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The IT Chair for Bromptons

The IT Chair for Bromptons

Let's say I told you that you were going to take a child between the ages of 2 and 6ish on a trip with you, and you wanted to bike around once you got there. Nothing long distance, just tooling around the city, seeing the sights, going to museums, etc. How would you do it? What options spring to mind? Would you try to check a full-sized bike and a rear kid seat for it? Or, like most people, would you start googling bike rental options in the new city?

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Why This Folding Bike is Worth At Least $1255 (Hint, it fits in an airplane's overhead storage)

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Why This Folding Bike is Worth At Least $1255 (Hint, it fits in an airplane's overhead storage)

Bikabout founders tell you why a Brompton folding bike is worth the investment, how to carry your child on the Brompton and finally, offer the 101 on the three ways to fly with your Brompton: carry-on, gate check and luggage check.

“The bike 🚲 is the most efficient transportation innovation in history,” Mr. Earl. When your late arrival to the #2019atsummit lands you in an empty seat in the front and up walks a smiling @repblumenauer, your 🚲 rock star. And then he gets up to introduce a 🚊 rock star and former Charlotte Mayor / US Secretary of Transportation, Anthony Foxx. Getting to thank Mr. Earl for trying to bring back the bike benefit 💵 because I was a recipient in Boston for 3 years, made my week. #fangirl #transportationnerd #transportation #biking #walking #transit #trains #portland @thestreettrust
“The bike 🚲 is the most efficient transportation innovation in history,” Mr. Earl. When your late arrival to the #2019atsummit lands you in an empty seat in the front and up walks a smiling @repblumenauer, your 🚲 rock star. And then he gets up to introduce a 🚊 rock star and former Charlotte Mayor / US Secretary of Transportation, Anthony Foxx. Getting to thank Mr. Earl for trying to bring back the bike benefit 💵 because I was a recipient in Boston for 3 years, made my week. #fangirl #transportationnerd #transportation #biking #walking #transit #trains #portland @thestreettrust
Fresh off the press! Bikabout.com/oakland @visitoakland #oakland
Fresh off the press! Bikabout.com/oakland @visitoakland #oakland
Earth 🌏 Day challenge: raise your voice 🗣 for bikeways 🚲 that make all ages and abilities comfortable. If we’re going to fend off the dramatic impacts of climate change, all cities and towns in America need to be at the Berkeley level and beyond and this only happens when grandmothers 👵, mothers 👩‍👧‍👧, children and vulnerable people 👐🏿 start riding daily for Transportation and paint does not make them feel comfortable. We need protected bikeways now! #earthday #rideabike #climatechange #protectedbikelane #cycletrack
Earth 🌏 Day challenge: raise your voice 🗣 for bikeways 🚲 that make all ages and abilities comfortable. If we’re going to fend off the dramatic impacts of climate change, all cities and towns in America need to be at the Berkeley level and beyond and this only happens when grandmothers 👵, mothers 👩‍👧‍👧, children and vulnerable people 👐🏿 start riding daily for Transportation and paint does not make them feel comfortable. We need protected bikeways now! #earthday #rideabike #climatechange #protectedbikelane #cycletrack
Home in Hood River is a pretty special place. #spring #bikeride #bikelife #ihavethisthingwithbikes #hoodriver #oregon #pedego #bianchi #ebike #flowers #columbiagorge #bikabouthoodriver
Home in Hood River is a pretty special place. #spring #bikeride #bikelife #ihavethisthingwithbikes #hoodriver #oregon #pedego #bianchi #ebike #flowers #columbiagorge #bikabouthoodriver
🎶 “Roll out the barrel” 🍻 Here’s to opening weekend at the best Biergarten/ student union on the planet. #memorialunion #madison #bikaboutmadison #biergarten @uwmadison #wisconsin
