Seen on London Edinburgh London Audax - I can’t make out the brand name from the lettering. Google Lens suggest Tern which I’m pretty sure it isn’t.
Thanks 
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Found a bike that looks slightly similar, a Java CL 2021:
Although the Java bike has cable ports that are either missing or covered on the OP bike. Likewise can’t get any results for the logo but judging by the Nvidia & Quantum AI logo (that I found on a Reddit post about the same bike) it could well be a custom paintjob.
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The closest I got was the Java Mini Velo CL2. The Java Bikes website is painfully slow though…
Thanks both - looks like a good match. Wish I’d got a better photo of the name now.
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I just stumbled upon this thread, could someone explain what I’m looking at here? These aren’t folding bikes, right? But going for the folding bike optics, I guess? Who buys these and why? I assume they’re not kids bikes given those setups?!
They’re called Mini Velos actually. Pretty popular in Asia (especially in Japan and South Korea), presumably for the smaller footprint. The smaller wheels tend to spin up pretty quickly, do acceleration and climbing can be pretty decent, but you tend to lose out a little on the top end.
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The rider was on a 1500km Audax riding this!
The rider was on a 1500km Audax riding this!
And why not. If it works….
and you should see the crazy touring distances some people do on Bromptons.
FWIW, the r/minivelo subreddit keeps a crowd updated spreadsheet of minivelo manufacturers.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1kALG6gu4qHPyhBjYBMu3mL4KBMegmyojwKUGmV_iQxI/edit?gid=0#gid=0
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Yep, Bromptonauts are amazing. Some I have the privilege to have ridden with have done things such as the Double Dunwich Dynamo.
They’re also popular in Japan, I’m told, because they’re easier to travel with, owing to the smaller wheels. 406 tires are common.