bike, rain, and grocery shopping
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Hey guys, the rain got me on my way to the supermarket last Thursday.
In this video I'm riding my Brompton folding bike and my Burley Travoy cargo trailer to do my 2-week grocery shopping at Walmart. You've probably seen me doing grocery shopping with only the Brompton, and that's what I typically do when I only have a few items to buy.
I hope you enjoy, and feel inspired to do your groceries by bike!
#brompton #bromptonfoldingbike #burleytravoy #biketrailer #burley - Sport
❤ I bought a Burley Travoy today to go on my Brompton. I just LOVE the way you explain your life by bike and shopping. Because of your videos, I changed my life and sold my car. Thank you Victor.
Wow! Awesome!
One thing we have all learned during this lockdown period is how fresh the air is without lots of cars and planes. Lots more people getting on their bikes. People like you showing how easy it is to do everyday things on a bike are so important. You are doing a great public service. I have a bit of a tank of a pedelec so can fit most things in the panniers, but your video has got me to thinking about a trailer for big shops.
Loving your real life Brompton experiences and mods. Proper practical solutions not your average ‘look at my fancy stuff’ videos. Keep them coming!
Haha thank you!! This channel will always be a regular guy riding a bike. No fancy upgrades, even though I like how people customize the Brompton (just not my thing).
😊I find myself unconsciously smiling during several of your videos … That has to be a good thing
Your videos are absolutely the best. no one Brampton reviews like you. thank you so much for helping us make the move and the switch to a more sustainable way of transportation!!!
Just discovering the Brompton “community “
Bought an electric Brompton C black addition.
Lovin it 😍
Thanks for your great videos 😊
Respect to this guy for making the bike work for him in all situations possible.
I had the same mindset and used 2 Ortlieb bike shoppers pannier bags, you can carry them on the shoulder via the shoulder straps then hook them to rear panniers on my regular bike as I Don't have a folding bike yet. I didn't use public transport for 2 years.
Just a quick thank you for a amazing video 👍
I’ve watched a lot of CZcams trying to decide if this is the right trailer for me 🤔
But after watching your video I’ve ordered my Burley Travoy plus upper and lower bags.
Keep up the great work. ❤️
I subscribed because you are so earth friendly. Hope everyone will do like you using just a bicycle to do grocery shopping. Be safe always!
Brilliant video 👍 got my Brompont today 😊😊😊
Great to hear! What are your first impressions??
Congratulations!
Congratulation.. i'm soonest to get 1 bromptont..look alike more practical for me now
Everyday Cycling it is great. The riding is different to my Birdy. But I love it. it's more relaxed to drive.
Matt Balajadia thank you
If only more people used bikes to go shopping, rather than their cars, the world would be a much nicer place. Your videos are great, thanks!
Sempre belli i tuoi video. Il tuo sorriso e il tuo entusiasmo sono contagiosi. Ciaooo!!!
Hi, thx, great video. It is a pleasure to watch it. Me and my wife riding also Bromptons. We would never buy another bike. We had a great trip through Netherland and France last year. We did it with Interrail and our bicycles. No problems on fast trains. Was great to ride e.g. through Amsterdam, Paris and Marseille. Never without our Bromptons. :-)
Excellent video, very well filmed considering the weather on your outbound trip. We've all seen videos with inferior vision/sound which have been shot in bright sunshine !!
Thanks David! I do spend a lot of time preparing for these. ahah thank you!
The more I watch your Brompton videos, the more I want to get Brompton bike.
You're a hero of sustainability!! Pity about the bottled water, but nobody's perfect...
Ahaha I'm not a sustainability hero, I just use my bike because it's convenient, but I agree on the water bottle thing. I'll change that.