🎶 “Roll out the barrel” 🍻 Here’s to opening weekend at the best Biergarten/ student union on the planet. #memorialunion #madison #bikaboutmadison #biergarten @uwmadison #wisconsin
Having only a few hours to wander San Francisco by bike was a tease. There are SO many neighborhoods, nooks and noshes to visit. But we got to see these Painted 🎨 🏠 Ladies, ride the Wiggle and see the museums at Golden Gate. All with this lady, a best friend dating back to Madison, who we are so lucky to have living in Oakland now. It was a wonderful week in the Bay Area and we look 👀 forward to publishing our Oakland guide THIS MONDAY!! #sanfrancisco #paintedladies #ridethewiggle #bikeride #bikelife #biketravel #biketour #biketourism #wanerbybike #bikaboutsanfran #bikaboutoakland #bromptonbicycle #mycityunseen
Having only a few hours to wander San Francisco by bike was a tease. There are SO many neighborhoods, nooks and noshes to visit. But we got to see these Painted 🎨 🏠 Ladies, ride the Wiggle and see the museums at Golden Gate. All with this lady, a best friend dating back to Madison, who we are so lucky to have living in Oakland now. It was a wonderful week in the Bay Area and we look 👀 forward to publishing our Oakland guide THIS MONDAY!! #sanfrancisco #paintedladies #ridethewiggle #bikeride #bikelife #biketravel #biketour #biketourism #wanerbybike #bikaboutsanfran #bikaboutoakland #bromptonbicycle #mycityunseen
With the help of the amazing @xtracycle and generosity of @blueheronbikes, we celebrated the life of our beautiful friend, @davidsokaarchitect, in Tilden Park with a hike at sunset 🌅. 1700 feet of climbing was no problem for this bike’s electric ⚡️ assist. When we arrived, the bike was our mule, carting bottles of wine 🍷 and picnic provisions. It was a potluck of food and stories of David while the sun was setting. He was definitely there with us. #berkeley #oakland #eastbaybikes #bikesf #ebike #electricbike #ecargobike #familybikeride #memorial #bikepicnic #tildenpark #xtracycle #familybike
With the help of the amazing @xtracycle and generosity of @blueheronbikes, we celebrated the life of our beautiful friend, @davidsokaarchitect, in Tilden Park with a hike at sunset 🌅. 1700 feet of climbing was no problem for this bike’s electric ⚡️ assist. When we arrived, the bike was our mule, carting bottles of wine 🍷 and picnic provisions. It was a potluck of food and stories of David while the sun was setting. He was definitely there with us. #berkeley #oakland #eastbaybikes #bikesf #ebike #electricbike #ecargobike #familybikeride #memorial #bikepicnic #tildenpark #xtracycle #familybike
After 2 failed attempts to patron @luckyduckoakland, we made it! It’s part custom built used bike shop, part hip deli and cafe. Our favorite part was their customer’s bike hanging area. #oakland #bikefriendlycafe #bikefriendly #travel #biketravel #bikecafe #bikaboutoakland #bikelife #luckyduckcafe #bikeeastbay @bikeeastbay
After 2 failed attempts to patron @luckyduckoakland, we made it! It’s part custom built used bike shop, part hip deli and cafe. Our favorite part was their customer’s bike hanging area. #oakland #bikefriendlycafe #bikefriendly #travel #biketravel #bikecafe #bikaboutoakland #bikelife #luckyduckcafe #bikeeastbay @bikeeastbay
Ready for a day of riding 🚲 around San Francisco! This ferry ⛴ Oakland to Fisherman’s Wharf is the perfect #bikefriendly way of getting there. #oakland #oaklandbikes #bikeeastbay #sfbikelife #bikelife #familybikeride #familytravel #bikaboutoakland #ferry #bikefriendlyferry
Ready for a day of riding 🚲 around San Francisco! This ferry ⛴ Oakland to Fisherman’s Wharf is the perfect #bikefriendly way of getting there. #oakland #oaklandbikes #bikeeastbay #sfbikelife #bikelife #familybikeride #familytravel #bikaboutoakland #ferry #bikefriendlyferry
2nd stop on the Oakland road trip: Klamath Falls. The used bike 🚲 shop with a @workcycles bakfiets and vintage Peugeot sucked is in and then we saw the Oregon #bikefriendly business sign next door on Rodeos Pizza 🍕 and were blown away by the beer 🍺 selection...including It’s Ake by @chainlinebrew that we had to pick up for a friend 🤨 #oregon #klamathfalls #rodeospizza #bottleshop #craftbeer
