The Brompton: Engineering for Change

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Read more about the condition New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. This earlier work is very much aimed at Brompton riders who also want to know about the product development of their machine. Please do have a browse our eclectic mix of alternative transport books, videos and assorted odd things, as we explore the interface between bicycles and the world of transport. It has stood not only the test of time but every financial crash since 1976, Brexit, and COVID-19, not to mention every other risk which any business faces. brings together the experiences of electric car owners, some new to electrics, but others involved for a decade or more.

Many businesses have transitioned from being owned and led by the founder, to having a new management team: the phasing out of Brompton's creator, Andrew Ritchie, wasn't easy, and Butler-Adams provides a candid account of the stressful period over the course of a chapter, and the challenge of 'Founder's syndrome'. That makes him well suited for being enthusiastic about his business and explaining his decisions – as well as co-writing a book about it. A few pages of colour are supplemented with numerous black and white ones, and I suspect that many of the latter could have been in colour – larger would have been good, too, because it's often hard to make out any detail. Com ele poderá entender a trajetória de seu fundador, de como obteve patrocínio para seus projetos, bem como a história e alguns de seus principais colaboradores.There are many books about businesses, but very few are about bicycle brands – and not many cycling books delve into the business side of a company. Engineering is integral to Butler-Adams’ outlook, and through this prism he wants readers to understand that components of a business cannot be seen in isolation but as part of a whole.

The technical storage or access is strictly necessary for the legitimate purpose of enabling the use of a specific service explicitly requested by the subscriber or user, or for the sole purpose of carrying out the transmission of a communication over an electronic communications network.A look at the last 40 years of Brompton design, a summary of how it has stood the test of time but every financial crash since 1976, Brexit, and COVID-19, not to mention every other risk that any business faces. If you’ve heard it’s unreliable, it certainly can be, but it’s unreliable in the way a fine racehorse can be unreliable. It has stood not only the test of time but every financial crash since 1976, Brexit, and COVID-19, not to mention every other risk that any business faces.