Love your healthy life style and the bike you ride, gives us all an insensitive to abandon our cars and live better lives. Thanks for sharing👍
Love the short video. I'm a proud owner of a Brompton in the north of England and love the Brompton, especially for cycling on canal banks..........where the terrain is flat! You are amazing how you encourage people to do all this shopping with a Brompton, using cargo trailers...which I didn't know you could get! Thank you, it's a pleasure to watch. Will definitely watch the other videos in due course.
that bike does change lives... great review
Wish i had that bike & its trailer... i would travel the world!
Geez, you are creative my friend. Thanks for posting.
Nice video, Victor. Once again you did it. I like to feel your joy while doing such an ordinary task. Is it a cycling effect? I suppose it is. Anyway, it is important to bring some positive mood, especially nowadays. Thank you.
Haha, thanks Luiz! As I get more used to recording in english the videos will be more and more natural!
This video is so relaxing to watch.
I would have left another like , but I’m supposed to only like once .✌️😎
Thank you! Fun!
I wish i could have one..that's exactly how i want to make grocery..this video makes me want the troley..
It really is convenient to go grocery shopping. Even more when I'm not filming. haha
exactly this feeling.. how i wish i could have one! and that troley
Best videos ever my friend. Hats off.
I like your videos. They are so sharp and clear. Really enlightening to see the brompton fit into the shopping cart and the burley hook to it.
Thank you Jimmy!
Brilliant. I need one of these for mine!
Wow! 2 Wow! You just prove that doing grocery by bicycle is doable. Keep the video coming dude.
I”m glad you enjoy recording (it’s work) because I like watching your channel - I don’t even own a bike!
I appreciate that! haha thanks for sticking around!
Travoy managed to hold all healthy food and essential supplies, and refused some empty calories. It happened for a reason sir, I'm liking the travoy 😂
Thanks, that was inspirational!
this vid answered my question if i can also just put my folded bike in a shopping cart! thanks. Going to try this technique next time
Great video, thanks for sharing. Folding bikes look like a great convenience.
You've inspired me to do groceries shopping with my bike. And yes, you're right, it was an amazing feeling.
Yaayy I'm so glad!!
Thanks for another great video. Love the ending music, too! 🐾💫
thank you so much for this video.. amazing demo
Clever well done
Glad to see someone else is using this combo, its like a match made in heaven for the travoy and brompton. was glad to see you had the mesh upper and lower bags as well as i found they made a huge difference when doing my shopping
My travoy hauls a lot of things on a daily basis. makes a great hand cart as well or taking trash up and down the stairs
This combo is great!! I'm glad you're using it as well.
love it
This was very helpful! Thanks a lot!
The angle is so cute when you're wearing the poncho you look like a ghost floating around 😂👻
Kkkkk eu gosto a lista de compras no português 😉 Great video. The editing and diversity of camera angles is great!
Ahah you caught that? Awesome!
Great video Victor. Almost as good as your apartment day moving one which was hilarious. I was amazed at your commitment cause I would've given up and used the car!
Nice showcase of this especially showcasing the BURLEY TREVOY at it’s use cause I was considering purchasing one also for grocery shopping.
I like how it’s compact for storage especially living in an apartment and easy to take inside places and such.
It's really useful!
It's so lovely to read a lot of positive comments, since the video has the positive vibes.. great content.. love it!
Thank you so much!
Dude your carrying by bike videos are really cool. I'm currently riding a Dahon Mariner D8 but Brompton looks awesome for this kind of use.
Love the selfie poncho floating effect. Like a speedy ghost. Would make a good music video.
Creative!
Your content is awesome, makes me drool on all eco-possibilities of biking, can’t wait on owning a brompton soon!
Go for it!
Me toooooo 😩
I love your setup
Ahhh great idea for the shopping cart keith the travoy
Nice to see Brompton bikes selling in N.America! Fantastic English built bike!
Fantastic😃
Bat man going for a ride ❤️😂
All love and support mate❤️😁
You did a great job with this...
Very inspiring! Thanks for sharing. :)
Thanks for watching!
another great video.
