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Clickbait title. Tern "blowing off the wheels off the Brompton G Line" - RIDICULOUS!

Love the original - i think they are from the 60s to 70s - 600 or 500 cc

Wow, what another amazing bike. You keep finding the good ones. How are are you doing this? Just walking the streets?

You seem to be anti-Brompton for some reason. Your videos are the only mention I can find of any Brompton bankruptcy issue and they don't mention any other kinds of bikes, which your arguments should also apply to if they made any sense. I have no idea what household consumer electricity prices have to do with bikes, or transportation of any kind unless you're talking about charging your electric car - and I would advise against electric cars (1) because of the battery fire problems we are seeing more and more of, and (2) because of the lack of places to charge them if you live in an apartment/condo or are travelling. I don't think the electric kick scooters are competition for Bromptons or any other kind of bikes, especially folding bikes, because (1) they cannot be taken easy-on/easy-off on many forms of public transportation like trains, aircraft, or even public buses, (2) you cannot take them indoors and fit them under your table or desk so they are useless for commuting or any running around town where you need to leave the scooter to go indoors to a restaurant or store, and (3) I have never seen anyone over the age of 20-something on a scooter whereas Bromptons (and other bikes) are popular with adults into their senior years, and I have never seen anyone older than a teenager on a skateboard (unless you are talking about world-class competition skateboarders, of which there are so few you cannot even include them in this argument). What you list as key drivers for growth (shown at 15:42) would be more of an argument FOR Bromptons and other bikes than for electric scooters. The superior foldability of the Brompton allows it to be easily carried in car trunks and on all forms of public transport, even on airlines. So the competition you show in that conclusion is sales propaganda for pushing electric scooters and the like but it simply does not exist in reality. A huge portion of those millions of units sold are to companies providing large-scale in-city rentals, and the ones sold to individuals are very likely used only for a few years until the user outgrows them and drives a car.

Elegant and clean lines a beauty

Definition of Bicycling/Engineering Triangulation!

Going too fast that close to exit doors.

Beautiful and functional jewelry with wheels. Scenery watching-and-touring jewelry!

Is that your bike ?

Bike Lanes Are Dangerous™ (said a certain Frisco Boy).

Wow, that's breathtaking. So beautifully conserved. Streamlined. Minimal. Efficient. Ergonomic. Elegant. A masterpiece of utilitarian art.

What are you yapping old man. Brompton invested a lot in new factory that's why no profits + they're made in UK, higher costs. Plus competition catching up quickly. Asia is out of Bromptons reach plus look at bike market during lockdown. It went double digits up. Market is flooded with used bikes now. Think before your antivax bs.

After listening to a few of these videos I realize this person doesn't really know what he's talking about. Criticisms are merely about his personal taste in aesthetics and price and has very little to do with function and rideability of the bicycles. Not an objective review but a tour of his personal favs.

Want similar cars IN America!

What about in the wet weather rain? Do you still reccomend the scorcher on city streets? I live in hilly Bristol and enjoy riding at speed when taking corners. Would the scorcher slip out underneath on wet weather city streets when cornering? Right now I am using the Continental Contact Urbana on my brom

Thank you for sharing! Dampens my Christian eyes.

Totally beyond cute terrier buddy! Would repeatedly visit that toy fetcher!

I'm on a Dahon Mu with Nexus 8 hub and shock absorber seat post. I put 2.15 schwalbe pickups on it, and it now goes anywhere. V breaks are fine. I love the 20"s on single track. It's like a BMX for grown ups.

What? This looks awesome. Did you check it out? Ride it? How does it compare to the OG Brompton?

I am working with a mechanical engineer to create a bottom bracket, that would be the pivoting point of my brompton's rear fold, removing the chain tensioner. Once that's done, was toying with the idea of having a droupout that can be split so that it could be used with a belt drive, but that just stuff for the future.

I personally am friends with bruce r. Nelson

Impressive, maximized design!

Problem would be parts right? Like you can get bromtom parts anywhere.

At first i read this as "Dalmatian Coat".

Maybe these belts are uniquely adapted as a bicycle drive system, but having worked with industrial belt drive systems, belts were more often used on high speed/low torque applications and chains on high-torque/low speed applications, where rubber cog belts under high torque are more inherently prone to slippage, something that can not only be inconvenient in a bicycle drive system but could cause significant injury.

Surprised gates being the major player in the belt drive system haven’t come up with a easy link scenario themselves rather than having to dismantle part of the bike to change the belt, lets hope they don’t get stuck in the mindset of the Brompton way of thinking = not really thinking just doing .

Visit suburban New York, next 🙂

Get the G-Line to the customers! That would separate this fool from his money...

I took a look at their numbers for the year ending 31/03/2024 Turnover is indeed down but by 3,4% which is not that alarming Gross profit % remains more or less stable around 50% The big increase is in the Admin expenses which includes wages but also non cash costs like depreciation and amortizations Their wage cost is stable which is good given the inflation. Their operational cash flow took a big hit but is still positive so based on that you can’t conclude they’re on their way out One thing they should work on is reduce their inventory levels. Those are too high in relation to their total balance sheet in my view. Which can cause liquidity issues if not careful.

SO seems these small cars would be popular in America! Highest gas mileage would be everything to me!

The smooth, non-complex style is HUGE in my view!

Beautiful Toyota!

For some reason fiat doesn’t do well in Asia the compact design should have been a no brainer

For some reason fiat doesn’t do well even in Asia.

I have dealt with Ti39. I have had only good experiences with them. They are very responsive. Purchased a titanium stem for my 2019 Superlight from them. Great experience.

Wow love that colour - some kinda green… and the chrome bits lovely

I wander how that rides compared to a normal gravel bike like a Trek FX2

Bicycling Fun and jewelry combined!

Very chic .

Watched totally. Interesting.., but could NOT live there. America likely coming back America now. Decades-hated leftism now becoming past tense. Restaurants have been closing here too. Also, only agricultural and forested areas for me. Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky. House neighborhoods around me downed19-21 deer to ~9 deer. Bike trails are everything to me.

Prettiest conservative styling too!

Off-and-On, AND even utility for handicappers! Oh, yeah! Would even happily take along rain clothes!

Ive just been researching belt drives for Brompton. Apparently Veer do a split belt which would be easier to change. There's a removable link.

About the bigger tire. There are two aspects: Comfort, Forward Falling Risk 1. WRT comfort, your points are valid. Comparison to car and truck tire sizes also valid. 2. Forward falling Risk. The higher your body's center of mass is wrt the hub height, the higher the risk that you will fall over the handle bars. 'Falling over the handlebars is the most injurious way to fall off a bike. By increasing tire size, you reduce this risk and also increase cyclist control during braking/potholes etc. Personally G line was a great business decision that will get more people into the brand, and will also reduce people who move away from the brand as they got older.

These builds are not 20” wheels like G line.

Really nice! I have thought about giving mine spoked wheels and 7-chain gears for an easier running transmission than my 2 times 3 internal gears! Finn Denmark

Love scooters that are so easy to step through! Also, a huge scooter not at all needed either! FUN gas saver! Wish for trike scooters with 2 rear wheels!

I bought my now much/nearly fully-rebuilt SuperlightM6LXBrompton in 2019 and the few parts which are left from the original bike are down to around 9 kilos, still with mudguards, as a Dane. I haven't a need for an extra motor (I hardly go from the same A to B constantly) but my own power is what I need, as I don't run out of it at strange places with no Electricity around! Finn. Denmark

So enticing for riding and scenery.

$5000+ and it still has rim brakes???