Free Tickets for the NYC Century Bike Tour!!!!

This year, NYCeWheels bike shop will be giving away free tickets for Brompton riders who would like to attend the New York Century Bike Tour! Don't have a Brompton? No worries! We'll also be providing use of our Brompton Bikes for anyone who doesn't have a bike of their own!!!

Read this week's NYCeWheels blog to learn more about this years New York Century ride and to register for your free ticket!!!:"Free Tickets for the NYC Century Bike Tour!!!!

Gene's Brompton Commute!

A special thanks to Gene who recently purchased a Brompton folding bike from our shop, and wrote us an in depth email describing his multi-modal commutes to and from work!

Check out "Gene's Brompton Commute!" for great commuting tips, pictures, and an informative first hand account of what it's like to commute on a folding bike!!!

Reviewing the Brompton Electric Bike

The Electric Brompton Bike is really one of the best e-bikes in our shop. It uses a throttle activated front hub motor which jets you along at 20 mph no problem, and it still folds small enough to fit in the trunk of your car. Pretty awesome!

Josh is our newest employee here at NYCeWheels and he just tried the electric brompton for the first time. Check out his review for tons of information and great pics! I promise he's very photogenic: Reviewing the Brompton Electric Bike.

Brompton: Why Wait?

Bromptons are not only one of the smallest folding and best riding folding bikes in the world, they are also some of the most versatile. You can choose how many gears you want, your handlebar type, and even the color of your bike.

Custom ordering a Brompton bike can take up to 10 weeks, but there is a way to avoid the wait!

Read this week's blog, "Brompton: Why Wait" and learn how you can get the Brompton bike of your dreams in a matter of days instead of months!!!!

Brompton Takes on Acadia

For serious riders like our friend and guest blogger Vicky Lynn, the Brompton is not just a bike it's a life style. She's taken it on airplanes, trains, buses, through security check points, and explored thousands of miles of road. 

Read "Brompton takes on Arcadia" and hear about her latest adventures!

How to fold the Brompton bike! A beginners guide.

The Brompton Bike is renowned the world over as one of the best and most compact folding bikes in the world. It rides just like a full sized bike and in just a few easy steps you can fold it up small enough to fit in the overhead of an airplane!

But how easy is it to fold up? In this blog, Dylan, our newest employee asks his coworker for a step by step demonstration. Read, "How to fold the Brompton bike: a beginners guide" and learn how to fold like a pro.

Most Stylish Folding Bikes

What makes a folding bike turn your head? Is it the ingenuity of its design? The shock of seeing a bike fold up into such a small size? Or is it that they look so darn cool...

This week's folding bike blog is all about the most stylish folding bikes on the market. Take a look and get your swag on.

Brompton Commuting: What’s in your bag?

The Brompton Bike is the folding bike of choice for many everyday commuters due to its dependable ride and extremely small folding size.  The Brompton can also be fit with tons of great accessories, from bags and panniers, to lights and bells, which makes commuting that much easier.  

Read this week's NYCeWheels blog, "Brompton Commuting: What’s in your bag?" and learn about all the accessories no serious Brompton commuter can do without. 

Many exciting things afoot!

A lot of exciting things have happened in the last couple weeks! We got a shipment of the extremely fetching Barcelona-inspired S6L special edition Bromptons. These limited run bikes are the result of a collaboration between Brompton and artist/designer David Torrents. With their sporty handlebars and full 6-gear range, they are some beautifully painted speed demons--and with a matching bag to boot! I wrote a short dispatch discussing some of the finer points of these rare bikes.

Our excitement at receiving big batches of new bikes doubled a few days later with a dozen hulking boxes emblazoned with plus and minus signs filled the shop: the brand-new, much anticipated 2013 Stromer ST1 electric bikes. These state-of-the-art juggernauts sport a 500-watt motor, acheive speeds of up to 30 mph, and can now be customized with either a lightweight carbon or Suntour suspension fork. With red, black, or white paint options, these are sure to make you the talk of the town.


Our appetites for electric bikes duly whetted, NYCeWheels owner Bert took a quick trip up to Toronto to visit the BionX electric motor factory. These high-quality conversion kits are our shop's go-to choice for giving conventional bikes an electric boost. Bert was highly entertained during his tour of the BionX facilities, and was good enough to share some of the many amazing projects he was introduced to there, such as a recumbant bicycle capable of speeds of up to 50 mph.

Finally, after a busy week as customer foot traffic surges with the beautiful Spring weather, I felt compelled to author a shout-out to our lovely, loyal customers. Whether you're buying an ingeniously designed Brompton or a simple kick scooter, at the end of the day, we are just happy that you are as enthusiastic about these vehicles as we are!

Brompton for a Great Cause

Vicky Lynn has ridden her Brompton Folding bike all over the country, on joy rides, explorations, and travels. This week she sent us this blog describing how she's begun to use her Brompton to commute to charity events all across the country.

Read, "Brompton for a Great Cause" hear about her rides and learn how a bike can help change the world for the better. 

Some great accessory packages for Brompton Bicycles

Whenever Spring rolls around I start to think about prettying my bike up for the season. You know, getting it into that tip top shape where you're happy to get on every morning as you ride to work on your Brompton bike.

We'll one big part of enjoying a bike is getting it setup just the way you like it. That's why I've made it easy by setting up some cool Brompton accessory packages that include everything you need to have a totally deluxe Brompton folding bike.

Brompton sales up 88%, is it just our good looks?

Brompton folding bikes are getting more and more popular every year it seems. Our sales skyrocketed last year thanks to a lot of hard work and a great product. There's another factor too: working with an amazing company like Brompton Bicycle Limited.

The Brompton folding bike is one of the best on the market and the word is getting out there fast. There are lots of good ways to learn more but the best is probably our video custom Brompton bike builder. That way you can know everything about the bike before buying.

Will's Brompton Folding Bike Review

I just started at NYCeWheels - where I've encountered all kinds of folding bicycles - but I've worked in bike shops for a few years now, and I've been riding bikes as long as I can remember. My sport of choice is freestyle BMX i.e. I do stunts on 20" bikes, in all different terrains (dirt/street/skate park). In addition, I have worked as a bike messenger in Manhattan in all four seasons, riding 700c single speed road bikes. I had never ridden a folding bike before this week, and I had a lot of concerns about how they would perform.

My Brompton folding bike review details this first experience on the Cadillac of folding bicycles. It was a great ride and I even got to try out some of my BMX tricks on the hand built English frame.

-Will A.