Originally Posted by
Raxel
They sell non-custom, factory-made, extremely low-tech steel folder at very high price, and all they have been doing for the last decade is adding new "editions". So Brompton is a basically luxury fashion brand now.
Meanwhile third party makers are actually innovating (disc fork/rear triangle, handlepost for AHEAD stem, 135 spacing rear frame, titanium main frame, 3~11 speed hub so on)
$1700 is not a lot of money for a good bicycle, and Brompton has design factors for the fold that negate every "improvement" you think it needs. If you want a Dahon, Dahon makes them.