and appreciate the effort for the bag selections and mount.