Brompton World Championship 2025

Once again it’s come to that time of year when Brompton organise a few people to dress up funny and ride these tiny wheeled bikes. No matter what i always get excited in the run up to the Brompton World Championships as I get to meet and greet old friends would i have know for over a decade who I consider family as well as making new friends from all over this little blue ball floating in space.

When i finally made it to the event I was surprised by the amount of new faces around. All smiles at seeing the Legend entering to Brompton Area. Met up with a couple of old skool LBC members as well as a few new ones. Pity my partner in crime Mr. Orange couldn’t make it this year, i think he would have enjoyed it especially if it was racing with his new G Line

A lot of Bumble B Clones around :D

It was damn hot, the hottest its been this year 30C

Some good racing this year

I feel a disturbance in the force with this one…..

Finally the legends meet. Great meeting the man himself CEO of Brompton Will Butler-Adams 

As always it was great being at the World Championships as at one point I wasn’t sure I was going to go at all. I keep saying this to myself that I will be making more posts but then life kinda throws a few curve balls at you and you have to prioritise things.

till the next ride, bee safe….

Brompton Social Ride 2025

As always I look forward to the BWC every year as sometimes its the only chance I get to meet and greet many of my Brompton family new and old from all over the world. I wasn't so sure I would be able to make it due to my current health issues but it gave me a goal to aim for if I was feeling up to it.

Me and the boys where running a little late due to it being the hottest day of the year (tomorrow Race day supposed to be even hotter 31C) Having got the Legend fully serviced for over a week. My mechanic was pretty busy as when the sun comes out, everyone digs out there bikes out of the sheds and noticed a few things need fixing. But I wasn’t worried as I knew my boy was in good hands.

Jumping on the Victoria line was fun as I could see already there were problems due to the insane temperatures already causing delays etc. Pulled up at the meeting point alittle late but msgd the infamous Chris who with Brompton organised this social ride. Luckily there we’re to far down at Buckingham Palace. I noticed there were a few more late arrivals so guided them to the place thought Hyde Park Corner and straight down the Mall. I’m an old hand with traffic normally in a double decker Boris Bus and had almost forgotten I was guiding people. I was “threading” thought traffic pretty wildly cause i just wanted to see my kin. :)

Finally with my kin folk :D so many new faces and i have to admit the only face I recognised was Chris 

Nice little ride and as always a huge thank you to everyone for going and especially to Brompton Staff, ride leader Chris and the markers of the ride. Hopefully everyone had a good nights sleep and ready for tomorrows awesomely great racing near Kings Cross, London.

Me and the legend are looking forward to meeting you all, especially as its my boy’s birthday. 16yrs old and still going strong :D

till the next ride, bee safe.....

LBC: BWC Friday Social Ride to Spitalfields Market

So today me and the legend went on a LBC ride in conjunction with Brompton Junction LDN ahead of tomorrow’s Brompton World Championships. This is probably the only time we will see so many Brompton’s from all over the world in one place. 

The meeting place was at Coal Drops Arms around the back of Kings Cross Station.  This year the Brompton World Championships was a part The London Cycling Festival (VIA Criterium) 

A good opportunity to get a first look at the course and area. 

Good time was had by all and I don’t think anyone stayed to late as we all had to prepare for tomorrow Brompton World Championships was a part The London Cycling Festival (VIA Criterium) 

till the next ride, bee safe.....

Brompton World Championships 2024 is coming.

So this weekend we will be all a Brompton buzz (pun intended)

Tomorrow we can actually register for the race & also go on a social ride with a ride orgazined between the London Brompton Club & Brompton Ltd. So what to expect on race day itself? Well lots of fellow Brompton riders and talking about the wonderful Brompton bike.

Below is the Brompton World Championships back in 2015 in Central London

It will be a fun weekend and hopefully the weather will hold and be a totally great weekend and see ALOT of my Brompton family that i haven’t seen in a good few years.

Just have to figure out which B im going to take 😂 

till the next ride, bee safe.....

FreeCycle ride with London, Paris & Netherlands Brompton Clubs

So today was the day of the free cycle ride in central London where riders from all over the country will take part in several different rides for this today. I took part in the free cycle in central London which is basically a 4 to 5 mile loop around central London on closed roads while the other rise were 100 miles into the countryside and back again and finishing in central London we would receive a medal.

I haven't done any major cycling for a few years so didn't enter the 100 miler but opted to go to the free cycle event. Also a Paris Brompton Club & Netherlands Brompton Clubs where attending  and Brompton Junction where putting on abit of a spread for us after the ride.

What a lovely spread Brompton Junction put on for us and I have to thank them very much for having us invade the store for a couple of hrs.

Also at the time thee was alittle promotion going on where if you test rode any Brompton and signed up to their newsletter you get this free water bottle which I thought was very cool

As promised we shall be getting out and about to cycling events more in future, if work allows.

till the next ride, bee safe.....

The Thames Bridges 2017

Its been awhile since I've ridden a decent distance so me and Bumble B headed to the Thames Bridges ride for the Stroke Association. We have done this particular ride a few times over the years and combines riding around London and rising money for a good cause.

Me and Bumble B arrived a little later than I had planned but its a pretty far distance from "The HiVE" to the start of the Thames Bridges start at Kings House Sports Ground near Barnes Bridge Station. Took me about 2hrs by train. I finally arrived at the start and got all registered. As always Bumble B causes abit of a stir when he arrives on the scene.

