Test Ride a Brompton bike

Rolling out, folding up, stepping in. Welcome wherever. Free for adventure.

It’s an open secret that your first Brompton will change your life. And it’s good sense to be wary of anything claiming to change your life.

So, we kindly request that you don’t take our word for it, but find out for yourself, by trialling Brompton first.

Three ways to try Brompton

Quick spin

Visit your nearest store or authorised retailer and take one for a free test ride.

Daily dose

Use our app to hire one from a bike locker.

Day in, day out

Take a long-term subscription for a fully insured C Line or Electric C Line.

Quick spin

Take a Brompton for a spin from a Brompton store or an authorised retailer.

If you're looking for a guided Brompton experience, the in-store test ride is the smoothest route. Get expert tips, folding mastery, and the chance to see every model up close. Perfect if you’re almost ready to choose or just need reassurance that a Brompton really does fit your life (it will).
Ideal if you:

  • Want top tips and folding know-how from the experts
  • Need to compare different models quickly
  • You're 99% sure but crave one final spin

How it works

Come to a shop with photo ID and a debit or credit card (for security — the test ride is free) and try a Brompton.

You can find participating stores nationwide, or ride the whole range from our Brompton Junction store in Covent Garden.

Brompton bikes displays in store

Daily dose

Download the app, hire a Brompton from a locker, keep as long as you like.

Hiring a Brompton is best for those who like to take things at their own pace. It lets you find out how a Brompton fits into your real life – your commute, that little space under the stairs, the train to your mum’s. It's a proper trial run in the wild or city.
Ideal if you:

  • Love doing things solo, like mastering the fold
  • Want a sunrise-to-sunset adventure to really try it out
  • Have a history of poor snap-decision making and need a little time to think

How it works

Download the app, reserve a Brompton C Line up to 24 hours in advance, and pick it up at one of over 135 lockers nationwide.

Hire from 24 hours and keep for the day, a few days, a week or more, and return to any location when you’re done.

Person unfolds Brompton bike in front of Hire locker

Day in, day out

Subscribe to a fully insured Brompton, delivered to your door, for a month up to a year.

Subscription is the ultimate long-form test ride for people who like to take their time making decisions. Explore new routes, try different routines, and see how a Brompton fits into every part of your life before fully joining the fold.
Ideal if you:

  • Need empirical evidence that Brompton will improve your life (it will)
  • Want to know where else you can go now you ride a bike that’s welcome in more places
  • Need to know if it fits at home, in the office, at the leisure centre, the pub, on holiday, and at the in-laws’ place over Christmas

How it works

Live with a C Line or Electric C Line for the long term and experience life unfolded on a daily basis.

Choose between a 12-month fixed contract or a rolling monthly contract. Fully insured and delivered directly to your door.

Person unfolds Brompton bike in front of Hire locker

FAQs

Our most frequently asked questions about a Brompton folding bike.

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How do I know if my local dealer offers test rides?
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