Brompton Electric C Line Explore 12 Speed Electric Folding Bike

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The Brompton Electric C Line Explore 12 Speed Electric Folding Bike is the ultimate bike perfect for adventurous individuals.

Daily journeys or a weekend adventuring? With the Brompton Electric 44 mile range you can go where you need. At speeds of up to 15 mph. The compact 250-kWh hub motor does the hard work for you. Choose from three levels of smart pedal assist. Start your ride. And feel the torque. The fine-tuned sensor in the bottom bracket knows exactly when to kick in (smoothly). So you can breeze up hills and cruise the flats. The compact Brompton Electric 300wh lithium-ion battery packs in the power. And when it comes to charging, it’s as easy as plugging in your phone. Remove the battery pack (2.89 kgs including bag) with one quick click. Plug into any regular socket. Fully charge in 4 hours.

To help you explore further the unique and all-new 12-speed comes in. Expertly engineered by Brompton it gives you more gears and more range while still fitting into a compact frame.

This bike is perfect for

Hills? Errands? Weekend adventures? Brompton's Smart Pedal Assist, you can go further, faster and even higher. It all still packs down into the small package Brompton are famous for so you can easily use trains and store the bike in your home, office or hotel.

Key Features

  • 250-kWh hub motor and 300wh battery
  • Brompton 12 speed gearing
  • Compact folding for easy transport and storage

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Electric Bike Motors Explained

Electric bikes have really come into their own in the last couple of years. Thanks to advances in electric bike motors and batteries. A couple of bike manufacturers, most notably Specialized, are making their own electric bike motors. The vast majority of bike companies are using the same motors. So, you will find exactly the same electric motor being used on bikes from different brands and at different price points. In this guide, we’ll take you through the main types of electric bike motors. Look at the differences between the most commonly used brands.

Electric Bike Hub Motors vs Mid-Drive Motors

Electric bikes tend to either come with a hub motor or a mid-drive motor. Mid-drive motors sit where the cranks and bottom bracket are on a bike and drive the cranks and chain around. Hub drive motors sit in the middle of the wheel and drive the wheel directly. Hub drive electric bikes are cheaper but less efficient, and less smooth, to ride.


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Weight - From 17.3 kg

Folded Size - 25.3' H' x 23'' W x 10.6'' D

Main Frame - Precision drawn heat-treated steel tubing with hand brazing and selected auto-brazed joints

Rear Frame - Hand brazed cold-formed micro-alloy steel tubing

Fork - Reinforced Electric specific steel brazed fork

Grips - Lock-on grips with soft-compound rubber adhered to an engineered core

Seatpost - Standard Saddle - Standard

Seatclamp - Composite seat clamp and rear frame clip in matt black finish

Hinge Clamps - Composite hinge clamp levers

Pedals - Brompton Folding left hand and non-folding right-hand pedals

Drivetrain - 4 inline sprockets, 402% range.

Number of gears - 12 Speed - Explore

Chainset - 6061 forged aluminium crank with 50T chainring and integrated chainguard

Bottom Bracket - Integrated sealed bearing BB with cadence and torque sensor

Headset - Brompton headset

Shifters - Brompton 4 speed derailleur shifter & 3 speed hub gear shifter

Sprockets - 4 inline sprockets, no hub gear.

Derailleur - Patent-pending direct mount 4 speed derailleur

Rear Wheel - Single wall rim, 28 spoke, 4 speed freehub body and hex key axle

Front Wheel - Single wall rim, 250W Brushless DC motor providing assistance up to 25 kmp/h

Tyres - 349 x 35C Schwalbe Marathon Racer. A puncture resistant tyre with a reflective sidewall

Tubes - Schrader valve Mudguards - Included

Lighting - AVY Integrated Lights

Roller Frame - Not included

Brakes - Brompton Dual Pivot Calipers

Battery - 300Wh 36V with LED display. . 5V 1.5A USB port to charge portable devices. 4-hour full charge using included 2A charger

Range - 20-45 miles

Luggage - Essentials bag with 1.5L storage Optional: 20L City bag available separately

Connectivity - Brompton Electric iOS and Android apps available for download

Colours Black Lacquer, Dune Sand, Flame Lacquer, Matcha Green, Matt Black, Ocean Blue, Racing Green, Yuzu Lime
Sizes High Handlebar, Mid Handlebar
Brand Brompton
Barcodes 5053099054572, 5053099054602, 5053099054633, 5053099054664, 5053099054695, 5053099054725, 5053099054756, 5053099054787, 5053099054824, 5053099054855, 5053099054886, 5053099054916, 5053099054947, 5053099054978, 5053099055005, 5053099055036
SKUs / Part Numbers H12L/mBK/rBK/eFCB/AVY/SP6/50T/CEL/PM/, H12L/mBKLaqg/rBK/eFCB/AVY/SP6/50T/CEL/PM/, H12L/mDS/rBK/eFCB/AVY/SP6/50T/CEL/PM/, H12L/mFLaq/rBK/eFCB/AVY/SP6/50T/CEL/PM/, H12L/mMT/rBK/eFCB/AVY/SP6/50T/CEL/PM/, H12L/mOB/rBK/eFCB/AVY/SP6/50T/CEL/PM/, H12L/mRG/rBK/eFCB/AVY/SP6/50T/CEL/PM/, H12L/mYL/rBK/eFCB/AVY/SP6/50T/CEL/PM/, M12L/mBK/rBK/eFCB/AVY/50T/CEL/PM/, M12L/mBKLaqg/rBK/eFCB/AVY/50T/CEL/PM/, M12L/mDS/rBK/eFCB/AVY/50T/CEL/PM/, M12L/mFLaq/rBK/eFCB/AVY/50T/CEL/PM/, M12L/mMT/rBK/eFCB/AVY/50T/CEL/PM/, M12L/mOB/rBK/eFCB/AVY/50T/CEL/PM/, M12L/mRG/rBK/eFCB/AVY/50T/CEL/PM/, M12L/mYL/rBK/eFCB/AVY/50T/CEL/PM/

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