Awesome
Great video. Surprised how much you can carry riding a bike. Love the folding Brompton too!
Excellent. I used to do something very similar with my touring bike, when we didn’t have a car. A shopping trailer and 2 panniers and I could get a week shopping done and loaded onto the bike.
I also use my touring to go shopping here in Atlanta, but I've never tried the Travoy + rear panniers. I'm pretty sure they would hit each other. Was your trailer attached to the axle?
No, mine was a DIY job, attached to the back of the rear rack.
I love you always smile with brompton
It definitely keeps us happy!
Nice setup.Loved the video. Thanks
Thank you! I'm glad you liked it!
Nice setup
Really versatile, thanks for sharing. 😀
Thanks Clayton!!
You are a nice chap and I like watching your videos. BTW, what you are calling rain there is nothing compared to we get in London. Some time we would experience the 4 seasons in one ride 😂. Keep up the great videos.
Ahaha I bet it's not! Thanks for watching Zak!
Everyday Cycling Hi Victor and Zak, I am completely new to owning a quality bike. And I was told by a staff at a Brompton Junction Store that we should avoid rising in the rain. Otherwise, we should dry everything, especially the hinges, up COMPLETELY as soon as possible to prevent the frames and parts from rusting. What are you takes on this? Thanks heaps!
That's a very impressive load you can build on the Travoy trailer using a little ingenuity.
I have an ordinary hybrid bike and just over a year ago after spending some time debating what kind of trailer would be the most practical to choose for my own needs, I went a little left field and got a large sized dog trailer specifically to use as a large fully covered and enclosed cargo trailer for doing a weekly family shopping and also carrying heavy or bulky cargo of any kind. For grocery shopping I pack everything into large reusable shopping bags at the checkout and then just load them into the trailer and zip it up just like loading into the boot (trunk) of your car and off you go.
It's amazing how much it will hold and I've had over 70kg load in it on the way home (6.5km each way to my nearest supermarket) plus the trailer itself is 13kg on its own.
But whatever kind of trailer anyone chooses to suit their own individual needs, when you have one, it really turns a bicycle into a real world alternative to using or needing a car. Or at least needing a car less.
I have a car and I do need it because I live in a rural area.
But along with the trailer, I always have either large or smaller pannier bags with me as required. I take the bike for 90% of all trips within 10km distance and often for longer trips or errands whenever practical.
Best Brompton channel on YT. Got my Brompton today. Can't believe how smooth it rides!
Super good to see you using your bike to the max. I love my Brompton esp' for my pre-Covid life in London, possibly the best town bike ever, but she never be the ride of my life (as a Roadie), especially in rural England. she struggles.
It definitely has its applications. Covering longer distances in a quick manner is definitely best one with a roadie! BTW, riding the road bike in rural England sounds so nice! Ahah I also miss pre-covid life a lot. Stop for a coffee, meet friends... Hope this is over soon! Stay safe!
Nice setup! My dream folding bike. Gonna save up for Brompton.
I'm a new fan of yours! Hello from Philippines! : )
Great stuff! Coincidentally, I saw that same trailer being used by a Brompton shop over here, Brilliant Bikes (who do some excellent Brompton videos too!) - I had never even heard of the Burley Travoy before and here I am seeing it again, weird! Thanks Victor... 👍🏻 😉 🐍
I know their channel, but haven't seen the Travoy video yet, I'll look for that! I've been using mine for a couple of years now. It has been holding strong!
Good video idea. Adding value
Glad you liked it!
Good job on this vid. Keep'em coming.
Thanks Kenneth, will do!
love your videos! Bravo!!!
Thank you so much!!
Really love your reviews!
Glad you like them!
Thankyou best wishes to you and all your viewers.☺️🌈👌
Great video, thanks Victor
Thanks for always being here, Victor! We should do a Bromptom group ride in Atlanta soon, when this is over!
Everyday Cycling that will be awesome!!!!!!
