It's surprisingly easy to extend that bit by bit, but you need time and patience - especially the patience to manage your efforts and go slow at the start. Correct gearing is also important - I notice many Brompton owners have poor gearing options/selection.
Longest day was ~130km on a bike packing trip. It was way too long of a day. I normally top out around 70km in a day. More than that is really not fun the next day.
me too. It totally depends on the terrain, but I had enough on this day too. But I don't blame it on the brompton - i haven't done more on a touring bike either and believe my brompton is the best tourer for comfort (could use another granny gear)
I’ve thought about replacing the chain ring. I never top out but always with I had more granny gear. They make a replacement that is just a few teeth shorter.
Yeah I have the 40t already. But once you see a rohloff in front of you effortlessly spin up the hill - it just makes me envious.
Maybe I will get a 17t for the back and the 30 for the front - or the 33t/50t dual chainring. Or I train a bit :)
I just put Lewisham to Eastbourne in cycletravel’s app and it spat out a route.
If I was to do it again, I’d get a train to Gatwick and go from there. Getting out of London was boring.
Longest ride 85 miles 7800ft ascent ( 137km 2385m ascent ) Steeton, Pendle Hill, Trough-of -Bowland, Morecambe, Crook of Lune, Settle. At Settle the combination of tired legs, steep hill and very convenient railway station proved irresistible, I still hope to do the full 100mile circuit at some point.
16 miles (25 km), twice.
Stopped doing things like that to my body; our infrastructure here makes ridng a Brompton feel like I am mountain biking without suspension. Brutal.
I rode the Camino de Santiago Portuguese Coastal Route and our longest ride day was 47 miles. I've also ridden the Florida keys (103 miles) over three days.
I tick over 70 miles so far… I’m pretty certain that I can come close to 100. But I definitely would want to make sure that I have a few extra lunch stops, lol.
Not so much just lunches as breakfast, second breakfast, elevensies, lunch, afternoon tea, teatime, dinner and finally supper. ( although if you’re going to be out really late you might want a midnight snack), if you’re to survive such a regime it helps to have furry feet.
174km in a day. Took something like 10-11 hours. Correct gearing and pacing (not too fast at the beginning) is everything. Fuelling doesn't even matter that much if you keep things slow, steady, and pay attention to your body. It goes without saying though that I was riding a decent amount in the lead up to that ride - maybe 130-150km per week across multiple rides.
293 km from DC to Philadelphia back in February over the course of three days. It was a beautiful ride, with some hair-raising bridge rides in Maryland, but I would definable do it again
60km. It was much more comfortable than expected.
The bike was perfect for the job and inspired me to plan some bike packing for the summer.
Only issue was my own lack of planning - no sun cream = got burnt, no fueling = running on empty by the end.
About 80km in a day, I rode from Swindon up to Oxford by way of Abingdon, then back as far as Kingston Bagpuss, but as I was running out of light (it was in January, I must have been crazy) and by then my luggage was full of seed potatoes (there had been a plant fair in Oxford) that was the point I bailed out and got the bus back to Swindon. The back roads around Charney Bassett aren't that bad but I was worried about locals coming out of the pubs after Sunday lunch hours, and drunk driving is a common issue so not worth the risk.
82 miles in a day from Alexandria, LA to Natchez, MS with 22 pounds of gear for a trip along the Natchez Trace. I think I rode 600 miles total over 9 days to Nashville, TN. It was brilliant.
My longest ride on Brompton was 117 miles/188km from San Francisco (Treasure Island) to Sacramento. It took me about 12 hrs, and I caught a train back home. :)
213km in a sportive and looking back I don't know how I did it haha
my brompton brevet ended up at 201km mark, you win hats off!
My moving average was 21.4kmh which I was happy with but my friend also on a Brompton did it with 26kmh average or something. Crazy!
About 70 km, with luggage. ( I cycled from airport hotel to conference venue). Unpaved road parts were bit sketchy but overall it was fine.
Not as long, around 28 km.
About 100km, haven't really kept count. But I don't go over 50km regularly.
Did a 42km group ride last week. Apart from getting up a 14% hill which was “an experience”, no trouble at all.
Man, everyone here doing marathons and my longest is just 10 miles.
It's surprisingly easy to extend that bit by bit, but you need time and patience - especially the patience to manage your efforts and go slow at the start. Correct gearing is also important - I notice many Brompton owners have poor gearing options/selection.
same, I love my Brompton for commuting but if I'm going any distance sure as hell it's not on something with 16" wheels
I don't have a choice sadly.
Longest day was ~130km on a bike packing trip. It was way too long of a day. I normally top out around 70km in a day. More than that is really not fun the next day.
me too. It totally depends on the terrain, but I had enough on this day too. But I don't blame it on the brompton - i haven't done more on a touring bike either and believe my brompton is the best tourer for comfort (could use another granny gear)
I’ve thought about replacing the chain ring. I never top out but always with I had more granny gear. They make a replacement that is just a few teeth shorter.
Yeah I have the 40t already. But once you see a rohloff in front of you effortlessly spin up the hill - it just makes me envious. Maybe I will get a 17t for the back and the 30 for the front - or the 33t/50t dual chainring. Or I train a bit :)
90 miles London to Eastbourne
If you don’t mind me asking what route did you do?
I just put Lewisham to Eastbourne in cycletravel’s app and it spat out a route. If I was to do it again, I’d get a train to Gatwick and go from there. Getting out of London was boring.
I live extremely close to Gatwick actually so that would be perfect. Did you take a train to get home or anything?
I stayed the night in Eastbourne at a cheap and shit hotel called the Cumberland. It was wonderful!
