Category Archives: Bikes

Do you ever find yourself longing for those days gone by when you were engaged in something immensely exciting and totally enjoyable? Do you ever find yourself wishing you could re-create those long lost but not forgotten times? That’s where … Continue reading →

The Brompton G Line arrived yesterday evening, resplendent in matt adventure orange and black. The G Line, henceforth known as Mr G, might be considered the big brother of the standard folding Brompton, larger 20″ wheels and chunky tyres, larger … Continue reading →

Temptation is never very far away. That second helping of your mum’s home-made rhubarb crumble with ice cream. That delicious looking fruit scone in the bakery window. That last Kit-Kat resting alone on the fridge shelf. Yes, temptation is never … Continue reading →

With my latest project complete, converting my Brompton C Line Urban 2-speed to single speed, I have another project idea in mind. I love the simplicity, smoothness and joy of riding a single speed Brompton and find myself intrigued about … Continue reading →

Some people treat bicycles solely as a mode of transport, a means of travelling from point A to point B and back again. Some have no interested in how their bicycle is performing, whether there is enough air in the … Continue reading →

My plan to convert Mr Bumble, my Brompton C Line Urban, to single speed should have been a straight forward exercise, however, it’s turning into something of a marathon, like watching all 218 episodes of the X-Files or reading Tolkien’s … Continue reading →

There has been a question asked of me recently. That question was why on earth would you want to convert a Brompton folding bicycle to single speed? Actually, this question has been asked before. A few years ago, I converted … Continue reading →

Now that the Brompton C Line Urban has arrived, aka Mr Bumble, it’s time to start the conversion to single speed. But before we begin, I’ve decided upon a slight change to the setup described in previous bike blog posts. … Continue reading →

One question that readers have asked is why did I choose the Brompton C Line Urban model for conversion to single speed and why not go for the cheaper A Line or the even the vastly more expensive T Line … Continue reading →