Btw: The EZ-Wheels are kind of obsolete with the new standard wheels that come with the Brompton since 2016. They're almost the same size as the EZ-Wheels but a bit wider. They roll lightyears better than the former standard wheels and at least as good if not better than the EZ-wheels. As they are wider they do not stick in little slots or other annoyances of the floor. So in my eyes there's no need for 3rd party wheels any more. I fully agree with the other posters that 3rd-party wheels like skate wheels often are too heavy or have too little damping in comparison to the originals and therefore foster damages on the rear wings. I know more than one case where that happened. And i think it is legitimate of Brompton to decline warranty if this happens - they sometimes do but this is limited to the wings in this case. Generally Brompton is famous for excellent customer-service for a reason but as the wings are one of the weak points of the Brompton already the use of 3rd-party wheels is an area where they reject warranty and I think this is fair.


It is possible to retrofit the new standard wheels to older bikes. No problem on the rear frame. Those with a rack should be aware that the rack changed in 2016, too, using M6 bolts for the wheels instead of M5 before. It is however possible to fit the new wheels to the old rack by making use of some of the parts of the original wheels (or by drilling a bigger hole).