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Bigteef
The steering is noticeably more “twitchy”, takes a couple of corners to relearn that from a standard bike. In my experience potholes, kerbs etc are much more of a worry on a Brompton, even at relatively slow speeds. The low gearing means you’ll only ever get up real speed down hills.