Brompton Bicycle

The Brompton is a British folding bike that just does the business. In doing so, it really sets the standard. It's designer Andrew Ritchie did this by engineering a bike where the back wheel flipped under a curved frame, for both parking and folding. This also allowed for the inclusion of rear suspension and thus high-pressure tyres. The end result was a bike that not only folded smaller and faster than anything else on the market, but one that also rode exceptionally well, and thus at a stroke overcame most the of the limitations that had hitherto dogged small wheeled bikes - folding or otherwise. It's low weight, short wheelbase, small wheels and light steering make it a very fast accelerating and agile machine - perfect for urban riding. In fact, it's become a British design classic - like the Mini or the Spitfire - where its form has followed its function towards a most aesthetically pleasing result.

We love Bromptons at Cycle Heaven and have been selling them almost as long as we have been in business. We aim to always have good stocks of its most popular versions in various colours and are probably the largest Brompton dealer in Northern England. We also hold a large stock of spares and accessories, including the luggage and carry out regular and extensive Brompton servicing.

Brompton have recently introduced their BWR (Brompton Wide Ratio) three speed hub gear, which combined with their clever two speed derailleur system, will provide a wider gear range than any affordable hub gear on the market. This enables the bike to be able to handle all but the steepest gradients, which in addition to its excellent luggage carrying system , makes it more versatile then ever.

Here we have listed our 'standard' models that we usually stock. But the great thing about Brompton is B-spoke - where you can choose a bike customised to your requirements (see below). We will,of course, help you to choose what's best for you - either from stock, or B-spoke; but our favourites are: for simplicty and lightness - the M2L, S2L and S2LX; for versatility, the M6LX with a hub dynamo.

Bromptons are availble in fifteen separate colours or combinations thereof.

Visit Brompton's website to find out more

...from parts made in England!