Folding Bikes - how to date a brompton, cant find serial/frame number list.

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altair4.co.uk
12-19-10, 01:08 PM
hi, title says it all really, I've googled and searched and come up with nothing.
Does anyone know where there's a list to work out when my brompton M6L was made, there must be a site out there but google doesn't seem to know where.

cheers
steve

fietsbob
12-19-10, 03:33 PM
the Brompton Book has included that , pick up a copy.
http://www.sjscycles.co.uk/brompton-brompton-bicycle-book-by-david-henshaw-prod22251/

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social suicide
12-19-10, 06:28 PM
Complement her mother, then ask for a date.

altair4.co.uk
12-21-10, 08:53 AM
Boom Boom, as we say in the uk.
cheers guys, I'll pick up a copy when I can
brommie
12-28-10, 04:27 AM
Why not give Brompton an email?
There is also some info about this on the Yahoo Brompton forum. It was a topic some time ago.
brommie
12-30-10, 03:11 AM
Maybe this might be of any help?

serial numbers:

0001000001
=
2000
January
first (fictional) bike with serialnumber Framenumber ±160000

0802088888
2008
february
the 88888st bike prduced since january 2000, Framnumber ±250000

Simon
and
With Simon's advice that the first 4 digits of the serial number are
year/month (i.e. 0802 = Feb '08), your comments complete the story,
with identification of manufacture date using the serial number
possible from Nov 2000.
kegoguinness
12-31-10, 08:56 AM
The last time I dated a Brompton, it was all about the fold! Never again! She did have a nice rack, though.

(thank you, I'll be here all week. Try the veal)