Originally Posted by
Drdul
I went to buy a Brompton today, and my local dealer told me that as of two to three weeks ago, Brompton has advised their dealers to start selling at 2012 prices. In my case, it appears to add about $200 to the price of the bike (much of the increase from last year's prices appears to be a higher cost for the raw lacquer finish, which I'm now having second thoughts about).
UPDATE: Someone made an error in the initial calculation of the price of my bike, and counted the raw lacquer cost twice. That's how other paint colours are priced, but the raw lacquer price applies to the whole frame, and should therefore be counted only once. So the correct 2012 price for my bike (M3L with raw lacquer and S bag) ends up almost the same as the 2011 price, which is a pleasant surprise.