The clever folding method uses five easy moves and reduces the 25-pounder to a free standing package little larger than its 16in. wheels. You really can take it anywhere, even, as one journalist recently reported, into the British Museum Reading Room. The Brompton gives a firm and responsive ride. Using tried and tested components and high-quality engineering, it is a bike that feels reliable. The makers have enough confidence to offer a 10 year warranty on the frame.
Maintenance is much the same as on a normal machine.
All folding bikes are a design compromise. That said the Brompton is a happy one that Starley would have liked. Cycle Trader Overall, the Brompton is a winner. It feels solid, it rides very well indeed, it's faster, even in 3-speed trim, than either the Dahon or the Strida, and it's about the most portable folder yet. In short, it works.