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Bromptoning (Heather & Pier)

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Two Torontonians on #Brompton bicycles. We post about our unfolding adventures at home and around the world. #BikeTO Blog: https://bromptoning.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@bromptoning

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Rhine River Bike Tour: SWITZERLAND - Gorge(ous) Views! (Stage 2) Stage 2 would take us through the Swiss Grand Canyon – as long as the only road through the gorge wasn’t closed!

Stage 2 of the Rhine Cycle Route takes us to the "Swiss Grand Canyon" #Brompton #biketravel (Blog + Video) bromptoning.com/traveling-ad...

09.03.2026 21:22 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0

It was great to see you at the Bike Fair! Sorry we didn't get to chat more.

09.03.2026 21:03 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Great turn out for the 2nd Annual ‘Femme Friendly Bike Fair’ hosted by the Bicycle Mayor of Toronto and some great friends.

h/t @880cities.bsky.social @bikesky.social #BikeTO

08.03.2026 20:38 👍 8 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0
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"Bicycling has done more to emancipate women than anything else." — Susan B. Anthony, 1896.

Yet today, women only make up 40% of riders. This International Women’s Day, let’s push for ambitious and inclusive cycling policies that make our cities more equitable places for women and girls. #IWD

06.03.2026 18:23 👍 157 🔁 37 💬 3 📌 5
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Rhine River Bike Tour: SWITZERLAND - From the top! (Stage 1) This is the REAL start of the Rhine River Bike Tour! We begin in Oberalp Pass, the source of the Rhine, and descend 1,300 metres via steep highways, tiny back roads, and gravel trails to the town of…

Stage 1 of the Rhine Cycle Tour includes screaming descents, gravel roads and even single track trails. Read the blog to find out how our #Brompton bikes handled those extremes! #biketravel bromptoning.com/traveling-ad...

06.03.2026 21:58 👍 6 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Cycle Toronto's Coldest Day of the Year Ride 2026
Cycle Toronto's Coldest Day of the Year Ride 2026 YouTube video by bromptoning

This winter has been brutally cold in Toronto (setting records for snowfall and consecutive days below zero), yet The Coldest Day of the Year Ride was a balmy +4C and it was glorious! 😎 Thanks @cycletoronto.bsky.social for organizing. #BikeTO youtube.com/shorts/sqtmo...

01.03.2026 22:08 👍 19 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0
Poster for the "Femme Friendly Bike Fair for the bike-curious" taking place on Sunday, March 8th, 2026, from 3pm - 6pm, at 163 Queen St E, Toronto.

Poster for the "Femme Friendly Bike Fair for the bike-curious" taking place on Sunday, March 8th, 2026, from 3pm - 6pm, at 163 Queen St E, Toronto.

Next weekend is International Women's Day and we'll be at the Femme Friendly Bike Fair. If you're in Toronto and interested in cycling but aren't sure how to start, come visit us! If you already bike and just like meeting others who bike, drop by to say hi! For more info: femmesandfriends.ca/events/

28.02.2026 20:23 👍 8 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 1

Coldest Day of the Year Ride is shaping up to be one of the warmest this winter! See you soon, #bikeTO

28.02.2026 13:57 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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26/06 Solidarity - Bike Talk St. Paul, Minnesota rider and cartoonist Andy Singer drops in virtually to talk about the recent Alex Pretti memorial ride (1:09). A spec Super Bowl ad for kids biking and walking to school by Tom Flo...

Toronto's bicycle mayor @alilabanane.bsky.social was recently featured on @biketalk.bsky.social talking about the upcoming Femmes & Friends bike fair on Sunday, March 8 (a.k.a. International Women's Day) and issues women face when cycling. #BikeTO #TOpoli biketalk.org/2026/02/26-0...

27.02.2026 13:45 👍 5 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 0

Have so much fun! 🚴🥳

25.02.2026 13:16 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

This is our jam! Subscribed!

25.02.2026 13:13 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Our Bromptons are safely tucked away for the winter too. :) Reliving the summer bike tour helps tide us over until spring!

18.02.2026 20:08 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Rhine River Brompton Bike Tour: SWITZERLAND - From the top! (Stage 1)
Rhine River Brompton Bike Tour: SWITZERLAND - From the top! (Stage 1) YouTube video by bromptoning

Our favourite part of the Rhine River Cycle Route was definitely Switzerland! This is Stage 1 from the top of Oberalp Pass. We descended over 1000m and even rode some single track! #biketravel #Brompton youtu.be/olPSvXiCtFY?...

