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Small Wheels – Big Progress Story by Matt Bailey Shop photos by Scott Rathburn Studio photos courtesy Brompton CNC MACHINING EUROPE
Thirty years ago, a young engineer and cyclist named Andrew Ritchie designed and built a prototype folding bicycle in the back bedroom of his home overlooking the Brompton Oratory in London. Little did Ritchie know at the time, but 0 years on he’d be running Brompton Bicycle Ltd, and overseeing production of 1 000 folding bikes a year: a €7 50 000 turnover business. For those who have never seen one of the company’s small-wheeled marvels, the Brompton bicycle is one of those brilliantly conceived and unrivalled step changes in engineering design that comes along once in a blue moon. When the three frame parts are folded, it’s no bigger than a small suitcase and can weigh as little as 9 kg. It unfolds in 10 seconds, clicking into place with a rigid precision that reveals why Brompton offers a five-year warranty on its machines – all of which are still built in the UK, at its Brentford factory. “We are the last quantity bike manufacturer in the country,” says company project manager, William Butler-Adams. “In the past five years, our sector has grown by 15 percent.” Much of this growth is undoubtedly due to the general increase in bike sales. Part of it is almost certainly due to growing costs and restrictions for motorists, especially in congested areas such as South East England and central London. Prompted by the rail companies, many Brompton users carry their bicycles on the trains – assembling them at the station to complete the last part of their daily commutes. 9 www.<strong>Haas</strong>CNC.com
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