Looking for a Part!

[Philip Barrett]

I know this picture is a Brompton but it shows the part I'm looking for & can't seem to find and don't even know what it's called. Maybe some crowdsourcing can help me?

I'm looking for the seatpost mounted (or seat mounted) bar or strut that would allow to attach a backpack as shown. The Nitto R50 really wouldn't work for this.

Any ideas?

[rlti...@gmail.com]

If it’s the one I’m thinking of they just used a wood dowel attached to the Brooks bag loops using toe straps. Low tech but supposed to be functional.

https://www.pathlesspedaled.com/2011/07/21/video-backpacks-on-bromptons/

Robert Tilley

San Diego, CA

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On Aug 15, 2021, at 3:45 PM, Philip Barrett <philipr...@gmail.com> wrote:

I know this picture is a Brompton but it shows the part I'm looking for & can't seem to find and don't even know what it's called. Maybe some crowdsourcing can help me?

I'm looking for the seatpost mounted (or seat mounted) bar or strut that would allow to attach a backpack as shown. The Nitto R50 really wouldn't work for this.

Any ideas?

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[Philip Barrett]

The one in the picture appears to clamp to the seat post though?

[Joe Bernard]

I think the clamp you're looking at is the quick-release on the upper part of a telescoping seatpost. It appears the dowel is attached somehow to the saddle. 

Joe Bernard

[J L]

What everyone else said.

Here is another link that shows how one might install such a strap hanging rod: https://youtu.be/vfQe4f0jbZs

One important note, plan for a way to keep the backpack strap from easily sliding off either sode of the dowel. Crutch or walker bump stop? Shower curtain tension rod bump stop? 

*question for anyone who has used this setup. 

Would this work easily with a “mini rack” or does the full size Brompton rack need to be in place to support the backpack. 

Cheers

Jason

[Patrick Moore]

This is not a dedicated product, but it's a good alternative: fashion a sturdy bracket using a tandem stoker's stem and a properly-sized length of straight handlebar, I've done this to hang other sorts of bags. This method has the advantage of holding the bag slightly away from and below the saddle.

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Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum

[Philip Barrett]

Standby, I have a cunning plan...

[Garth]

If you read the article from which the photo appears it is indeed simply a wooden dowel strapped to the Brooks saddle loops.

https://www.cyclingabout.com/carrying-luggage-on-a-folding-bike-brompton-tern-dahon/

https://www.cyclingabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Brompton-Hiking-Pack.jpg

[Philip Barrett]

A short stroll down the shopping aisles at Amazon and we have a solution. Short stem, seatpost & some rubber feed that fit nice & tight without needing to glue so can be removed. Total investment >$25!

Thanks for all the suggestions folks, they're what led me to this. Waiting on Aliexpress for a titanium rack so loose fit up for now.

[Patrick Moore]

Well done!

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[Minh]

phillip, seems like you got big plans/adventures planned for your brompton!  

fyi, this approach of using a stem on the seatpost is exactly how berthoud mounts their cages for their bigger seat bags!

[Philip Barrett]

Thanks!

Right now it's really to start taking on work trips with me & this way I can carry my laptop & stuff easily to & from venues & hotels without being Mr. Sweaty Back when I get there.

But I do have a mad idea involving the TransAmerica Trail and a Brompton. *wink*

[lconley]

I did the TOSRV south (2 day double century) on a Bike Friday Metro (7 speed). Didn't Lon Haldeman ride coast to coast on a Bike Friday?

Laing

[Minh]

i ran across this recently and find it wild, travel suit case for your bromton that then collapses and attaches to the front of the brompton to ride away!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1WmjHZ52g7o

[Paul Armijo]

Hey there, I’ve newly acquired an Atlantis 2 and I’m trying to get a better fit. Interested in a pair of bull moose handlebars if anyone is willing to part with a pair. 

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[Steven Sweedler]

Paul, I have a set of the vintage Nitto Bullmoose bars, if those would work for you. Steve 

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