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.

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