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Brompton Bike Serendipity

April 23, 2013

Here at the shop, each of us plays a uniquely important role to make sure everything goes smoothly. Steve and Miles work sales on the floor, Eric ships out all orders, Peter does pretty much everything, and Bert mainly just furrows his brow and mutters vaguely ominous sayings in German.  A big part of my [...]

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Peter and Roberto’s Custom Brompton Bikes

March 19, 2013

On a typical Thursday, there are 7 of us working the shop, Izzy the mechanic, Jeffery in the back crunching numbers, pulling a little accounting magic out of his hat; Eric shipping like no man has shipped before, Peter answering three emails at a time while answering calls, starring in the next NYCeWheels folding bike [...]

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The Brompton: a folding bike for taller riders

February 28, 2013

Today, we got a facebook message from someone who was looking for a folding bike for taller riders.  He had already done some research and had rightly concluded that a Brompton Bike with a telescopic seat post would be the best way to go: “I am quite tall with long legs and I calculated that [...]

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The Brompton Bike Tours

February 9, 2013

In spite of the snow that blanketed New York last night, spring is not too far off and we’re starting to turn our thoughts towards the warmer days ahead. As soon as the sun comes out from behind the clouds, and the temperature begins to creep upward towards bearable, we’ll be once again starting up [...]

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My Brompton Bike Street Demonstrations

December 4, 2012

Twice a week I pack up a few Brompton Bikes, load them into a cart and head out onto the streets of New York City to give some demonstrations. As a bike shop, we try to find ways to connect with our local community on the upper east side, and street demonstrations are a good [...]

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Brompton Toolkit In Stock!

November 27, 2012

The Brompton Toolkit is now in Stock, and today we’re excited to be shipping out our first batch of the new bike kits. Now that the Brompton Toolkit’s available, here’s a refresher on it’s features and specs: Features of the Brompton toolkit Like all Brompton products, the Brompton Tool kit is small, lightweight, portable, and [...]

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Playing with the Brompton Toolkit

November 23, 2012

Yesterday, we received word: the Brompton Toolkit has been officially shipped from the Brompton Factory and should be available by the end of December. The wait is nearly over, I know I know, but I couldn’t help it, I heard that Brompton was sending over a Tool Kit early for demo purposes, and I couldn’t [...]

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The Best Folding Bikes for the Price

November 8, 2012

There are many ways to think about buying a new bike. Some go for the gusto. They don’t want to think about prices, discounts, deals, they want the best of the best, the creme dela creme— a high performance racing folding bike like the Tern Verge X20 with high-end SRAM RED components and a patented [...]

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Bike City: the Aftermath of Hurricane Sandy

October 30, 2012

Hurricane Sandy has come and gone and left its mark. Severe flooding in Jersey and lower Manhattan, trees ripped from the earth, and a complete dissolution of public transit. MTA Chairman Joseph Lhota commented: “I can say unequivocally that the MTA last night faced a disaster as devastating as it has ever faced in its [...]

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From NJ to NYC on the Brompton Folding Bike

September 20, 2012

I have wanted to add biking to my commuting equation for quite some time now, but I never really made a commitment to do it – not even try it. I happen to work with some, how shall I put this, “alternative transportation enthusiasts” and my roommate has been in the bicycling industry for like [...]

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