Jeff’s Ride Returns

Our annual festival ride returns for 2026. It honours Jeff who visited Adelaide in 2024 with his Brompton to premiere The New Abnormal at Goodwood Theatres. We look forward to Jeff riding with us again sometime soon.

Our ride will leave from the South East Corner of the city at 6:30pm this Saturday (21 February 2026) and will visit several arts sites on a 20 or so kilometre loop around Adelaide. This will include the time honoured tradition of visiting Goodwood Theatres for pre-dinner refreshments! Details are available from the Jeff’s Ride post.

If you are coming please let us know via the Adelaide Bromptoneering Feedback page.

In this festival season you might like to consider some of the shows at venues we have visited on our rides:

• Goodwood Theatres has 33 shows on this Fringe covering many genres from contemporary dance, comedy, physical theatre and theatre.
• The Suburban Brew Glynde has 10 shows ranging from the family friendly to music and not so family friendly comedy.
• Kickback Brewing has 9 shows including a 40+ burlesque show! But if you are after family friendly, music, comedy or cabaret they have you covered.
• Brightstar Brewing has a couple of shows. Fitting in with my usual theme one show will ample a flight of craft beers (audience members are invited to sip along), with the trio recommending the perfect book to match each flavour profile.
• Mad Monkey Distillery also has a couple of shows featuring both comedy and music.
• Shapeshifter Brewing Company similarly has a couple of shows featuring both comedy and music.
• Crafty Robot Brewing has some country music on during the fringe.
• Little Bang Brewery Co has a the Ministry of Laughs!
• SixTwelve Brewing has Yeah Nah Yeah!

Favourite Rides

Actually I wouldn’t recommend riding this one because it was along a busy national highway in Japan. But, Helen does like a good photo and these bus shelters were pretty. If you’d like to get there yourself then this website might help https://www.japan.travel/en/sg/jbyj-blog/konagai-bus-stops-japan-fruit-shapes/

Canberra Takeover

If you are interested in coming to Canberra this April (Monday 20 April to Friday 24 April) but still have some questions about how to get involved, then please contact us through the Adelaide Bromptoneering Feedback page. We will contact you and answer any questions you may have.

For those coming to the Canberra Takeover, Anzac Day is the day after our ride program concludes. Not too many details are available yet, but the National War Memorial has some information on its website. We certainly plan to go to the Dawn Service.

Other things to see in Canberra during our takeover include:

• Hallyu! The Korean Wave, an exhibition from the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, celebrating one of the most dynamic cultural movements of our time. This is showing at the National Museum of Australia.
• Behind the lines 2025, Are We Rolling? celebrates the year’s best political cartoons at the Museum of Australian Democracy.
• In Bloom explores the beauty and symbolism of flowers at the National Portrait Gallery.
• The Canberra and Region Heritage Festival will be on. This year it will be exploring ‘Mid-Century – innovation, change and optimism’ that helped define the architectural, cultural and social transformations that shaped Canberra as the national capital.
• If you want a challenge on a your Brompton then come a day early and do the Five Peaks Bike Challenge with 1,820 metres of vertical climbing! Let us know if you register.

First ride of 2026 – January 2026 – Progressive Dinner

The weather is looking PERFECT for our first ride of the year on Wednesday 14 January commencing at 5:30pm. Details about the ride are available from this 202601 January 2026 Progressive Dinner – Adelaide CBD post.

It will involve three stops – entree, mains and dessert. So bring a healthy appetite, your lights and good humour.

If you are coming and haven’t yet registered please do so on the feedback page. This allows us to ensure that there is enough space around the dinner table.

2026 Full Ride Program

If you haven’t got one of our ride program postcards for your fridge, then you can always access the ride program online from the 2026 Adelaide Bromptoneering Ride Program post or you can add them directly to your calendar app.

2025 What a Year

In 2025 there were 12 Adelaide Bromptoneering Rides. If you rode all 12 you covered 247km and climbed 970 vertical metres. You may have consumed 12 beers and a few cocktails too! We did a pretty good job of getting around Adelaide as shown by the map below. I’ve updated details on the blog to include all of the routes we completed during 2025. So if you’d like to re-ride one of the routes or just reminisce you can do this from the new Adelaide Urban Adventures page. Over time I’ll include rides from previous years.

Featured Ride 202501 – Adelaide Bromptoneering x Brompton Social Ride (January 2025)

This ride is one of my favourite rides of 2025. It was a 23km loop through Adelaide, Parkside, Unley, Malvern, Kingswood, Kings Park, and Goodwood. A version of this ride was originally done in 2024, but it was brought back for the Tour Down Under as part of Brompton Australia’s ride program.

It was certainly hot at the 5:00pm start on 19 January 2025! While a gelato at 48 Flavours in Unley cooled us down, it would be better starting a little later in the evening. But we needed the early start to get to Reggies before its early Sunday closing time. Nevertheless, we got see some of the inner south’s back streets and lanes. This included the lane next with Urrbrae and Unley High Schools, the secret lane to Mitcham Primary School and the Overbury Tree.

B&W Luggage for Bromptons

It looks like someone has imported a bunch of B&W luggage for Brompton bikes into Australia. The following B&W luggage options seem to be available from a few bike retailers:

• B&W foldon bag pack
• B&W foldon box S
• B&W foldon case

Some retailers are offering discounted prices and/or free delivery. Get that AI agent to help find the best deal for you!

Reminder: The Christmas ride is this Sunday (21 December) at 11:00am. The weather is looking cooler (23c), but a chance of a shower. Details available from December 2025 Social Ride – Brickmakers Arms Brompton post.

If you haven’t let me know that you are coming please do so by leaving a note on the Adelaide Bromptoneering Feedback page. This helps with planning the table for lunch at the Brickmakers Arms.