2nd stop on the Oakland road trip: Klamath Falls. The used bike 🚲 shop with a @workcycles bakfiets and vintage Peugeot sucked is in and then we saw the Oregon #bikefriendly business sign next door on Rodeos Pizza 🍕 and were blown away by the beer 🍺 selection...including It’s Ake by @chainlinebrew that we had to pick up for a friend 🤨 #oregon #klamathfalls #rodeospizza #bottleshop #craftbeer
An Oakland road trip. First stop: Smith Rock. #oregon #smithrockstatepark #oregonexplored #bikaboutoregon
An Oakland road trip. First stop: Smith Rock. #oregon #smithrockstatepark #oregonexplored #bikaboutoregon
#tbt to the 2013 Boston Midnight Marathon 🚲 Bike Ride with my friend, Abby. That was one of those most fun experiences of my life. Abby is running 🏃🏻‍♀️ in the marathon this weekend and we couldn’t be more proud! #bostonmarathon #boston #midnightmarathonbikeride #bikaboutboston #novemberprojectboston
#tbt to the 2013 Boston Midnight Marathon 🚲 Bike Ride with my friend, Abby. That was one of those most fun experiences of my life. Abby is running 🏃🏻‍♀️ in the marathon this weekend and we couldn’t be more proud! #bostonmarathon #boston #midnightmarathonbikeride #bikaboutboston #novemberprojectboston
2 weeks ago today, we lost an amazing human to suicide. @davidsokaarchitect was a native New Yorker who, from the day we met him in Madison, talked about his visionary project, the #solsticespace in the Hudson River Valley. He was a captivating person and inspired us to take things slow, turn over rocks for hidden gems and love architecture. Next week we gather with his tribe to pay tribute to him with a hike in East Bay. He loved nature and dense cities equally and thrived from both the routine and new. I’ve taken solace in a meditative shower tiling project while trying to ignite a fire 🔥 in my own dream, @rolloninn. But, David has been with me constantly. I can hear his voice and feel his passion live on. #friendsforever #suicideprevention
2 weeks ago today, we lost an amazing human to suicide. @davidsokaarchitect was a native New Yorker who, from the day we met him in Madison, talked about his visionary project, the #solsticespace in the Hudson River Valley. He was a captivating person and inspired us to take things slow, turn over rocks for hidden gems and love architecture. Next week we gather with his tribe to pay tribute to him with a hike in East Bay. He loved nature and dense cities equally and thrived from both the routine and new. I’ve taken solace in a meditative shower tiling project while trying to ignite a fire 🔥 in my own dream, @rolloninn. But, David has been with me constantly. I can hear his voice and feel his passion live on. #friendsforever #suicideprevention
Spring 🌷 🎶 concert, here we come. #30daysofbiking #bikelife
“Life would be so wonderful if we only knew what to do with it.” Greta Garbo, how about more #LookMaNoHands moments 👐🏽🚲? We’ve so enjoyed sharing the photos and stories of women riding bikes for #womenshistorymonth and hope you all encourage other ladies to ride! #ihavethisthingwithbikes #bikelife #womenbike
“Life would be so wonderful if we only knew what to do with it.” Greta Garbo, how about more #LookMaNoHands moments 👐🏽🚲? We’ve so enjoyed sharing the photos and stories of women riding bikes for #womenshistorymonth and hope you all encourage other ladies to ride! #ihavethisthingwithbikes #bikelife #womenbike
