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Frame components of Brompton folding bicycles sit awaiting welding inside the Brompton Bicycle Ltd. factory in London, U.K., on Friday, May 13, 2016. The Brompton was created in 1975 by Andrew Ritchie, a Cambridge-trained engineer. Photographer: Simon Dawson/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Frame components of Brompton folding bicycles sit awaiting welding inside the Brompton Bicycle Ltd. factory in London, U.K., on Friday, May 13, 2016. The Brompton was created in 1975 by Andrew Ritchie, a Cambridge-trained engineer. Photographer: Simon Dawson/Bloomberg via Getty Images