Brompton owners

Worth pushing to set up a cyclescheme?

0% creadit card over 12/24 months would be a good option too .. the most money is in the frame/fork/rear triangle, parts are cheap but if you don't build it yourself then the difference between a £600 used (which requires work which means time and money) and a £1000 new isnt huge IMO.

I have done both, bought a brand new OTP S6L and built up S2L, I did the build mainly to demystify bromptons and for 'fun'.

To be honest, unless you know what you’re doing and have access to parts at trade price and the tools to do stuff then you’re probably better off just buying a complete bike. The one you’ve linked looks good but a bit pricey at £600 - I paid £450 for a similar one for my wife, altho the seat tube sleeve needed replacing (cost £5 in parts). The serial number looks like it starts with 13 which indicated the year of manufacture, so it could be approaching 9 years old. I wouldn’t pay more than £500 for it, tbh. There are plenty out there so don’t rush and buy the first one you see.

You can always tweak it to your tastes later, altho I’ve had mine three years now and all I’ve done to it is put a wee rack on - I had plans to mess with it but it’s a commuter bike and I think it works best as standard.