I love how u use ur folding bike
I use it A LOT!
I recently started using a kids bike trailer for groceries, can use the trailer as a trolley cart in the shop ☺️
looks like so much fun riding a Brompton thinking about getting one, i am also an avid biker nice video very encouraging.
Great video man! I liked how you showed you can ride with rain with no problem at all. I’m loving the Burley Travoy, I have it on my Amazon wish list 🤞🏼 I recently sold my car because I did not use it enough to justify having it, so that cargo trailer looks so convenient for those shopping days when a backpack or paniers are not enough.
If you're looking for the Travoy, keep an eye on the REI website here in the US. Both the older model (mine) and the new one were 25% off a few weeks ago because of their anniversary sale. I bought mine on a sale, actually. Haha cheers!
love ur videos.. From Malaysia
Thanks for sharing 😊
Thanks for watching!
Great videos, just watched them all over the last day and subscribed for more. Weirdly not that many channels covering Brompton cycling so please keep it up. Another video explaining all the mods and accessories you have on the bike would be cool.
Welcome aboard! There's not much going on with my bike... hahah not highly customized or anything, just a few things I did to make it fit my needs. But I'll definitely cover some interesting stuff in the upcoming weeks, so stay tuned! And let me know if you have any suggestions!
I use a big Sketchers shoe bag with shoulder straps for the bulkiest items like loo roll and keep the heavy stuff close to the frame in panniers. My shopper is a 30 yr old Moulton APB with a front rack, panniers and saddle bag. Can manage 20 kilos+ with no significant handling issues and I haven’t even got round to fitting the rear rack as a consequence (vs my ‘sensible’ modern big wheel Genesis bike with rear rack panniers which felt super-shady with about the same load...)
Awesome videos!
Hey, Victor, This is the nice video.
Fantastic video. I hesitate to get myself one of these though as I live in a hilly area.
nice job
Very very nice vídeo , thanks a lot 👍😊☘️
Thanks for watching!
Very practical 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻 i just subbed from across the Atlantic Ocean here in Liverpool, England 🏴
Hello from just up the M62
Great channel..Thanks 👍☺️
Thank you!
Nice!! I've seen some people have issues with Travis mount breaking. I'm may get one.
I've never had any issues, and I abuse this trailer. haha Just never release the rear wheel and swing it forward with the trailer on. That puts a huge amount of stress on the joint. I've done it a few times when I started using it, but it's not advisable.
the amount of effort put in these video is surreal.. at the end of the video, did you literally place the camera, ride back, go through the frame, then repositioned the camera, ride back again, and go in the frame, then ride back again to pick up the camera??
I've been eyeing up a similar travoy for my bike. I currently use a pannier when shopping by bike.
showing some support. i've been a brompton rider for just about 2months now. loving it so far. but the brompton parts upgrading culture is strong where i am. easily mods alone can buy another brompton even a brompton superlight. haha
They definitely can! If you're into that and it brings you joy and excitement, go for it! Otherwise, don't feel compelled to spend your money just because you're "feeling the pressure". These bikes are great with a titanium spring rear suspension, but also with the stock piece of rubber. haha I'm glad you're enjoying yours, and let me know if you did any upgrades on it already!
Nice super!!! i own an mtb and a mini racer, however this one really caught my attention because of your reviews. maybe I need to do a lot of shout outs to Brompton Company every time i post a vlog hahahah.
Hey Victor, Your came up in my feed, although my P6--R (2007) is no longer my commuting bike so is folded in our little English barn for now.
It's great to see you showing your community how car-free life is beyond possible, it's fun!
I don't recognise the skyline but it sounds like you're in Boston?
Happy Brompton life; the sound under the poncho is no problem!
I'm glad you are enjoying the videos, Dan! I live in Atlanta!
Another great film, loving the Travoy as well. What poncho did you use, mine is a Carradice one and it seems it’s a bit bulky in comparison.