I was pretty much ready to go when a fellow Brompton rider Sylvia came up to me asking if I could  help with her Brompton. Being the gentlmen that I am, I could never turn down a lady in distress.

Turns out some how the straps for the rear rack for wrapped around the rear wheel sprockets and locked up. Tried to undo it but it was so tangled up I had to take the whole rear wheel off. Just when I did that the rear sprocket of her 3 speed pretty much fell off in my hand. Got Sylvia all sorted ready for her ride. She was doing the 8 mile ride so me and Bumble B waved her off on the start line.

Sylvia getting ready for the off

Me and Bumble B was pretty much ready to go but had to wait a little while for the safety briefing from the marshals and then we was off.

I didn't take many photos as I was mostly focused on making sure I was going the right way and cause there was a lot of other cyclists about I had to keep my wits about me so not to run into anyone.

Unlike other years of this ride, there was only 1 stop at around the 22 miles mark. Good supply of water, peanuts and other goodies for the hungry cyclist that has a few miles to go.

Refueling

While we was there I met this gentleman who came up to me and told me that he had seen us on this ride before and the legend and I inspired him to do this ride on his 70s Bickerton no less. Kudos my man, KUDOS.

This kind of thing really makes the legend happy, inspiring people to do things they couldn't think they could do.

Legend inspiring legends

Not long after we left the feeding station I started to "bonk" abit. I knew I probably would is why i made sure I ate a few bananas and took a few cereal bars with me. I didn't eat properly before I left the HiVE as I was a little excited to get going I suppose.

I just put my head down & got on with it while eating and drinking as much as I could counting down the miles to the finish. I was on my own for a good few miles so didn't really have anything to distract me from the "bonk". Finally caught up with a few others on the ride which made me feel much better and the "bonk" feeling started to fade away & I felt stronger.

Saw the tents in the distance and knew we had made it so really pushed in on the final straight to the finish line to the huge cheers of everyone.

The legend had done it, which big smile and congrats from everyone for a good ride. All I wanted was FOOD and lots of it. I finally found the food stalls and ordered up a HUGE cheese burger with pulled pork. I didn't even give myself a chance to take a photo of it as I just wanted sink my teeth into the meat and savour the taste explosion going on in my mouth.

IT WAS GLORIOUS

Finally had to make my back to the HiVE. Just as I was exiting my station I unfolded Bumble B and heard a *ping* I thought what the hell was that? I started to roll Bumble B and noticed something was jammed up in the rear wheel, had a closer look and found this.

I know my unfolding skills are awesome but I didn't figure they where THAT powerful. Lucky I actually have a brand new rear wheel on order from Brilliant Bikes.

I'd like to thank everyone for the support and cheers as well as the organizers of the Thames Bridges Ride.




till the next ride, bee safe.....

Bromprix 2017

Today me and the legend attended the Bromprix 2017 at Cyclopark in Gravesend, Kent.This event was organised by a member of the London Brompton Club,  Steve Chopper.

It was a short trip on the train from my local station. I managed to find  Chun-Han Chan & hubby as we aimed to get the same train to Gravesend.

When the train did arrive we found a few other LBCer's heading to Bromprix 2017 and didn't even have to search the train, pretty much stepped onto the same carriage.

After a 20 minutes or so we arrived in Gravesend. I remembered being in Gravesend after a night ride a few years ago.

Jenny suggested heading to where the statue of Pocahontas. Never even knew this was here.

We heard that Chris B was in a nearby cafe called Promenade Cafe so we all headed over to get some food before heading to the Cyclopark.

I felt hungry as hell so we headed over there to have a quick snack before heading to the Cyclopark. I ordered up a awesome milkshake, Rhubarb crumble & Rum and raisin ice cream with ofcourse whipped cream.

Another thing I saw on the menu was pancakes, I thought I'd order up some thinking there where going to be something relatively small but BOY was I mistaken.

Even though I was warned by the staff at the cafe nothing could prepare me for what hit the table. I made a damned good attempt at them but DAMN it was all to much for me. Next time I should take heed of warnings.

It was then time to head off to the Cyclopark for the main event.

Steve Chooper, the event organizer had everything completely under control and gave us a brief outline of what was to happen. Also the first aides and track folks gave us a little talk about the Cyclopark itself and places to look out for.


Then it was time for a little practice lap around to see how the track felt and I have to say it is a very good track and just under 1 mile in length.

The weather was pretty much perfect for the day, nice sun with a little cloud so it wasn't to hot so we could easily wear our jackets for the race itself.

When we finally got to the racing I had a lighting brompton start, I couldn't believe it. with the Bromptons folded I had BBB unfolded and I was off down the track before anyone else. I was pretty much at the first corner which was some distance away before any one caught me and past me. I wasn't surprised at this as I'm pretty unfit and haven't done any proper rides or training for the last couple of yrs. After that I just took it easy and took in the views and chatted to a few who passed me.

After main race was over there was also a time trail which was fun to watch.

For attending the Bromprix 2017 everyone got a wonderful stitch badge of the occasion which I totally loved. This was actually designed by Steve Chooper himself and I think it looks awesome.

Just before we was heading back to Gravesend Station it started to rain quiet heavily at times but most of us waited til we thought it had finished and then made a mad dash to the station.

BIG HUGE thanks to Steve Chooper and all the folks at Cyclopark & Promenade Cafe in Gravesend

Cycling home I was greeted but a huge rainbow which I had to stop and take a picture off. This is the best one of the lot I took, can be pretty hard at times.

My cycle data of the Bromprix 2017