We have prizes thanks to Brompton Australia and Treadly. There will be a prize for the best dressed bike and/or rider, a prize for the fastest unfold, and a couple of door prizes.

There will be Christmas soundtrack this year. I’ll be playing it from my low powered portable IKEA blue tooth speaker. If you’d like to simulcast it to your own speaker then make sure you have downloaded DJ Riko’s 2025 Merrymixmas from this website https://djriko.com/merry-mixmas-mixes/ to your preferred portable device.

I’ve included some photos from last year’s Christmas ride for inspiration.

First ride for 2026

The first ride for 2026 will be a progressive dinner starting at 5:30pm on the Wednesday January 14 2026. Save the date!

Brompton Christmas Ride – December 2025 – Brickmakers Arms

On Sunday 21 December at 11:00am, we will return to the Brickmakers Arms in Brompton for our Christmas Ride and Lunch.

This year, both Brompton Australia and Treadly are supporting our Christmas Ride and Lunch with some great prizes. There will be a best dressed bike prize, best dressed human prize, fastest unfold prize, and some lucky door prizes.

The routes for 2026 will be announced. This will include the routes for the Canberra Takeover in April.

If you are coming and haven’t yet registered please do so on this “feedback page”. This allows us to ensure that there is enough space around the lunch table after the ride! Please let me know in a note if a non-riding companion is joining you.

Get your very own Adelaide Bromptoneering Calendar

We had a great time with our regular Adelaide Bromptoneering rides. We have created the perfect souvenir of 2025. The Adelaide Bromptoneering Calendar 2026. It’s available now as a PDF by following the link.

Sneak Peek

The first ride for 2026 will be Wednesday the 14th of January starting at 5:30pm. So please add this to your calendar.

The reason for the odd time and the odd day is that the first ride for 2026 will be a progressive dinner. We will be visiting three local establishments in or near the CBD for entree, main and the followed by a lovely dessert.

We had a great time leading a similar ride for the Unley Bicycle User Group and thought we should share this experience with our Brompton friends.

Light ’em up

I was recently doomscrolling and came across what looked like a new and interesting set of lights specifically for Brompton Bikes. The Mini Bike Light Combo for Brompton from Magic Shine Australia. They state “The VTG lighting system is a high-performance, versatile solution designed specifically for folding bikes. Perfect for cyclists who enjoy urban commuting, leisure riding, and road cycling, the VTG system combines innovation, safety, and user-friendly design to enhance every ride.

The system includes three key products: the VTG 1000 Front Light, the VTG Wireless Remote, and the VTG 50 TL Tail Light. Together, they ensure maximum visibility and safety, all while maintaining a sleek and compact design.”

You can see a review here – https://youtube.com/shorts/OO63WnaJtps?si=7AMR7x61sKNm5rRy

Brompton Social Ride – November 2025 – Silver Brewing Co – Adelaide

Helen and I returned from our trip to Japan yesterday. We are looking forward to riding with you again this Sunday, 23 November 2025. We leave 11am from Silver Brewing Co in Gouger Street, Adelaide. The weather is looking warm (26c-29c during the ride). Please dress appropriately and bring some sunscreen. Details about the ride are available from the November 2025 Social Ride – Silver Brewing Co post.

Our coffee stop will be at the Marion Wetlands – this is a coffee outside moment – please bring your own coffee in a thermos or the necessary coffee making equipment with you. Gail will be bringing some lovely baked items to share (looking forward to these – thanks for offering!).

If you are coming and haven’t yet registered please do so on this “feedback page”. This allows us to ensure that there is enough space around the lunch table after the ride!

Ride Calendar for 2026

Planning has commenced for Adelaide Bromptoneering’s 2026 rides. The details will be announced at our Christmas Lunch on Sunday 21 December 2025.

Do you have a favourite ride that you like to do again? Or a new venue or location you think would be great for the Bromptoneers to explore?

Please send us your suggestions be leaving a comment on this post. You can do this by simply replying to the e-mail newsletter or if you prefer you can leave it directly on the blog.

I’ve created a gallery of photos from last years rides to inspire you!

Going to Japan with your Brompton?

You can find out about Brompton Community events in Tokyo (you’ll need to turn on your translate function) from this website >> https://brompton-community.peatix.com. You can message through organiser from the website – you never know your luck in the big city.

Brompton Junction in Tokyo can be found online here >> https://jp.brompton.com/find-a-store/brompton-junction/tokyo and in real life in Jingumae, a district of Shibuya.

I’d also recommend visiting:

• Life with Bicycle which can be find online here >> https://lb-daikanyama.jp and in real life near Daikanyama, also a district of Shibuya. Life with Bicycle was the shop that fixed my bike last year after my pedal “bolt” broke in the crank. Very helpful!
• Loro Slowspot which can be find online here >> http://www.loro.co.jp and in real life their Tokyo branch can be found in Nihonbashi, a district of Chuo City. When our friend forgot to bring her frame for her front bag, they helped us out by lending us one for the trip!
• Rinproject makes a bunch of interesting gear for Brompton and other bikes. They can be found online here >> https://www.rinproject.com/index.html and in real life in Matsugaya, in Taito City.
• Blue Lug has cool gear for all sorts of bikes, including Brompton. They can be found online here >> https://bluelug.com. They have three shops in Tokyo – I’ll let you Google them. Apparently, they also run a custom paint shop, a cafe and a barber!

If you happen to be heading down to the Shimanami Kaido next month, then you might able to join the Brompton in Palace meeting on 21 December 2025 in Sentoda. We have been to a few Brompton in Palace meetings when they were held in Tokyo. We met many liked minded Brompton friends.

I’ve included some photos from last trip to encourage you. And finally a shout out to Alison and Sam who are in Tokyo as I type.