Bike for in the plane
Riding the Brompton foldable bike
Sep. 15, 2022 - Willem L. Middelkoop
Rarely have I been so amazed by a bike: the past 5 months since I've picked up my Brompton foldable bike in Amsterdam have been great fun! About 500KM down the road, I'm happy to share some of my experiences with this ingenious piece of engineering, read on!
Continue reading![In my small apartment in Amsterdam I put my Brompton bike on top of the fridge - one might even consider it another piece of art, ha!](/blog/2022-09-15_the-ultimate-freedom-bike/images/i_17_In-my-small-apartment-in-Amsterdam-I-put-my-Brompton-bike-on-top-of-the-fridge-one-might-even-consid_500px.jpg)
![My bike has both a 2-speed rear derailleur and a 3-speed internal gear hub, making a total of 6 gears with a very wide range](/blog/2022-09-15_the-ultimate-freedom-bike/images/i_07_My-bike-has-both-a-2-speed-rear-derailleur-and-a-3-speed-internal-gear-hub-making-a-total-of-6-gears_500px.jpg)
![I hope that I won't need it anytime soon; but my bike has a perfectly fitting toolkit inside the foldable bike frame - how clever!](/blog/2022-09-15_the-ultimate-freedom-bike/images/i_06_I-hope-that-I-won-t-need-it-anytime-soon-but-my-bike-has-a-perfectly-fitting-toolkit-inside-the-fold_500px.jpg)
![The Brompton in our family car: taking up less space than a baby stroller!](/blog/2022-09-15_the-ultimate-freedom-bike/images/i_15_The-Brompton-in-our-family-car-taking-up-less-space-than-a-baby-stroller_500px.jpg)
![My modern Brompton foldable bike - note how similar it is to the earlier model](/blog/2022-09-15_the-ultimate-freedom-bike/images/i_03_My-modern-Brompton-foldable-bike-note-how-similar-it-is-to-the-earlier-model_500px.jpg)
![Watch the GCN video on YouTube where pro cyclist Andrew Feather compares the Brompton to a super road bike in a hill climb](/blog/2022-09-15_the-ultimate-freedom-bike/images/i_11_Watch-the-GCN-video-on-YouTube-where-pro-cyclist-Andrew-Feather-compares-the-Brompton-to-a-super-roa_500px.jpg)