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This is how a #brompton EZ clamp spring looks like after a decent few months of usage.

As you can see, it's quite compressed now and, as a result, not springy enough to hold the clamp up properly anymore.

That lifespan is not bad by any means (easy enough to re-print) but does that happen to y'all too or is it just me?

It's also just the handlebar one; the other is holding up fine.

I remember seeing a variant of this which had an actual metal spring inside; I might look into that.

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[–] JanEckhoff 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

They're recommending dipping the spring into boiling water for a bit to restore springiness: https://ezclamp.co.uk/how-to/

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

@JanEckhoff

Oh, that's neat! Thanks for the link.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

@Atemu @brompton mine are 2 years old, less springy but both work fine