Tag Archives: Brompton

Brompton is celebrating 50 years since its founder, Andrew Ritchie, created the first of its iconic folding bikes from his Kennington flat overlooking Kensington’s Brompton Oratory in 1975. Since then, over a million Brompton bikes have been designed, developed and made in its London HQ, reaching 47 different countries. In …

Brompton has linked up with the Tour de France to create two limited bikes that feature iconic race imagery printed across the bikes’ main frames. Taking a C Line and P Line model, Brompton has used a sublimation print technique to add race day photography from Pauline Ballet and Charly …

COREbike Preview 2025 marks 20 years of COREbike. On 23-25 February, trade, press and brands will return to Whittlebury Hall for the highly anticipated show. In fact, this year had a record number of advanced registrations, demonstrating the buzz around this event. Twenty years of running a trade show is …

The Back British Bikes campaign has hosted an event which presented parliamentarians with the opportunity to sign an open letter, to the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, urging that the current Anti-Dumping Duties on e-bikes and pedal bikes be kept in place, to support UK businesses and jobs. …

Brompton has unveiled the brand’s biggest innovation in 50 years, its first ever 20″ folding bike, the G Line. Delivering comfort through an entirely new frame, all-new 20” wheels, and Schwalbe custom made for Brompton, tubeless-ready tyres to enhance the capability of the bike, the G Line is Brompton’s latest …

Brompton has issued a recall for all T Line bikes manufactured before Friday, June 21, 2024. According to an update issued by the brand, under specific circumstances, the handlebar support and fork “can become misaligned, posing risk to riders”. Brompton has received 15 reports relating to this issue although there …

In July of 2023, Brompton announced the signing of a letter of intent with Norsk Hydro. The goal: To use low carbon footprint aluminium in its bikes. At the time of the announcement, Norsk Hydro and Brompton stated they would “start exploration of the application of post-consumer recycled aluminium in …

Brompton and Palace Skateboards have combined for a limited edition C Line. The Palace Brompton product is a C Line two-speed low bar bike with a Glowstick Yellow and Disco Silver paint fade colourway. Additional features include: a printed Palace Skateboards saddle, a Palace Brompton pouch made with Cordura with …

Brompton has secured funding from Innovate UK to optimise bicycle production at the brand’s Greenford site through the development and demonstration of industrial-grade robotic and automation solutions. The project, called BROM-BOT, involves creating a “Robot Sandpit/Playground” at the Brompton factory in Greenford and leveraging EKC’s robotic learning factory in Canterbury …

Brompton has joined a growing group of cycling and outdoor brands, including Yeti Cycles, GoreWear, Mango Bikes, and Black Diamond Equipment, on the BigCommerce platform. In sharing the news, the BigCommerce announcement points out that, after struggling for years with its previous e-commerce platform and tech stack, Brompton sought a …