Luggage
The ongoing evolution of our front luggage range enjoys a
significant leap forward this year; both functionality and aesthetics
have been considered in response to consumer feedback.
S Bag Remodelled along lines of the C Bag, and with a
removable front panel to allow users to personalise
their bags with different designs.
T Bag The successor to our much-loved, if workaday, Touring
Pannier, incorporating a more modern design and
improved materials and finish.
A Bag Although our existing range has found a home in even
the most formal of boardrooms, we are aware that
there has long been a demand for a more conventional
“work bag”.
Our attaché case is handmade in the finest traditions of
artisanal leatherwork but has a dedicated space for a
laptop; ideal both for the city player and the style
aficionado.
O Bag Ortlieb, the most respected name in waterproof cycle
luggage, has created a bag for use exclusively with the
Brompton front luggage system.
The O Bag features the finish and functionality one
expects from Ortlieb and will be offered in two colours
– all-black and pink and black. Given the bags’ inherent
waterproof properties, this is the only piece of front
luggage that will not come supplied with a waterproof
cover.
Brompton Pod
Although the B Bag has for some years provided a measure of
padded protection for Bromptons in aircraft holds and on other
long-haul journeys, there remains considerable consumer demand
for a harder case to provide an extra level of protection.
The Brompton Pod flight case will offer a rigid moulded EVA
shell, with the Brompton strapped securely in place within.
Although it cannot be folded down like a B Bag, the Pod is
designed to be as manoeuvrable as a wheeled suitcase, with a
telescopic handle and integrated wheels, offering door-to-door
portability and a worry-free way to take a Brompton on holiday
or business.
Dynamo Lighting
Our existing offering – a tyre dynamo and a high-spec hub
dynamo – will be replaced by two hub dynamo options for 2010.
16” wheels and the nature of the Brompton fold have together
ensured that tyre dynamo lighting, even with the best of
components, was never as perfectly-reliable as we would have
liked.
Hub dynamos, like hub gears, offer a more reliable solution than
exposed alternatives, but cost has always been a limiting factor;
the beautifully-engineered Son hub dynamo offers exceptional
performance, but at a price.
However, a hub dynamo has now been specifically adapted for
the Brompton by Shimano. In testing, the low drag experienced
demonstrates that it offers very good performance and reliability,
though the price will be broadly comparable to the tyre dynamo
system.
The SON hub dynamo will be retained and further improved by
the adoption of a powerful Busch & Müller LED front lamp,
featuring an automatic light-sensing function and a stand light
function at the front as well as the rear.

Tyres
Our existing four options will be reduced to two.
Of the two Brompton tyres, only the Brompton Kevlar will be
available from January; the Kevlar belt barely affects the free-
running performance of the tyre, while greatly reducing the risks
of punctures (compared with our standard tyre).
Of the two Schwalbe tyres – the Marathon and Stelvio – neither
will feature in 2010, though the “successor” to the Stelvio – the
Kojak – will be offered as a lightweight slick. It is even lighter
than the Stelvio, and offers improved puncture resistance;
moreover, it will bear a reflective strip, obviating the need to fit
reflectors to the spokes in most territories.

Aluminium Seat Pillars

Superlight bikes will no longer feature titanium seat pillars, which
have proved increasingly expensive and difficult to source on a
reliable basis. Superlight bikes will instead be supplied with
anodized, scratch-resistant aluminium seat pillars, offering weight
savings but on a cost-effective and reliable basis; they will also
feature indelible markings to aid with setting the saddle height.
The cost-savings will enable us to fund further improvements to
the Superlight offering.