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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Miles Brignall

UNBELIEVABLE: Brompton electric bike needs costly 500 repair - Caught on Camera

Brompton’s high-end electric bike developed intermittent power problems within the warranty period.
Brompton’s high-end electric bike developed intermittent power problems within the warranty period. Photograph: Frank Heinz/Alamy

In October I bought an electric Brompton bicycle for just under £3,000. Initially all was well but about three months before the two-year warranty expired, it started suffering intermittent power problems.

It would work on the electric assist, and then wouldn’t. I stopped using it as a result.

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