Not just a velorution. Assume someone approaches you in front of the Hackney Empire and asks you: “My girlfriend and I have a Brompton and a fixie. We forgot our locks at home; we would like to leave the bikes outside. How much would it cost to insure them?” Well, if you were Gordon Brown, and the other gentleman was a banker, the answer would be 2% of the value of the bikes. Of course, the reason he would enter in such an asinine deal [...]

Colours From 1st January 2009, all Brompton bikes will be painted in a matt finish. The switchover from a gloss finish will offer higher consistency in terms of quality, reduce the number of rejected frame parts, eventually remove the need to undercoat the frames and lend the bikes what we feel is a more modern look. Tempest Blue, Kew Green and Ivory will be discontinued, as their similarity to other colours makes them superfluous; Silver will also be discontinued as it only works as a [...]