And BMW did spring a surprise – riding straight up through the assembled journalists came a little bike that looked a bit like a Brompton folding bicycle. Still wearing a disguise over its powerpack, the BMW Pedelec is a prototype electric bike with a top speed of 18mph – possibly more if you pedal like a fiend. Like the Brompton, it’ll fold up so users can take it on Tube and train. There will be 200 of the little beasts doing duty at the Games, and BMW has said it intends to bring it to market.
