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 BagThe successor to our much-loved, if workaday, Touring

Pannier, incorporating a more modern design and

improved materials and finish.

A BagAlthough 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 moreconve ntional “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 BagOrtlieb, 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 byShimano. 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.