Like many others, I use a Brompton a lot. I ride mine more or less
five thousand miles a year, and fold it two or three times a day: so I'm something of an
addict. It's my daily transport to work and around London and I'm seldom without it on a
train or on holidays: and a couple of Bromptons invariably come in the car when away for a
weekend, often never used but fun now and again for a day's hiking. That's the joy of the Brompton; though it's become a way of life, I don't have to use it. And when I do, the sense of independence is great.
The Brompton is certainly out of the ordinary, but so too is the company that makes them. In our factory just outside London, the whole engineering process (from bending tube through frame-building to final assembly) takes place in-house. We have complete control of materials and for every bike we ship we can identify whose work went into all stages of its manufacture: moreover, many of the production team use a Brompton and have a good feel for how the product needs to be. So we have real confidence in the quality of what we make here.
You may feel that we are unduly enthusiastic in this brochure about the Brompton. Please remember though, that this is how we at Brompton have come to feel about the bike, both from our own use and through all the positive feedback we get from users around the world.
