Originally Posted by
chagzuki
Real improvements would have been to use chromoly for the frame, giving the weight reduction of ti parts but with none of the cost, getting rid of the inherently flexy wedge stem design in favour of something suitable for folding bikes (a la Dahon).
Yeah, comparing the latches on a Dahon or Tern to the twiddlely knob on the Brompton makes one realize just how "
1977" some of the Brompton's technology is.