What Makes A Great City Bike?
The PEAK Singapore|August 2019

As Singapore’s grand cycling masterplan finally coalesces, we ask: What makes a great city bike?

Liao Xianjun
What Makes A Great City Bike?

Ditch the luxury sedan and get on that saddle. That’s what William Butler-Adams, CEO of United Kingdom’s largest bike manufacturer Brompton Bicycle UK, advocates. The strapping Brit who looks a decade younger than his actual 45 years, certainly pedals the talk.

The engineer-turned-CEO cycled to his CBD hotel from the airport, both to take in the sights and to prove that travelling with – and on – the brand’s award-winning foldable bicycles is a breeze.

هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة August 2019 من The PEAK Singapore.

ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 8500 مجلة وصحيفة.

هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة August 2019 من The PEAK Singapore.

ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 8500 مجلة وصحيفة.

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