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Re:Folding bicycle small enough to fit in hand luggage by audiometry on Wednesday March 23, 2022 @01:57AM (#30775435)
No. There are lots of Chinese and Korean knock off Bromptons available.

Our shop has noted that Brompton bottom brackets are low quality. Often poorly aligned to the frame and the threading frequently needs chased.

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Re:Folding bicycle small enough to fit in hand luggage by samwillis on Wednesday March 23, 2022 @02:42AM (#30775671)
That confirms my point, the “knock off” makers are unable to optimise the design significantly further than a “real” Brompton. They have decided that the overall design as is perfect as you can get (other than component/manufacturing improvements).

Due to copyright regulations and court orders in the UK and EU the knock off can not be imported and sold.

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Re:Folding bicycle small enough to fit in hand luggage by InCityDreams on Wednesday March 23, 2022 @06:38AM (#30777020)
...i wonder if brexit will have implications for these regulations.
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