(and rim tape) for your Brompton folding bike

16 inch tyres / tubes

As Brompton folding bikes have been getting more popular - the tyre choice has been expanding. The Brompton 16 inch wheel / rim size has an ETRTO (European Tyre and Rim Technical Organisation) size of 349 and is compatible with the following tyres:

Brompton factory fitted 16 inch tyre options (as at 2025)

• Schwalbe Marathon Racer 35-349 / 16 x 1 1/3 - this is the standard (included at no extra cost) tyre
• Schwalbe Marathon 35-349 / 16 x 1.35 inch
• Schwalbe One Black (folding bead) - the factory fitted standard on the T Line (was available on P Line until 2022)
• Brompton Continental Contact Urban Black / Reflective (folding bead) - the factory fitted standard on the P Line

Brompton after market tyre options (as at 2025)

• Brompton Continental Contact Urban Tan wall / Black 
• Schwalbe Marathon Racer Tan Wall / Black: 35-349 / 16 x 1 1/3 (this was first seen on the Brompton Explore special edition and available after market since 2021)
• Schwalbe One Tan Wall / Black (as used on the Brompton CHPT3 V4)
• Schwalbe Marathon Almotion Naked Wall folding tyre
• Brompton Schwalbe Kojak 32-349 / 16 1/4 inch - folding tyre with reflective sidewall 

Brompton 16 inch inner tube options:

First you will need to know the valve type

• Schrader / car type valve

This has traditionally been the valve used on Brompton folding bikes - it fits through an 8mm diameter hole in the rim

• Presta / racing type valve

This has been used as standard on the T Line and on some P Line Brompton's - it fits through a 6mm hole in the rim

• Brompton inner tube by IMPAC - a subsidiary of Schwalbe - and made from recycled inner tubes, only available with a Schrader valve
• Schwalbe AV4 - our favourite - with a Schrader Valve and it has a Presta valve equivalent - SV4
• Tubolito - a much lighter (and brighter - they are orange) inner tube, made of TPU (plastic) - available in Schrader or Presta valves

Previous factory fitted tyres

• CHPT3 edition - Schwalbe Kojak 32-349 / 16 1/4 inch - tan wall

Non-Brompton tyres - compatible with Brompton folding bikes

The following tyres are also compatible with your Brompton, though not supplied by Brompton as a factory fit or after market option but by third parties:

• Schwalbe Kojak 32-349 / 16 1/4 inch - wired tyre 
• Schwalbe Marathon Plus 35-349 / 16 x 1.35 inch
• Brompton Schwalbe Kojak 35-349 / 16 1/4 inch tan-wall tyre (this was first seen on the CHPT3 special edition bikes and is sometimes available as an after market option) 
• Continental Contact Urban black / reflective wired tyre - designed specifically by Continental for the Brompton (our favourite)
• Continental Contact Urban creme wall folding tyre (introduced in 2022)
• Goodyear Eagle F1 30-349 / 1.2 inch folding bead tyre - available in Pink / Purple / Creme / Tan and Black colours

20 inch tyres - introduced with the Brompton G Line

The Brompton 20 inch wheel / rim size has an ETRTO (European Tyre and Rim Technical Organisation) size of 406 and is compatible with the following tyres:

Brompton factory fitted 20 inch tyre options (as at 2025)

• Schwalbe G-One All Round  54-406 - this is a slightly nobble gravel tyre
• Continental Contact Urban 50-349 - this is the no-cost standard factory fitted tyre

Brompton 20 inch inner tube options:

First you will need to know the valve type - that is easy for the G Line - they have a 6mm hole in the rim and use:

• Presta / racing type valve

So the tubes available are for Brompton bikes with 20 inch are:

• Brompton inner tube by Schwalbe - actually a Schwalbe SV6 inner tube
• The wheels (in conjunction with Schwalbe G One tyres) can be set up tubeless
• Schwalve AV6 - 20 inch tube (in a box)

We made this video on the 2023 Brompton tyre range

Brompton tyres - historical information:

The Brompton Kevlar (previously the Brompton Green) was discontinued in 2017
The Schwalbe Stelvio 16 inch tyre was discontinued 2009
The Brompton yellow / standard tyre was discontinued in 20??
The Schwalbe Kojak inch tyre was discontinued except as a Brompton version in 2013
The Brompton kevlar / green tyre was replaced with the standard Brompton kevlar tyre in 20??
The Brompton kevlar tyre was discontinued in 2017 and replaced with the Schwalbe Marathon Racer

2018:

The Schwalbe Marathon Racer 16 x 1.35 was introduced as the replacement for the Brompton Kevlar / Green tyre
The Brompton Schwalbe Kojak was introduced as a tan wall version (as used with the CHPT3 special edition bikes) - supply has currently not been able to keep up with demand

2019:

The Brompton Schwalbe One tan wall tyre was used on the CHPT3 special edition and available as an after market option
The Brompton Schwalbe Marathon Racer - tan wall version - was used on the Brompton Explore special edition bike

2021:

The Brompton Marathon Racer Tan Wall folding tyre was made available as an after market option

2022:

The Schwalbe One - black folding tyre - was launched as a factory option on the P Line (and as a limit availability after market option)
The Continental Compact Urban - black folding tyre - was launched as a factory option on the P Line (and as an after market option)
The Continental Compact Urban - tan wall folding tyre - was launched as an after market tyre option
The Continental Compact Urban - creme wall folding tyre - was launched by Continental (though not sold through Brompton)

2023:

The Schwalbe Marathon Almotion was introduced with the Brompton x Barbour limited edition bike and later made available as an after market option

2024:

The Schwalbe Winter 30-349 / 16 x 1.2 inch studded tyre - specifically for snow and ice was discontinued at the end of 2024