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Brompton x and wander

Most outdoor products are sold with a promise of conquest. Faster, further, higher, harder. The bicycle industry is fond of this language. Even gravel riding, which began as a nice way to escape traffic, is all about finish lines, power meters and multiple ads featuring pain, sweat and masochism. Luckily, there’s Brompton. Their great innovation...

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Pedaal Year in Review

It was February 15, 2024, and we had just gotten the keys for our new shop. Two weeks prior, on February 6, 2024, Toronto City Council authorized the Harbord Street construction. We got the notice around the same time we got the keys. Oh no, we thought. I guess weโ€™re playing the long game here!...

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Guest Roaster: Rabbit Hole Roasters

If thereโ€™s one thing we love more than anything else at Pedaal, itโ€™s our cherished customers. Great coffee makes a close second. So when one of our lovely regulars raved to us about this new (to us) superb Canadian coffee roastery, we knew we had to check them out! Down the Rabbit Hole Enter: Rabbit...

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How to Taste Coffee at Home

Coffee is one of the most ritualized things in daily life and also one of the least examined. Most cups are chosen on autopilot, ordered by habit, brand loyalty, or whatever feels familiar before the first sip. But the unexamined life is not worth living, said Socrates. Weโ€™re not sure whether Socrates drank coffee, but...

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Guest Roaster: Rogue Wave Roasters

If thereโ€™s one thing colder than a prairie winter, itโ€™s realizing the bus back from the Rev Nightclub only runs once an hour. I was a philosophy student in Edmonton then โ€” still riding my bike through snowdrifts, cross-country skiing in Goldbar Park, and, truth be told, not much of a coffee drinker. I drank...

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Testing the Fold: A Brompton in Bermuda

Denys is a recent Brompton convert and a relative of Brompton CEO Will Butler-Adams. His first trip with the new T Line doubles as a test. The Brompton is built to far tighter tolerances than a standard bike because when something folds, every fraction of a millimetre counts. Smaller always means harder. In Bermuda, Denys...

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Is the Older Brompton Electric Still a Good Buy?

The question of whether to buy an older Brompton electric bike has become increasingly common since the launch of the new e-Motiq system for 2025. We’ve noticed that prices for the older front-motor models have dropped sharply across Canada, while the new rear-drive e-Motiq platform is reshaping expectations of what an electric folding bike can...

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