Ang imbentor at ang kanyang bisikleta
Si Andrew Ritchie ay isang batang inhinyero na naniniwala sa isang mas mahusay na paraan upang lumipat sa paligid ng lungsod. Noong 1975 sa kwarto ng kanyang flat na tinatanaw ang Brompton Oratory, nag-imbento siya ng bike na may mapanlikhang 3-part fold. Isang sasakyan na naging maliit na pakete at maaaring pumunta kahit saan kasama niya. Isang 'magic carpet' para sa lungsod.
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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