발명가와 그의 자전거
Andrew Ritchie는 도시를 돌아다니는 더 나은 방법을 믿었던 젊은 엔지니어였습니다. 1975년 Brompton Oratory가 내려다보이는 아파트 침실에서 그는 독창적인 3단 접힘 자전거를 발명했습니다. 그와 함께 어디든 갈 수 있는 작은 꾸러미로 변신한 차량. 도시를 위한 '마법의 양탄자'.
The First Brompton Factory
“Bollo Lane”, or the Brentford Factory, was housed inside two old railway arches. The team hand-built 60 bikes a month—all-steel, black and fitted with a rack. Customers could choose 3 or 5-speed hub gears. By 1991 Brompton had 56 outlets in the UK and an even bigger export market.
Andrew is pictured (far left) with his team outside Bollo Lane. Mark, 4th from the left (and his son), still works at Brompton today. He no longer wears a shell suit to work.
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