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Brompton folding bike

Brompton Mini O Bag… it’s mine!

February 3, 2012

I am always over stuffing my bike bags with way too much. My typical trip finds me pedaling up hill against the wind with the equivalent of a huge sail attached to my Brompton. No fun. With the Mini O Bag I found it easier to pack because I am limited to the bare essentials [...]

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Brompton Bike – A Folding Holiday Getaway

December 19, 2011

How many of you are going abroad for the holidays – or at least visiting other parts of the country? Going some place warm I hope? Well even if you’re going up north to the frigid land of Canada you would be best off taking a little portable transportation with you! After all, who wants [...]

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Brompton bike gets Soaked! Why did I take fenders off?

November 29, 2011

Well it’s that time of year when my rides are inevitably punctuated with rain showers that last just about from the time I step out the door to the moment I arrive at work. How is it whenever my folding bike is folded and safely stored inside the sun starts to shine? Today I rode [...]

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44 Bromptons bikes arrive on our doorstep!

November 22, 2011

It’s always an exhilarating feeling to have over 40 of the worlds best folding bicycle unloaded onto the sidewalk right in front of our shop. I feel like a kid at Christmas time! It’s no wonder too, that holiday being just around the corner. Speaking of… but no! We have to wait for Thanksgiving at [...]

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Will Butler Adams: A taller Brompton bike rider than I?

November 2, 2011

It’s rare that I see a taller person than myself more in love with the Brompton folding bike than I am and yet, there he is: Will Butler Adams – Head of Brompton Bikes in London, UK. Standing a good 2-3 inches taller than my own 6′ 2″ Will is a presence to be sure, [...]

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I wish I’d been at the Brompton World Championship

August 29, 2011

Another weekend of rain – even a hurricane – when I could have been living it up in London after the Brompton World Championship. Darn! This year looked like a good one too, with custom Brompton bikes as prizes and lots of great costumes – as usual! Instead we spent all Friday clearing out our [...]

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The Best Folding Bikes of 2011

August 17, 2011

Folding bicycles have always been more popular in crowded cities like New York but as folding bikes get better and more affordable their popularity is spreading out across the entire country. What was once cause for a double take is now a common sighting on the local bike path. Folding bikes have – almost – [...]

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Brompton – The folding bike for airplanes

August 11, 2011

Bromptons make some of the best all around folding bikes for airplanes. I recently received an email with a first class example of their super portable nature. Check out these two titanium Brompton folding bikes in Piper Sport personal aircraft. Pretty neat right? Brompton is the folding bike for airplanes I know it’s unlikely, but [...]

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New Brompton S-Bag Design

July 30, 2011

Hey there, Brompton folding bike fans! Peter’s on vacation this week, and since it’s been quite some time since I chimed in on the blog, I figured I’d give my two cents on something I recently picked up for my personal Brompton S2L folding bike – the new S-Bag. Brompton Bags: Convenient Storage Any city [...]

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Brompton bike travel stories

July 27, 2011

One of our recent customers and good friends, Joe D., has quickly gained a reputation for Brompton bike travel. His loyalty is impressive, traveling to our shop all the way from PA by train or by bus, and taking his Brompton folding bike all over the country. Recently, after a front fork replacement due to [...]

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