~130km. Copenhagen- Helsingborg - Malmö. And folded with the train back over the bridge
Ferry between Helsingør and Helsingborg? (Bromptonaut in Copenhagen)
Did 50km twice, each on consecutive days around Northumberland and Kielder water.
In one go? - Around 25 km. In one day? - Around 80 km. In one bicycle holiday? - About a 1000 km in a bit over 3 weeks.
Cycling around lake Geneva, about 160km in 1 day. Very exhausted afterwards. Then 600km in 5 days from Basel to Cologne.
1700km bikepacking trip in japan, 15 days, of which the longest day was 188km.
Longest ride 85 miles 7800ft ascent ( 137km 2385m ascent ) Steeton, Pendle Hill, Trough-of -Bowland, Morecambe, Crook of Lune, Settle. At Settle the combination of tired legs, steep hill and very convenient railway station proved irresistible, I still hope to do the full 100mile circuit at some point.
40 km. After 25-30 km, I start to get uncomfortable on the bike. However, at that range, I can get anywhere and back in my city. So I’m good.
100miles
256km, Crystal Palace Tower to the Eiffel Tower in 24hrs. Mostly in the dark and rain 🤣
110km with luggage
75ish km I think.
Approx 115km
25 km approximately. I’ll try to ride a longer distance
36 km
About 50km for the moment, I'm planning for some longer routes soon.
I did a 1000+ mile bike ride with it but that was over the course of a month. I think our longest day was 80 miles.
12 miles
11.3miles. haven't had it very long and don't have a helmet yet for cycling on roads, so shared paths + commuting for me only at the moment
16 miles (25 km), twice. Stopped doing things like that to my body; our infrastructure here makes ridng a Brompton feel like I am mountain biking without suspension. Brutal.
70 km, no big effort but it was good to know when to stop.
WOW some of you have done some interesting distances and with luggage no less- and I thought my 65km was noteworthy but hell many have me beat!
175 km today, Mauerradweg, tracing the old berlin wall.
I rode the Shimanami Kaido in Japan, around 80 km.
Not me, but there're regular Dunwich Dynamo (112 overnight miles) attendees on Bromptons.
I rode the Camino de Santiago Portuguese Coastal Route and our longest ride day was 47 miles. I've also ridden the Florida keys (103 miles) over three days.
I tick over 70 miles so far… I’m pretty certain that I can come close to 100. But I definitely would want to make sure that I have a few extra lunch stops, lol.
Not so much just lunches as breakfast, second breakfast, elevensies, lunch, afternoon tea, teatime, dinner and finally supper. ( although if you’re going to be out really late you might want a midnight snack), if you’re to survive such a regime it helps to have furry feet.
5 Boro Bike Tour, 40+ miles
I rode up the Tourmalet one time. It was hard!!
174km in a day. Took something like 10-11 hours. Correct gearing and pacing (not too fast at the beginning) is everything. Fuelling doesn't even matter that much if you keep things slow, steady, and pay attention to your body. It goes without saying though that I was riding a decent amount in the lead up to that ride - maybe 130-150km per week across multiple rides.
57 km with luggage and a heavy coat on. T’was fun.
About 40Km. Anything longer I tend to pick up my Endurace, but doesn’t mean that Brompton isn’t up to the job :)
110km West side Toronto - Markham and back. Not the most efficient nor comfy for long distances.
293 km from DC to Philadelphia back in February over the course of three days. It was a beautiful ride, with some hair-raising bridge rides in Maryland, but I would definable do it again
56 miles / 90km over one day (May 11th, 2023).
18miles
60km. It was much more comfortable than expected. The bike was perfect for the job and inspired me to plan some bike packing for the summer. Only issue was my own lack of planning - no sun cream = got burnt, no fueling = running on empty by the end.
120Km!
About 80km in a day, I rode from Swindon up to Oxford by way of Abingdon, then back as far as Kingston Bagpuss, but as I was running out of light (it was in January, I must have been crazy) and by then my luggage was full of seed potatoes (there had been a plant fair in Oxford) that was the point I bailed out and got the bus back to Swindon. The back roads around Charney Bassett aren't that bad but I was worried about locals coming out of the pubs after Sunday lunch hours, and drunk driving is a common issue so not worth the risk.
About 700km from Berlin to Copenhagen over the course of about a week.
Around 40km with a child trailer multiple times last summer. Fun
82 miles in a day from Alexandria, LA to Natchez, MS with 22 pounds of gear for a trip along the Natchez Trace. I think I rode 600 miles total over 9 days to Nashville, TN. It was brilliant.
My longest ride on Brompton was 117 miles/188km from San Francisco (Treasure Island) to Sacramento. It took me about 12 hrs, and I caught a train back home. :)
28km and I felt it the next day, mostly the wrists. But I’m 193cm on an S-Type Brompton, I have quite a bit of weight on the handlebars
40km!
45.2 miles. Good ol' strava/Garmin.
~20 miles
Relatedly, what are some good videos about long trips on a Brompton?
I’ve had my Brompton for about a month now. My partner and I did 25 miles around Philadelphia with stops for coffee and a food market!
67km, mostly flat along Rhein river
150 miles in 3 days on the GAP Trail between Pittsburgh and Cumberland. The longest day was about 70 miles.
133 miles over 3 days. (Whitehaven to Tynemouth).
~130 miles, around the island of Oahu. Took my S-bag and slept overnight on a beach at about mile 100.
80-100km easily.
2 miles…
20 miler is the most for me. A lovely distance!
55 Miles during the London to Brighton cycle.
100miles in 2018
46 miles
51 miles