The bottom bracket is a bit of an unsung hero in the bike world - it sits inside the bike frame (screwed in) and then has the pedal cranks bolted onto it
Every turn of the pedal rotates the spindle inside, keeping both cranks / pedals turning together - it has bearings inside which keep it moving smoothly (until they wear...
The bottom bracket is a bit of an unsung hero in the bike world - it sits inside the bike frame (screwed in) and then has the pedal cranks bolted onto it
Every turn of the pedal rotates the spindle inside, keeping both cranks / pedals turning together - it has bearings inside which keep it moving smoothly (until they wear out)
Brompton use a sealed bottom bracket (i.e. no replaceable parts inside) with a square taper crank fitting (older cranksets use a ISO fitting and newer spider cranksets use a JIS fitting)
Brompton use a 119mm length spindle and a 68mm shell
Brompton JIS bottom bracket - for the Brompton spider crankset introduced in 2013 Note: Not compatible with the older fixed crankset
Brompton ISO bottom bracket - for "fixed" crankset (pre-2013) See here for the replacement bracket
Thun Brompton fit IBEX-ML 68 x 119mm Bottom Bracket This is a replacement bottom bracket for use with the Brompton spider crankset introduced in 2013 Note: Not compatible with the older fixed crankset