Brompton owners

Twenty years is a good innings for a folder, but I feel your pain, veLLo. My Brompton died young: 1994-2003 (seat tube failure). I then got a Birdy Red and the same thing happened after circa 2 years (got the frame replaced under warranty and sold it on). I also had a fixed Trek folder and that lasted 3 years until the seat tube failed (again). I think there might be a pattern here...

Thanks for your kind comments, and sorry to hear you had similar experiences. Do you still have a folding bike now?

What happened will not take me to try other folding bike (dahon birdy etc), I can't see myself with something else but a Brompton: I will repair my bike (new frame assembly very probably, as I don't know who could repair it for cheap enough. I know Oak cycles were suggested here but I have seen their price list for standard repairs, so I believe money will be better spent in a new frame that hopefully will last longer, and will have a 5 year garantee)

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