CYCLING A FOLDING BIKE AS FAST AS I CAN!

EPISODE #198 –
I’m back in the UK but I decided to not take my road bike with me this time, instead I went equipped with the Brompton… I then had the really great idea of joining my pals for a Sunday group ride, I thought it would be fine. It really wasn’t… for what was meant to be a nice Sunday social ride to the cafe, turned into 3 hours of me having to push as hard as I could on the pedals. I really love the Brompton, but maybe I’ll think twice about taking it on the group ride next time!
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Film & Editing: Thomas Martinez.
Intro Music: Press 1, Lukas Got Lucky.
Intro Film & Editing: Joe Simkins, Karl Kolecava.

I am dead. I don’t know what I was expecting, but this has been Yeah, I’m not even I’m not even overselling this. This has been one of my hardest rides I’ve ever done. It’s about time we do this. It’s the cycling tattooist. So, this might possibly be the most stupid thing I’ve ever done. I was back in the UK for a work trip. I decided to not take the road bike and instead take my newly acquired Brmpton. I thought it was a good idea to take it along to a group ride with the lads. Let’s see how that pans out. My brother in Christ. What’s wrong with you? Pull out arrow daddy and you bought out. I don’t know. This is arrow. What are you talking about? Oh, I knew you’d like it. All right. Good, man. You good? Yeah, good. Coming out with the weak leg Freds. Sorry, he’s he’s he’s biked up according me. Coming out of us now, yeah, he’s trying to embarrass us. I might I might only last 10k, but I thought it’s worth a try. Jay’s in disbelief. I imagine once it gets to sort of 25 mph, it probably starts to get a bit less fun. Yeah, it gets a bit twitchy sometimes, but it’s part of the fun. And just getting up to that speed. Oh, no. No, man. Oh, sweet. Oh, look at that. Sponsor correct as well. Sponsor. Oh, they’re nice and they’re nice and firewarmmed as well. Got Alex’s sweat on them. Otherwise, we’re never going to get to the All right, let’s go. [Music] [Music] faster. Oh, here we go. There’s the wheel. [Music] I only expect you to stay on down there. It’s a mighty Brmpton, mate. 36 mph was I love this thing. [Music] Oh no, I dropped the wheel and I’m running out of gear. Just wanted to make sure that we could. Well done. Well done. You weren’t going to do the walls of physics. I managed to hang on for 30 minutes. So, I’ll take that we have been averaging 30k an hour as well. I’d just like to point out [Music] you can’t do these silly things. Expect it to be okay. I expect nothing less, mate. He’s hanging into it too easy. I thought I was asking for it. Need some pain. Yeah, I’m uh I’m in pain. All right, these boys are in zone one. I’m in zone 10. [Music] Well, I’ve been dropped again. There they are. I think I’m going to have to chalk this up as a failed experiment. Woo! This is hard work. We’re an hour into the ride now and uh the horrible that they are, they’ve actually increased the pace 31 km an hour we’ve been doing. So, I mean, I deserve it. They’re trying to drop me and I would have done the same thing. [Music] Well, somehow I’ve made Yeah. Yeah. I think that’s uh what they say bringing a knife to a gunfight, isn’t it? The Air AK-47 and then me little pocket shank. Sharpen toothbrush. He’s even got arrow bottles. Maybe that’s where I went wrong. I should have put arrow bottles on. It’s the dichotomy of group ride choices. [Music] Well, now it’s cake time. What the hell? They actually don’t look bad. Yeah, I’ve had one here. I guess I’ll have to try one. Touching every every cake on the floor. No one wants your aid. Yeah, one of those, please. Come on. Stick that in there. Yeah. Anything else you going to try? Yeah, I’ll have to try another one. Oh, no, no, no. Not that one. Yeah, more burnt. Yeah, that one. [Music] Secured the goods. Right. Come on then. Let’s give this a go. Portuguese look away. It’s not like the ones in Portugal. No, but it’s better than I’ve had beer. It’s not bad. I give it a 4 and a half out of 10. It’s not the usual walk. Quite good, but not quite right. We’re not doing bad. 31 km an hour average. Well, we’ll get out to play on the way. No, please don’t. Please don’t. Do you want to swap bikes for the way back? Absolutely not. Come on. All right, here we go. [Music] So, we’re on the return leg now. We’re slightly over halfway. I think the route is just shy of 100k. So, I’m going to hang in there for as long as I can. I am definitely suffering, though. I’ve already pre-warned my sweet old mother that I may need picking up at some point cuz there is a high probability that I’m going to blow up. The only saving grace is I have got two pastries and a coffee in a belly now. So, some premium race fuel to send me home. Let’s get it done. [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] So, we’re 72 km in Now I am struggling. I’m not quite sure I’m going to make it to be honest, but I’m going to try my best. This was such a stupid idea. What was I thinking? Oh, and they haven’t gone easy on me. We’re still holding the exact same pace of 31 km an hour. So, cheers, boys. Love you, too. [Music] Wouldn’t be a ride with Alex without some tom foolery, would it? Pull it off. That’s what she said. Interesting technique. Smooth. Does it sound like it’s going in? Yeah. No, it doesn’t. That sounds like it. You Yeah. Holding it properly this time. I better film it from this. I think it’s always better. Yeah. Always back from the from the back. Yeah. Go on, son. You nearly there. I’ll be honest, Alex couldn’t have got a puncher at a better time. I’m uh I’m really enjoying this break. Sympathy puncher. [Music] 92k. Now I am dead. I don’t know what I was expecting, but this has been Yeah, I’m not even I’m not even overselling this. This has been one of my hardest rides I’ve ever done. Oh, especially for a Sunday group ride. That’s supposed to be fun. [Music] like comfortable to ride and but it was just like obviously harder or was it just did the feel like a bit natural? Yeah, it was definitely felt unnatural. That’s for sure. It’s actually they’re they’re really fun to ride and they are quite comfortable, but it’s just when you’re trying to push what? Yeah, it’s a different story, but together they look ridiculous. Cool, man. Good to see you, mate. Never again. That was disgusting. Hello, Mom. It’s getting off. [Music]