BROMMIE CLINIC IS BACK!

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Our popular hands-on Brompton repair class is coming up. Join us on Sat., Feb. 25, 10:15-11:30-ish for and learn all the basics of keeping your folder running well. This is a small workshop, register now to hold down your spot. We provide all the tools, just bring your Brompton.

REGISTER: info@trophybikes.com

COVID-19 NOTICE: All participants will be required to present proof of vax and recent booster. Thanks for your understanding in this matter of public health.

The year draws to a close….

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We reopened as a Brompton-only shop on April Fool’s Day 2022, and worried whether it could work.

Well, all the signs continue to point upward, with both rawking old customers and brand, shiny new people coming into our compact space just west of Rittenhouse Row to try and to buy the world’s best folder bikes. THANK YOU ALL for taking the time to shop in actual reality instead of the virtual mall that the powers-that-been think we should be spend a life sentence locked into.

YES, we are taking a winter break from Xmas through Jan. 3, and then back at it on Jan. 4, 2023.

IF YOU REALLY REALLY NEED A BROMPTON REPAIR before then, we might be able to meet up at the shop by appointment. Send us an email (info -at- trophybikes -dot-com) and we try our best to arrange it.

BROMPTON DAY TRIP on SUN., Sept 11

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Dear Brompton owners:

NEXT SUNDAY, 11 September – you are invited to join us on a Brompton Folder Bike Day Trip: 

HOP the (9:41) train to Doylestown and CHEER top-level cycle racing, RIDE the course on your Brompton between events, DIG an Arts Festival (conveniently located right next to the bike race, -AND– do a quick SWOOP to some great lunch, book and vintage shops before catching the train back to Philly by late PM. 

There will be prizes for the BEST-DRESSED (as judged by a jury of our peers) Brompton riders.

 This event is for Brompton folder bikes, it’s FREE (except for train tix), but please RSVP to info (at) trophybikes dot com. 

We will MEET UP at the center info booth inside AMTRAK 30th St. Station, at 9:30 sharp. (so we have time to purchase tickets and such)

It would be very nice to see you!

With Kind Regards,

Michael McGettigan / trophybikes

Put a ring on it! –

by Trophy Bikes, posted in Featured Item, Gear

There are many ways to think about the cheery little noisemakers attached to our bicycle handlebars:

• A legally-mandated “warning device audible for 300 feet…”

• Something to say ‘hi’ to other cyclists or pedestrians with.

• A way to maybe, just maybe move some pedestrians from the bike lane up ahead.

• A device to make going through dark, spooky tunnels less scary.

• How your bicycle laughs.

We would never presume to say which way is right for you–and that is why we stock the best selection of bike bells in the city, perhaps on the East Coast. Come in and see which bell rings for you.

It’s got a lot of different on it!

by Trophy Bikes, posted in Brompton Bicycle, Featured Item

This is the new BROMPTON P LINE – successor to the original Superlight series. Like the Superlight, it has a titanium fork and rear triangle. BUT it also has a new 4-speed drivetrain, lighter wheels, and numerous other improvements. It’s LIGHT and it doesn’t give up a speck of what we love about Bromptons. Their factory in West London built a lot of these, but not exactly too many. Come by the shop* for a test ride and do not tarry if you want a Performance Brompton before it snows. Thank you.

  • Trophy Bikes is now at 133 S. 23rd St. just west of Rittenhouse Square (we’re now BROMPTON-ONLY) and we’re open Wed-Sat., noon to 6 p.m.

BROMPTON BURST! Sunday, Sept. 9th

by Trophy Bikes, posted in Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia, Brompton Bicycle, Brompton Racing, Events, Philly Bike Expo

BromptonBurst.1RACE YOUR BROMPTON on a world-class course, in beautiful Doylestown PA.

The Bucks County Classic is a full day of pro road bike racing – and now, for the first time ever, they’ve turned over their beautiful racecourse to Brompton folders at midday! Register online (link below) , or on race day at 11:30 a.m. RACE STARTS 12:30 p.m., exactly.

Coming from Philadelphia? MEET UP at 30th Street Station, 9 a.m. sharp on race day. We will hop the 9:16 SEPTA train to Doylestown. The last car on the train is the designated BROMPTON CAR.

More about the Brompton Burst: it will have great prizes for top woman and man finishers, and for BEST-DRESSED. ALL RIDERS must wear business attire, and the race kicks off with a Le Mans running start to your folded Brompton bicycle!

ALL BROMPTON RACERS invited back to the Brompton tent for complimentary drinks and lunch afterward, and to watch the Bucks County Classic pro riders battle it out. What else? Oh! There’s an arts fest around the corner in this lovely small town – bring family and friends for a great day out.  REGISTER/MORE INFO HERE

BROMPTONS UNDER BROAD STREET!

by Trophy Bikes, posted in AD HOC RIDES, Brompton Bicycle, Events, Philly Free Streets

This Saturday, 11 August, we invite Brompton bike riders to join us in a “top-down” tour of the Philly Free Streets day.  Philly Free Streets, now in its 3rd year, will turn Broad Street, from City Hall to Erie Avenue, into a car-free zone from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.

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NOTE: We will meet, RAIN or SHINE! • If it’s like, BIBLICAL RAIN, we may just take the subway to Erie Avenue and hang out, then subway back and retreat to La Colombe or even FERGIES PUB. So, please bring a jacket and be flexible; that’s the beauty of riding a Brompton, the world’s best folder bicycle. 

Our event will take advantage of the Brompton’s unique fold to take SEPTA up to the north end of Open Streets.  We will meet at La Colombe Coffee Penn Square, on the SW  corner of City Hall at 10 a.m. sharp. First, a quick lap around City Hall, then down into a cool, rumbling Broad Street subway car, which will rocket us to Broad and Erie in 16 minutes!

We’ll unfold and pedal back down 100% car-free North Broad Street to City Hall (4.6 miles, easy pace, lots of stops for photos) …and maybe a post-ride beverage at nearby Fergie’s Pub.

The ride is FREE (please bring $2.50 or your SEPTA KEY for the subway trip), but because of space considerations–Brompton bikes only, please.   • •   RSVP to info@trophybikes.com with BUBS in the subject line to help us know how many Brompton riders to expect. THANKS!

 

PS–SAVE THE DATE: Sept. 9th THE BROMPTON BURST– BROMPTON RACING IN BEAUTIFUL DOYLESTOWN PA. We will ride a special BROMPTON CAR on SEPTA to this event. Go to:  http://buckscountyclassic.com/races/brompton  for all the details!