The Brompton has become synonymous with city slickers across the globe. And nobody loves the Brompton more than politicians. Buzzing around the city streets helps them to feel closer to J0-Soap and of course does no harm for the support of environmental policies and cycle schemes which they of course hope will boost their popularity.

You’ll generally see them tooling along city streets, ringing their bike from time to time with their trousers tucked into their socks. They never miss an opportunity to wave at a fellow Brompton owner.

Of course this type of commuter would never dream of using a pannier rack or a bog-standard backpack, they’ll always have their briefcase style bag attached firmly to their handlebars instead.

Another interesting fact about this tribe is that they can fold their bikes in approximately ten seconds, which let’s face it, is actually quite impressive!

The image: Jolly, dressed in a suit and ALWAYS abiding by the rules of the road.

Bike: It is the Brompton or nothing.

Fashion: A suit with a dash of colour in the form of ‘novelty socks’

Media: The Economist and The Telegraph