Originally Posted by
HGR3inOK
The Brompton wheels are designed in conjunction with their support pieces. Aftermarket wheels may result in forces on the support pieces for which the support pieces are not designed.
Let's be clear. Making a potentially warranty-voiding modification to any bicycle, and then undoing that modification in conjunction with making a warranty claim on the bicycle without disclosing that the bicycle had been modified. is, in almost every instance, dishonest.
-HANK RYAN-
Norman, Oklahoma USA
Yea their saddle and grips are "designed in conjunction" too. People swap them about all the time which legally you can argue breaks the warranty, but doubt most company will be that nit picky.
They do 5 year warranty on the frame, which is probably the most important part; 2 yr for the rest. If an authorized brompton dealer is selling the aftermarket parts and installing it for their customers it is fair game in my book.
IMO, doing something irreversible to the frame or parts is what I call breaking warranty like drilling holes or something.