With over 3.5 million of us buying a bike each year, the BBC’s Inside the Factory this week looks at the design and engineering skills that go in to the making of a Brompton bicycle.
Brompton’s bicycle factory, Britain’s largest, produces 46,000 bikes a year to be retailed globally.
The programme challenges Greg Wallace to keep pace with Brompton’s 24 hour manual production line targets, while he learns how to put a folding bicycle together from 1200 parts.
Full story: http://www.pedelecs.co.uk/news/bbcs-factory-bicycles-past-present-electric-future/
Brompton’s bicycle factory, Britain’s largest, produces 46,000 bikes a year to be retailed globally.
The programme challenges Greg Wallace to keep pace with Brompton’s 24 hour manual production line targets, while he learns how to put a folding bicycle together from 1200 parts.
Full story: http://www.pedelecs.co.uk/news/bbcs-factory-bicycles-past-present-electric-future/