Women’s History Month should recognize both the amazing stories of women and the darker ones that we can learn from as depression and substance abuse are very relevant epidemics today. Pier Angeli, born Anna Maria Pierangeli in 1932 in Sardinia, was a film actress who starred with James Dean and Paul Newman and enjoyed many high profile romantic relationships. But when she grew older, Hollywood didn’t cast her in the same caliber of films that she enjoyed previously and she turned to alcohol to mask her sadness. Diagnosed with clinical depression in early 1970, she was treated with electric shocks at a clinic in Rome and 1 year later a doctor issued a shot of Compazine to calm her anxiety, which tragically caused her to die of an overdose. . . We post about Pier’s story because we lost a close friend to mental health and suicide this week and implore you to check in with your friends you haven’t heard from, ask them to join you for a bike ride, get them help or ask them to call the suicide prevention hotline at tel:1-800-273-8255. It’s the small touch points that save a person’s life. #womenshistorymonth #substanceabuse #depressionhelp #pierangeli
Women’s History Month should recognize both the amazing stories of women and the darker ones that we can learn from as depression and substance abuse are very relevant epidemics today. Pier Angeli, born Anna Maria Pierangeli in 1932 in Sardinia, was a film actress who starred with James Dean and Paul Newman and enjoyed many high profile romantic relationships. But when she grew older, Hollywood didn’t cast her in the same caliber of films that she enjoyed previously and she turned to alcohol to mask her sadness. Diagnosed with clinical depression in early 1970, she was treated with electric shocks at a clinic in Rome and 1 year later a doctor issued a shot of Compazine to calm her anxiety, which tragically caused her to die of an overdose. . . We post about Pier’s story because we lost a close friend to mental health and suicide this week and implore you to check in with your friends you haven’t heard from, ask them to join you for a bike ride, get them help or ask them to call the suicide prevention hotline at tel:1-800-273-8255. It’s the small touch points that save a person’s life. #womenshistorymonth #substanceabuse #depressionhelp #pierangeli
Waking up at 5am has its perks...we were 1 of the few for sunrise 🌅 at Delicate Arch this morning and it was otherworldly. This is our daughter, Annika, aka @djspacecats ⭐️ 🐈 where she posts her favorite places with her @nutcasehelmets, a la #flatstanley. #moab #utah #arches #nutcasehmets #spacecats #delicatearch #bikaboutmoab #familytravel #travelphotography #catsofinstagram
Waking up at 5am has its perks...we were 1 of the few for sunrise 🌅 at Delicate Arch this morning and it was otherworldly. This is our daughter, Annika, aka @djspacecats ⭐️ 🐈 where she posts her favorite places with her @nutcasehelmets, a la #flatstanley. #moab #utah #arches #nutcasehmets #spacecats #delicatearch #bikaboutmoab #familytravel #travelphotography #catsofinstagram
First time in #Moab. We biked to dinner at @miguelsbajagrill and are crashing to wake up early for some arches! #biketravel #bikaboutmoab #brompton
First time in #Moab. We biked to dinner at @miguelsbajagrill and are crashing to wake up early for some arches! #biketravel #bikaboutmoab #brompton
Soaking up that Colorado sun ☀️ while exploring Boulder by bike. We found the Rayback Collective (outdoor food court) and loved it. #boulder #bikeboulder #bikaboutboulder @therayback #biketravel #biketourism
Soaking up that Colorado sun ☀️ while exploring Boulder by bike. We found the Rayback Collective (outdoor food court) and loved it. #boulder #bikeboulder #bikaboutboulder @therayback #biketravel #biketourism
Before we launched Bikabout, @rapha provided inspiration with a boxed set of “City 🚲 Cycling” travel books 📚 for Europe and now they have the same for USA, so check them out. But until now, we hadn’t been to a store and wow, it was crack. They rent really nice road bikes, sell beautiful jerseys (that you can design 🎨), cappuccino ☕️ and have a nice indoor cafe. We look forward to adding them to our Best if Boulder travel guide soon! #boulder #biketravel #biketourism #bikerental #bikerentals #bikefriendly #bikefriendlycafe #rapha #bikelife #bikeride #bikaboutboulder