15.02.2026 21:21 👍 4 🔁 2 💬 2 📌 0

It really was! Switzerland is absolutely stunning.

15.02.2026 22:52 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Rhine River Brompton Bike Tour: SWITZERLAND - From the top! (Stage 1)
Rhine River Brompton Bike Tour: SWITZERLAND - From the top! (Stage 1) YouTube video by bromptoning

Our favourite part of the Rhine River Cycle Route was definitely Switzerland! This is Stage 1 from the top of Oberalp Pass. We descended over 1000m and even rode some single track! #biketravel #Brompton youtu.be/olPSvXiCtFY?...

15.02.2026 21:21 👍 4 🔁 2 💬 2 📌 0
Cycle Toronto's Coldest Day of the Year Ride poster with a raccoon riding a bike in the winter. Sponsored by the City of Toronto, Live Green Toronto, Smart Commute Toronto, and Bike Share Toronto.

Cycle Toronto's Coldest Day of the Year Ride poster with a raccoon riding a bike in the winter. Sponsored by the City of Toronto, Live Green Toronto, Smart Commute Toronto, and Bike Share Toronto.

Hey #BikeTO! @cycletoronto.bsky.social's annual Coldest Day of the Year Ride returns on Saturday, February 28! Meet 10 AM at Sugar Beach Park for 10:30 AM departure. #TOpoli #VikingBiking www.cycleto.ca/cdoyr_2026

13.02.2026 02:35 👍 11 🔁 6 💬 0 📌 1
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Swiss Alps Hike to Devil’s Bridge On our way to the source of the Rhine River, we stopped in Andermatt to see the Devil’s Bridge.

On our Rhine River Bike Tour, we give the Bromptons a rest (before the big ride from the TOP of the mountain!) and hike to Devil's Bridge. bromptoning.com/traveling-ad...

08.02.2026 19:33 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

Cycling through the Alps is our new favourite thing. ;) Already planning how and when to go back.

03.02.2026 17:58 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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As we're putting together another video of our Rhine River Bike Tour, I made this quick #Relive MAP of Stage 1 through the Swiss Alps. IT'S SO GORGEOUS! #biketravel #cycletouring #BikePacking #Brompton #Switzerland

01.02.2026 19:25 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0

Tea fixes all the winter woes. 😋

01.02.2026 00:37 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Thanks to the roughly 60 people who took part in Toronto's solidarity ride for Alex Pretti, as well as to the over 100 other cities around the world who also hosted rides. Here's a video I recorded as the ride passed by Queen's Park. #BikeTO #BikeSky #TOpoli #VikingBiking #StopICE

31.01.2026 21:08 👍 391 🔁 80 💬 7 📌 3

I saw you took your gloves off to get that video! Thanks for risking frostbite to record the ride. :)

31.01.2026 21:18 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Toronto is bitterly cold today, but so is Minneapolis and they rode in memory of Alex Pretti, so we rode too in solidarity. #BikeTO #BikeMN #BikeSky

31.01.2026 21:15 👍 32 🔁 2 💬 2 📌 0
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Toronto - along with dozens of other cities - will be hosting a solidarity ride for Alex Preeti TODAY! Meet 2 PM at Christie Pits for 2:30 PM departure and bundle up! 🚲🌨️ #BikeTO #BikeSky #TOpoli #VikingBiking #StopICE

31.01.2026 14:23 👍 20 🔁 6 💬 0 📌 1

So, kinda the same as Toronto's official snowplows. ;)

26.01.2026 00:16 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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Our patio looks just like that!

26.01.2026 00:16 👍 22 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 1

Thank you! :D

26.01.2026 00:01 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
The Scenic Rhine River Train to SWITZERLAND + Cycling in Zurich
The Scenic Rhine River Train to SWITZERLAND + Cycling in Zurich YouTube video by bromptoning

On this snowy day, let's remember summer in Switzerland when we thought +14C was chilly. 😂 #biketravel youtu.be/f8wXx_KHoa4

25.01.2026 14:20 👍 8 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0

Well written @lanrickbennett.bsky.social! Bike lane clearance is frustratingly inconsistent, and even where it is done quickly, it becomes functionally useless as soon as big street plows push snow back into the bike lane - which happens at every intersection in the city! #BikeTO

24.01.2026 01:47 👍 6 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0

TL;DR: no

(Although bike lane snow-clearing has improved in recent years it's still wildly inconsistent and nowhere near the treatment of major roads.)

23.01.2026 19:38 👍 33 🔁 7 💬 1 📌 1