Originally Posted by Hamwich
Originally Posted by Rovert
The ARCC seems to be one of the best engineered Brompton conversions but the cost is high compared to say the Nano.


As far as I can see the only advantage of a Brompton is that it can be folded up. If you need to be able to fold a bike up (as I did when I used one for train/bike commuting) then they are pretty much unbeatable, but the price you pay is very high indeed, both in monetary and functional terms.

A Brompton with ARCC kit is going to be around the £3k mark, easily enough for a very well-specced pedelec that will outperform a Brompton in every way. These days my Brompton sits in the shed, I haven't ridden it for years.



Each to their own Tim. We have ordinary very well specced pedelecs too and they are great. But they don’t fold and I don’t want a bike rack on the car. The converted Brompton works extremely well for a small wheeled folder and has the advantage of using easily obtainable and well priced commercial Bosch tool batteries.


Jays. Ex Morgan owner. 1967 MGB Roadster.,