I thought it would be fun to have a cycle ride with both superior forms of the bicycle art: recumbents and Bromptons. Fourteen members of the London Brompton Club and London Recumbent Club zig-zagged down the Thames, crossing all the bridges from Tower Bridge to Battersea Bridge inclusive, stopping for tea & cake in Battersea Park, then reversing the route …
A very pleasant 24-mile ride in perfect winter weather.
Immediate automated upload of the ride to Strava enabled me to very temporarily sneak into the top ten before anyone else had a chance to get home and upload their tracklog. 🙂
Yeah, I have no shame.
I had the sound off as I watched the video (my wife is sleeping) … and even then, it seemed like a pretty nice ride.
I had not known that the folding bikes were known as Bromptons. I Googled it. A nice video to watch … and learned a new word.
Bromptons are one particular brand of folding bikes (and the best by far in my view). You can read about mine here: http://www.benlovejoy.com/cycle/brompton/
A super video Ben, I loved the music. Could you divulge the location of the Park/Coffee Stop at time Frame: 1.10 minutes please, it looked rather nice for a visit?
Not sure what it’s called, but it’s in Battersea Park and the only cafe there, I think. David P will be the man to ask.