About Us

We hand build folding bikes and make useful products that are built to last. It all started in 1975 with our inventive founder searching for an easier way to move around the city. Since then, the philosophies of our founder and the inspiring stories of Brompton owners across the globe have guided us into a company that's more than just a bike.

The Brompton story

Andrew Ritchie was a young engineer who believed in a better way to move around the city. In 1975 in the bedroom of his flat overlooking the Brompton Oratory, he invented a bike with an ingenious 3-part fold. A vehicle that transformed into a small package and could go anywhere with him. A 'magic carpet' for the city.

Workers pose in front of the Brompton Factory at 2 Bollo Lane.

A man wearing a Endura Brompton London Waterproof Jacket sat at a café, sipping from a cup beside their Brompton C Line Picadilly Blue

Not like other bikes

Bromptons are made different. We engineer an efficient solution for moving around the city and beyond. Ours is a bike that does more than the obvious. It answers problems owners tell us they didn't know they had.

'You don't get Brompton until you get a Brompton.'

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Work at Brompton

Brompton is an independent company with a team of over 750 people. We create freedom in the city with folding bikes and useful products that are built to last. As the largest bicycle manufacturer in the UK, we're working hard to build a genuinely sustainable and accountable business. A bit like our bike, Brompton is unique, inventive, and unafraid to challenge conventional wisdom.

If you are interested in building a sustainable future as part of the Brompton team, take a look at our current vacancies.

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Global Community

Brompton owners have been connecting with each other for years. Long before smartphones, online forums, and home computers even, people in all corners of the world met up – going for rides, swapping parts, sharing tips.

The community is global. And today, we're more connected than ever.

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Test ride a Brompton

Get to know a Brompton bicycle - take one out for free. See how it folds, feel how it rides. Discover the different options and find the right model for you. Use our store locator to find your nearest ride. Or use Brompton Bike Hire and live with a Brompton for a day, a week or a month. Redeem the hire cost against the purchase price of a new bike direct from us.

Find a Store

With over 1,500 official dealers and 15 Brompton Junctions around the world – we’re never far away. Visit a store and speak with an expert to help find the right Brompton model for you. Enjoy a free test ride. Use click and collect services. Book a service with a specialist Brompton mechanic.

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