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SO: it’s NOT 100 DEGREES; nor is it POURING RAIN. Let’s RIDE our BROMPTONS, shall we? Tonight (7/10) join PhillyFold for a Photogenic Brommie Ride. (Gather: Race St. Pier, 7:30 pm) SAT (7/11): Ad Hoc BROMMIE BRIDGE RIDE to enjoy the BEN FRANKLIN WITHOUT CARS. (Gather at Philly end of the Ben, 10 am • Roll 10:10!) Brompton Junction New York Brompton North America Brompton | Community

SOME NOTES: • We stock the best selection of bicycle bells in the 215 (possibly the East Coast), so you can proclaim your Freedom of Movement. •• We might be a few min.late on Friday as we’re hoping to catch a glimpse of the largest working locomotive on Earth as it thunders along the Schuylkill Banks around noon on July 3. ••• Yes, we’ll be closed on the 4th to ponder our country’s present and future. •••• Back at it noon, WED., July 8th, explaining, servicing and selling the most practical folder bikes currently made— BROMPTONS. Climate Action PA

The Commonplace Book is a *distillation* of words read, sentences overheard, thoughts that should be thunk twice, song lyrics that go one step beyond; really, whatever Y O U wish to write down/comment upon. • ON July 7, the The Pen & Pencil Club invites you to Commonplace Booking—a workshop -and- talks with experts (from Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library and The Rosenbach Museum & Library ); BRING your Commonplace Books, or start your own on the spot… yes, we’ll have some blank notebooks on hand too. Starts at 7 pm. Free and Open the the Interested Public. WKDU Philadelphia 91.7 FM WHYY WPRB Princeton 103.3 FM Molly Russakoff, Joe Ankenbrand, John Dickie and Hayden Hall

SO, dear fellow railroad nerds, the world's largest active steam locomotive, Union Pacific's No. 4014 a.k.a. "Big Boy", is rumbling through PHL. It is predicted to roll down the tracks alongside the SRT in Center City at ABOUT NOON on JULY 3rd. *THUS* we might open a little late at the shop. Also, a Brompton Bicycle will make it easier to follow # 4014 for a bit and/or find the best viewing spots. OH, and it will depart along the same path about 9 a.m. on July 6th. Here's a good explainer: https://www.instagram.com/reels/DZsjMGpNcyN/

Big Boy (4014) will be visiting Philly from the 3rd to the 6th of July, here's some info on where to see it! . Also I'd recommend getting to the Schuylkill trail around 10am on the 3rd to see it arrive as the crowds might be huge. On the 6th it'll be departing the Navy Yard at 9am, so be on the trail or wherever by then too. Stay off the tracks for your own safety! #bigboy #250th #visitphilly #philly

Recent happenings have prompted us to suggest a new annual event... A national holiday called SEATPOST SAVING TIME. Whichever bike shop staffer is most often late getting to work (including the owner-no exceptions) on Saturdays will be assigned a special outfit (brightly-colored shirt & tie) –and go door to door on the first Saturday every March, reminding cyclists that it's *WORLD SST DAY*. They will recite, a la Adam West as Batman: "CITIZENS! Please remove your bicycle's seatpost and place your bike upside down for one hour to help any moisture inside the frame escape.Then, clean your seatpost; if your seatpost or frame is made of carbon fiber, please apply carbon grip/anti-seize compound to your seatpost. Otherwise, apply a very thin coat of grease. After one hour, replace your seatpost and mark your calendar for next year's World SST Day. WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR COOPERATION, BICYCLE OWNER!" ••• They will then dash to the next house (if there is a fence or hedge, hop over it for extra points) and repeat. (note: this holiday does not apply to Brompton Bicycle folders) Stop in sometime and we can explain why. BikeRadar Merry Sales Co. Bicycle Retailer and Industry News

When we Tune🆙 yr Brompton Bicycle at Trophy Bikes , we dig getting those little details – like sanding tarnished contacts on dynamo lighting systems ‘tll they shine. ☀️As always, BROMPTON Inspections are free. Come on through, Wed-Sat, Noon-6pm (or by appointment) at 133 S. 23rd St. PECO SON Nabendynamo Philly Dyno Headlight Société Peter White Cycles LLC RadioShack

DAG, a BROMPTON folder makes it easier to get almost anywhere at any time, even during the FIFA WORLD CUP 2026 . Coat-checked it at the Philadelphia Museum of Art , then tucked it behind a table at the Cherry Street Tavern … roll city on a Brompton Bicycle — we’re open Wed-Sat, Noon-6 PM, at 133 S. 23rd St. Visit Philly Bonners Irish Pub The Monto

DEAR EVERYONE who is using AI to crank out words for posting: NO, you're not getting away with it. It reads like crap, and immediately switches your readers/viewers/customers to the OFF position. IF YOU HAPPEN TO RUN AN INDY BIKE SHOP or a BAKERY or BICYCLE FACTORY and are re-posting AI slop sent to you by your vendors/ad firms, that's no excuse. At least half your staff are underemployed poets/playwrights who can create solid copy. LET THEM HAVE AT IT – USING PENCIL and NOTEBOOK, to be safe. Tagging a bunch of (mostly innocent) bike companies/media for the echoes; ye guilty will know thyselves-- Specialized Bicycles Trek Bicycle Rad Power Bikes Brompton Bicycle Shimano Bike Tern Bicycles Fuji Bicycle Giant Bicycles Bicycle Retailer and Industry News SRAM BikeBiz BikeRadar Marin Bikes Quality Bicycle Products

Here at we call this a “Chippy” tire… this Marathon has plenty of tread left, but it’s accumulated lots of small cuts—these can hold sharp things and give ‘em extra chances to pe*****te the kevlar belt inside the tire. Once a tire gets Chippy, plan to replace it! (We keep at least three styles of tires for Bromptons stocked at all times.)