In a post titled "Educate me on Bromptons"...
Originally Posted by
prtyich
...not built in China (5 stars for this alone)...
The modern world has completely overrun most folks' concept of "built in".
The Brompton's steel frame and steering mast, including the folding parts, are fabricated in the UK, and that's where final assembly of the bikes takes place.
Burried in a single line at the bottom of the Brompton page on their factory is the fact that most of the components come from Asia.
If you were interested in a "go fast" Brompton, you might want to sit down to hear this. The lightweight front and rear forks are fabricated in China out of Russian titanium. (This option roughly doubles the bike's cost.)
On a top spec Brompton, a shockingly small part of the value of creating the
complete bike happens in the UK.
tcs