Originally Posted by
zebede
Brommies have more plastic parts, that are non industry standard, and made in China than the comparably priced Dahons. Further to this when the plastic breaks it is triple the cost of higher quality standard parts. This same scenario carry's over into some of the metal parts.
Brommie lemmings remind me of old British Jaguar owners. It WAS ground breaking 30 years ago. A competive market has brought us greater reliability,lighter, faster, stronger and much lower cost alternatives.
But I know posting this here will do nothing to convince Jag/Brommie owners of that the world is leaving them behind. They will always find a silly feature that the Jag is different. Well Bravo to you as you sit on the off ramp broken down..
I really like the style and the frame of the brompton, But they are WAY overpriced and if I wanted to upgrade component s you would be talking rarified air. Forget it get a Dahon anniversary or Bike Friday rolhoff for that kind of Money.
Wow. A lot of negativity in one post. Impressive. I don't think any of us Brompton owners are claiming that a Brompton is perfect, but if you're interested in the FOLD (hey, a folding bike that folds!) well then, the Brompton offers a lot of advantages.
You're right though. I did sit on the off ramp broken down once. A fender bolt fell off, and a result, a fender brace was brushing up against the chain ring. I had to jury rig it with a temporary tie. I mean, a bolt would never, ever fall off any other bike, right? Only a Brompton could fail in such a manner!
This was after I, on my lemming of an overrated Brompton, overtook a 6'2" cyclist on his full size MTB, going up a steep incline (probably at least 8 degrees for almost a kilometre) that same morning. The cyclist was a little embarrassed.
Relax... it's just a bike...
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To the OP... quick! Make a decision! The forum is collapsing in on itself!
If you want a relatively objective review, look at this. It's a little dated now (mid-2012), but the arguments the article makes still hold up with respect to the pros and cons of various folding bike options.
http://www.theactivetimes.com/tested...commuter-bikes