Who are you?
We’re two Canadians who love to cycle and travel, and in 2012 we decided to roll those passions into one by getting Bromptons! Now that we have bikes we can fold up and bring anywhere, we’re exploring the world on two wheels and sharing our adventures here.
Contact Us
Feel free to email us at: info@bromptoning.com
Videos
We started filming more with the GoPro and Insta360. Maybe soon we’ll get a proper mic! Find us on YouTube.
What’s on the site?
Our experiences traveling with Bromptons, whether that’s cycling cross-country (like in Cuba) or multimodal travel from city-to-city with bikes, trains, ferries and planes (like in The Netherlands).
Traveling Adventures – This is where we post about the places we’ve traveled on our Bromptons. The category is divided into subcategories based on country. We always try to include details about our route, helpful tips, and lots of photos.
Local Adventures – We don’t just ride our Bromptons when we leave home, we ride them all around Toronto too! So this is where we post about local events, like the Brompton Urban Challenge Toronto, and review city cycling routes, such as the PanAm Path, Waterfront Trail and Finch Hydro Corridor.
Bike Stuff – This is a catch-all category for posts about Brompton bike specs, cycling gear and components.
What’s next?
In 2022, we went to la belle province of Quebec where we cycled Le P’tit Train du Nord and took part in the Go Bike Montreal Festival. We had so much fun that we’re going back for Go Bike Fest this year, and after we’re going to spend the week in Quebec City.
To keep up with our adventures, you can follow us on social media or subscribe by entering your email at the bottom of this page.
27 comments
Love your blog. We had previously toured on Dahons but realized we only used 6 out of 21 speeds…That and the disassembly/reassembly for travel made it a real pain. Bromptons are ideal for multimodel travel.
If you’re ever in Ottawa, drop us a line. Ottawabromptonclub.com@gmail.com
Amazing! We cycled in Ottawa a few years ago – so many beautiful paths along the canals. We’ll let you know when we’re coming back!
Allô gang! I’m writing from Eastern Ontario (L’Orignal, next to Hawkesbury, halfway between Ottawa and Montréal). I bit the bullet yesterday and purchased an ML6 which I asked right away to be converted to the M6R as I wanted a bike rack.. I have been waiting for the right moment to go for a Brompton for a good 15 years. My question: do you hear from an Ottawa or a Montréal contingent at all? I’d love to get in contact with like-minded riders in my neck of the woods. Ride on (in the summer, of course) and have fun! Jacques
Hello! Congrats on your new Brompton! We know someone (Aurelie) with a Brompton in Montreal and she’s started a group on Facebook simply called “Brompton Montréal” (https://www.facebook.com/groups/537331314794897) if you want to get in touch. I’m sure there are Bromptoneers in Ottawa as well, but we don’t know any personally. However, perhaps inquire of #ottbike on Twitter. They may know!
Hello, there is a Brompton club in Ottawa. Just search Ottawa Brompton Club in FB and you’ll find us. All small wheels welcome.
Just subscribed to your site after watching your cycling group outing from DT to Ajax last fall. Hopefully I can find time to join your rides when weather is getting warmer and the pandemic situation gets tame after the winter months. Cheers.
Welcome! Happy to have you join us. 🙂
Hi! I was happy to stumble onto your blog while prepping for Hawaii. I’m excited to check out some of your routes! Thanks for doing the research !
You referenced a thorough sounding guide book a few times – can you tell me which one? Thanks!
Sure! The guide book I referenced is “Hawaii: The Big Island Revealed” by Andrew Doughty. Have fun on your trip!
I am on the verge of adding a Brompton to my collection, as my panniered touring bike is great for groceries, but most stores will not let me in with the bike. I have a travel question. I read that the Brompton fits in the overhead compartment in an airplane, but do the airlines actually let it in as carryon? Thanks.
We have never risked trying to bring the Bromptons on a plane as carry on, though we’ve heard other people have pulled this off. However, airlines seem to be getting stricter and stricter about size and weight, and though the Brompton may fit, it’s not an easy fit depending on the way the overhead compartments open. But if you want a bike you can bring inside stores, the Brompton is it!
I have a question, what type of Brompton’s do you have?
Hi there! Our Bromptons are S6R’s. S = straight handle bars, 6 = gears, R = rear rack. For more info on our bikes and why we chose the specs we did, check out this post: http://bromptoning.com/bike-specs/our-bromptons-7-years-later/
Hi Heather!
Thanks for the nice review last year of Cleverhood. We heard you and some of our customers loud and clear. We are a small company so feedback is good and changes can be made fairly quickly. We have a new garment that addresses the issues you might have had – interior belt loop/belt and cost. The new garment is the Rover, meant for going where you wanna go, whenever. It’s technical, light and bright with great bike features. Please let us know if you want to give it try and let us know what you think. – Susan, Cleverhood Founder
Oooo! A belt loop! Yes, please. 🙂 I will send you an email right now. — Heather
Hi folks!
Am enjoying the recounting of your travels, and especially the videos. Can you provide a bit more information about the gear you’re using, and how. For instance, are you simply hand-holding your iPhone as you ride? I’ve considered using a Bike Citizen’s Finn device (https://getfinn.com/) to attach my phone, but I’m concerned there isn’t enough space on the Brompton M-bar.
Thanks for your consideration!
Hey J.
We use a GoPro 7 for all the video shooting. It’s generally mounted on a Lammcou Mini Gorilla Pod Tripod (https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B073N9687P) and stored in a bag on my handlebars. For handlebar mounting I just wrapped the Gorilla Pod Tripod around my handlebars – this works great on city streets but is too shaky on rough roads. I shoot with 4k 60fps. Heather uses her iPhone 7 for all the photographs – she just keeps it in her sling bag. We have a Bose SoundLink Micro bluetooth speaker on the handlebars that gives us directions and plays our music as we ride.
Pier
Love your blog!! Tried to sign up for your newsletter but there seems to be a broken link in the confirmation email. Happy trails!!!!!!
So glad you love our blog! And thanks for letting us know about the broken link. We’ll look into that this weekend!
Awesome! Although I don’t enjoy much adventure, I’ve found your pages so interesting! How about Seoul as your next travel ? Fall would be a perfect season!
Hi Kimmy! We’d love to travel to Seoul one day, but it’s an expensive plane trip so we need to save up. Hopefully in the next few years we’ll have enough money for a trip to Asia. 🙂
Thank you so much to share this page – very interesting to read about your cycling in the Netherlands seen from your point of (Toronto) view. I enjoy following you.
Have a good trip
Marion
Thanks so much, Marion!
First of all, very nice page and pictures. This is great story. Always nice seeing fellow Bromptoneers going all over the world on cycling adventures. Should you ever happen to travel to NYC area, please get in touch with us. I included our Brompton club page as well. This route looks like a lot of fun
https://www.meetup.com/Brompton-NYC/
Thanks so much, Newton! We very much want to visit New York. I (Heather) went over a decade ago, long before all the new cycling infrastructure was installed, so I really want to go back and check that out. I’ve bookmarked the #BromptonNYC Meetup page, so we will for sure get in touch with you guys when we are in NYC!
Hey there! I am one of the guys from Toronto that you met at the Piño Colada stand by the bridge. How did your trip go? I am curious if it all went well as it sounded very interesting. I have a few pics of us having a piño colada that I can send if you want to send back your email address.
Cheers.
Fred
Hi Fred! Glad you found us. Pier has sent you an email so you can send the pics. Can’t wait to see them! I’m slowly posting blogs about our trip, so stayed tuned!
Heather