Northern Europe

 After over ten years happily touring on Brompton folding bike, in 2024 I have completed a four months,  5500 kilometres tour on a regular bike. Leaving London I traveled across France, Belgium, Holland, Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland ending with a  crossing of Northern Poland...

Unfolding Further

I am excited to announce the publication of Unfolding Further, my second bike travel book, detailing the latest ten journeys on a Brompton folding bike.Amidst the challenges posed by the recent pandemic, I took the opportunity to embark on longer trips throughout Europe, from the charming streets of...

Hokkaido Bikepacking on a Brompton

 This tour started in Sapporo, the main city on the island, to then follow a route cutting across Hokkaido through Obihiro, Akan Mashu and Shiretoko National Parks.Watch the mo...

Welsh borders on a Brompton folding bike

In August, Dad and I thought we'd do a cycling holiday, and test out using Bromptons combined with local buses. Dad took up cycling in his 60s, doing local trips by bicycle instead of by car, hopping on the bike pretty much every day to nip the shops, or see friends. Now he's 87, and he's still out...

How to tour on a Brompton

Bikepacking is my passion, and a bicycle, my favorite way to visit new places. Over the last eight years, I have used a Brompton folding bike, and I can confidently say that it exceeded my expectations. It has become my bicycle of choice for cycling tours ever since. When I fly, I pack the Brompton...

Myths on touring with Brompton

A Brompton folding bike cannot climb mountains!I was the first to believe this was true. When I decided to use a Brompton Bicycle for touring, I was extremely careful in choosing a route that wouldn't entail much climbing. Cycling the US Pacific coast on a couple of occasions, I limited my efforts...

Luggage on a Brompton for Touring

When looking for a tried and tested solution for securely attaching a regular backpack to a Brompton bike, I thought I would share some pictures clearly showing how it works. It has been tested in multiple tours I have taken on a Brompton and used by many Brompton cyclists; this simple hack works really...

A Brompton Tour Packing List

Here is a complete list of what I carry while bike touring with a Brompton. This setup works really well for me and has been improved as a result of several tours and several thousand kilometres on the bike.  I assume one is not touring in extreme cold temperatures. The ability to carry luggage...

Touring Brompton Maintenance

Even the most reliable bicycle is subject to wear and tear during a tour and some parts have the potential to fail and stop you on the road. Like most cycling tourists, I am not an experienced mechanic and in a dozens tours with different type of bikes I have so far completed, I mostly had to deal...

Where to carry the luggage

Are you looking for some ideas regarding how to pack and carry your gear on a tour using a Brompton? Despite being sturdy bikes, touring on a Brompton entails obvious limitations on what you can take with you but the following setup works exceptionally well provided you will stick to decent surfaced...

Colombia Bikepacking on a Brompton

 Check out my latest video of a twenty days tour ride in Colombia. I followed roads in the region of Boyaca first before moving to Bogotà and cycling along the Zona Cafetera into Medellin.  Watch the mov...

Connemara Island Hopping with a Brompton

A four day adventure exploring the numerous islands scattered along the coast of Connemara with my Brompton Bike. I wild camped for 3 nights and stayed on a different island each night. There are bridges that connect these islands to the mainland in addition to a number of tidal islands in the region....