Brompton Electric C Line Explore
£2,995, brompton.com
As Hoover is to vacuum cleaners, so Brompton is to folding bikes. It's the name, Brompton forged its reputation on a superb folding mechanism that collapses the bike down into a compact package. The C Line Explore makes great use of this to fold and unfold in fewer than 30 seconds.
With the 300Wh battery mounted on the front, the bike weighs 17.4kg. On the