Object Details
Designer
Andrew Ritchie, English, b. 1947
Manufacturer
Brompton Bicycle, Founded 1976
Description
Folding bicycle with a curved frame consisting of a hinged main tube, pivoting rear triangle, fork, and hinged handlebar system. Optional accessory: brown waxed cotton role-top bag attaches to mount at handlebars.
Credit Line
Gift of Brompton Bicycle
Date
2016
Accession Number
2016-19-1
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Copyright Notice
© Brompton Bicycle
Type
industrial design
Decorative Arts
Object Name
Folding Bicycle
Type
Folding Bicycle
Medium
Assembled bent, brazed and lacquered tubular steel (frame) and titanium (mudguards), synthetic (saddle), molded rubber and Kevlar (tires)
Dimensions
H x W x L (open): 57.2 × 55.2 × 147.3 cm (22 1/2 in. × 21 3/4 in. × 58 in.)
H x W x D (folded): 56.4 × 54.6 × 24.9 cm (22 3/16 × 21 1/2 × 9 13/16 in.)
manufactured in
Brentford, England
See more items in
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
Product Design and Decorative Arts Department
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
chndm_2016-19-1