Before we launched Bikabout, @rapha provided inspiration with a boxed set of “City 🚲 Cycling” travel books 📚 for Europe and now they have the same for USA, so check them out. But until now, we hadn’t been to a store and wow, it was crack. They rent really nice road bikes, sell beautiful jerseys (that you can design 🎨), cappuccino ☕️ and have a nice indoor cafe. We look forward to adding them to our Best if Boulder travel guide soon! #boulder #biketravel #biketourism #bikerental #bikerentals #bikefriendly #bikefriendlycafe #rapha #bikelife #bikeride #bikaboutboulder
“The bike 🚲 is the most efficient transportation innovation in history,” Mr. Earl. When your late arrival to the #2019atsummit lands you in an empty seat in the front and up walks a smiling @repblumenauer, your 🚲 rock star. And then he gets up to introduce a 🚊 rock star and former Charlotte Mayor / US Secretary of Transportation, Anthony Foxx. Getting to thank Mr. Earl for trying to bring back the bike benefit 💵 because I was a recipient in Boston for 3 years, made my week. #fangirl #transportationnerd #transportation #biking #walking #transit #trains #portland @thestreettrust Fresh off the press! Bikabout.com/oakland @visitoakland #oakland Earth 🌏 Day challenge: raise your voice 🗣 for bikeways 🚲 that make all ages and abilities comfortable. If we’re going to fend off the dramatic impacts of climate change, all cities and towns in America need to be at the Berkeley level and beyond and this only happens when grandmothers 👵, mothers 👩‍👧‍👧, children and vulnerable people 👐🏿 start riding daily for Transportation and paint does not make them feel comfortable. We need protected bikeways now! #earthday #rideabike #climatechange #protectedbikelane #cycletrack Home in Hood River is a pretty special place. #spring #bikeride #bikelife #ihavethisthingwithbikes #hoodriver #oregon #pedego #bianchi #ebike #flowers #columbiagorge #bikabouthoodriver 🎶 “Roll out the barrel” 🍻 Here’s to opening weekend at the best Biergarten/ student union on the planet. #memorialunion #madison #bikaboutmadison #biergarten @uwmadison #wisconsin Having only a few hours to wander San Francisco by bike was a tease. There are SO many neighborhoods, nooks and noshes to visit. But we got to see these Painted 🎨 🏠 Ladies, ride the Wiggle and see the museums at Golden Gate. All with this lady, a best friend dating back to Madison, who we are so lucky to have living in Oakland now. It was a wonderful week in the Bay Area and we look 👀 forward to publishing our Oakland guide THIS MONDAY!! #sanfrancisco #paintedladies #ridethewiggle #bikeride #bikelife #biketravel #biketour #biketourism #wanerbybike #bikaboutsanfran #bikaboutoakland #bromptonbicycle #mycityunseen With the help of the amazing @xtracycle and generosity of @blueheronbikes, we celebrated the life of our beautiful friend, @davidsokaarchitect, in Tilden Park with a hike at sunset 🌅. 1700 feet of climbing was no problem for this bike’s electric ⚡️ assist. When we arrived, the bike was our mule, carting bottles of wine 🍷 and picnic provisions. It was a potluck of food and stories of David while the sun was setting. He was definitely there with us. #berkeley #oakland #eastbaybikes #bikesf #ebike #electricbike #ecargobike #familybikeride #memorial #bikepicnic #tildenpark #xtracycle #familybike After 2 failed attempts to patron @luckyduckoakland, we made it! It’s part custom built used bike shop, part hip deli and cafe. Our favorite part was their customer’s bike hanging area. #oakland #bikefriendlycafe #bikefriendly #travel #biketravel #bikecafe #bikaboutoakland #bikelife #luckyduckcafe #bikeeastbay @bikeeastbay Ready for a day of riding 🚲 around San Francisco! This ferry ⛴ Oakland to Fisherman’s Wharf is the perfect #bikefriendly way of getting there. #oakland #oaklandbikes #bikeeastbay #sfbikelife #bikelife #familybikeride #familytravel #bikaboutoakland #ferry #bikefriendlyferry 2nd stop on the Oakland road trip: Klamath Falls. The used bike 🚲 shop with a @workcycles bakfiets and vintage Peugeot sucked is in and then we saw the Oregon #bikefriendly business sign next door on Rodeos Pizza 🍕 and were blown away by the beer 🍺 selection...including It’s Ake by @chainlinebrew that we had to pick up for a friend 🤨 #oregon #klamathfalls #rodeospizza #bottleshop #craftbeer An Oakland road trip. First stop: Smith Rock. #oregon #smithrockstatepark #oregonexplored #bikaboutoregon #tbt to the 2013 Boston Midnight Marathon 🚲 Bike Ride with my friend, Abby. That was one of those most fun experiences of my life. Abby is running 🏃🏻‍♀️ in the marathon this weekend and we couldn’t be more proud! #bostonmarathon #boston #midnightmarathonbikeride #bikaboutboston #novemberprojectboston 2 weeks ago today, we lost an amazing human to suicide. @davidsokaarchitect was a native New Yorker who, from the day we met him in Madison, talked about his visionary project, the #solsticespace in the Hudson River Valley. He was a captivating person and inspired us to take things slow, turn over rocks for hidden gems and love architecture. Next week we gather with his tribe to pay tribute to him with a hike in East Bay. He loved nature and dense cities equally and thrived from both the routine and new. I’ve taken solace in a meditative shower tiling project while trying to ignite a fire 🔥 in my own dream, @rolloninn. But, David has been with me constantly. I can hear his voice and feel his passion live on. #friendsforever #suicideprevention
Spring 🌷 🎶 concert, here we come. #30daysofbiking #bikelife
“Life would be so wonderful if we only knew what to do with it.” Greta Garbo, how about more #LookMaNoHands moments 👐🏽🚲? We’ve so enjoyed sharing the photos and stories of women riding bikes for #womenshistorymonth and hope you all encourage other ladies to ride! #ihavethisthingwithbikes #bikelife #womenbike Women’s History Month should recognize both the amazing stories of women and the darker ones that we can learn from as depression and substance abuse are very relevant epidemics today. Pier Angeli, born Anna Maria Pierangeli in 1932 in Sardinia, was a film actress who starred with James Dean and Paul Newman and enjoyed many high profile romantic relationships. But when she grew older, Hollywood didn’t cast her in the same caliber of films that she enjoyed previously and she turned to alcohol to mask her sadness. Diagnosed with clinical depression in early 1970, she was treated with electric shocks at a clinic in Rome and 1 year later a doctor issued a shot of Compazine to calm her anxiety, which tragically caused her to die of an overdose. . . We post about Pier’s story because we lost a close friend to mental health and suicide this week and implore you to check in with your friends you haven’t heard from, ask them to join you for a bike ride, get them help or ask them to call the suicide prevention hotline at tel:1-800-273-8255. It’s the small touch points that save a person’s life. #womenshistorymonth #substanceabuse #depressionhelp #pierangeli Waking up at 5am has its perks...we were 1 of the few for sunrise 🌅 at Delicate Arch this morning and it was otherworldly. This is our daughter, Annika, aka @djspacecats ⭐️ 🐈 where she posts her favorite places with her @nutcasehelmets, a la #flatstanley. #moab #utah #arches #nutcasehmets #spacecats #delicatearch #bikaboutmoab #familytravel #travelphotography #catsofinstagram First time in #Moab. We biked to dinner at @miguelsbajagrill and are crashing to wake up early for some arches! #biketravel #bikaboutmoab #brompton Soaking up that Colorado sun ☀️ while exploring Boulder by bike. We found the Rayback Collective (outdoor food court) and loved it. #boulder #bikeboulder #bikaboutboulder @therayback #biketravel #biketourism Before we launched Bikabout, @rapha provided inspiration with a boxed set of “City 🚲 Cycling” travel books 📚 for Europe and now they have the same for USA, so check them out. But until now, we hadn’t been to a store and wow, it was crack. They rent really nice road bikes, sell beautiful jerseys (that you can design 🎨), cappuccino ☕️ and have a nice indoor cafe. We look forward to adding them to our Best if Boulder travel guide soon! #boulder #biketravel #biketourism #bikerental #bikerentals #bikefriendly #bikefriendlycafe #rapha #bikelife #bikeride #bikaboutboulder