Electric Brompton

[Jonah]

news on the official Brompton offering is promised (again) in the next few weeks.

 

[jerrysimon]

Been waiting since 2009, got impatient and did my own and for others several times!

Conversions here

https://www.flickr.com/photos/45051578@N05/albums/72157630015987898

https://www.flickr.com/photos/45051578@N05/albums/72157628035746854

https://www.flickr.com/photos/45051578@N05/albums/72157624967712412



Jerry

 

[jerrysimon]

And another

https://www.flickr.com/photos/45051578@N05/albums/72157632417224342

All gone now except my original trusty black Brompton conversion of early 2010.

Jerry

 

[Deleted member 4366]

That's a very long wait! Did you see mine?

 

[jerrysimon]

Cant remember when they anounced it to be fair it was after 2009.

It was at least around 2012 as that is when they asked to see my KeyDe conversion of my White Ti Brompton.

Never happened, sour grapes on my part maybe

Jerry

 

[Deleted member 4366]

Cant remember when they anounced it to be fair it was after 2009.

It was at least around 2012 as that is when they asked to see my KeyDe conversion of my White Ti Brompton.

Never happened, sour grapes on my part maybe

Jerry

That gave me sour grapes too, on your behalf. It's always made be unexcited about what they're going to do and made me hope that it's going to be a POS so that we can stick one up them, but with 8 years of development, I think that's unlikely.

 

[jerrysimon]

The Brompton is a wonderfull product but a lot has changed with the new managment. They are so strict with their resellers. I spoke to one a couple of weeks ago who had a nifty conversion in their showroom which I saw and when Brompton rep came round he told them to remove it right away off display or they would remove thier franchise

Having said that the new business model is working for them and good for me as I love mine and will be able to update it as new parts come out. I doubt I will go near their conversion given they will probably start the new bike around £2500.

Jerry

 

[philliptjohnson]

I seem to remember an announcement following the original one about an electric Brompton coming out soon that said they were scrapping the idea as they couldn't get a design that would retrofit back to the first Bromptons (something they've always said any new features or parts would do which is one of the reasons the bikes hold their value so well)