Originally Posted by
sdwphoto
That's exactly what I was told when I bought my HR 6spd from a Brompton dealer 5years back when I asked about changing the EZ wheels to skate wheels .The reason is that the support
is for EZ wheels only, skate wheels are very wide/thick and put alot more pressure on the support when loaded like using a longer lever. I did try a pair of roller skate wheels and found them to be terrible even on
supermarket smooth floor ,they were a pain to try and steer.I went back to the EZ wheels and used them ever since.
Wow. The weight of the bike remains the same. The additional length of the screw for skate wheels is minimal. Don't think its adding like 3 inches more leverage. A little increase of the bending moment. If you sit on the bike when folded, yes it may break the little horns. If the bike falls on impact on to little wheel, yes also.
I think saying "void warranty" argument, is less headache for Brompton. Also more sales for EZ wheel.
