It’s been less than a year that India’s Honorable Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi launched the ‘FIT INDIA MOVEMENT’ on 29th August 2018 marking National Sports Day. FIT INDIA MOVEMENT encourages people to inculcate physical activity and sports in their everyday lives. Cycling is one of the best ways of remaining Fit and Healthy. Pro Cycle & Sports India Limited, the country’s premier lifestyle bicycling and outdoor company, that represents the iconic brands like the British Brand Brompton bicycle and B&W international, the leading outdoor and bike luggage brand in India and SAARC on Sunday 26th January 2020 launched the Mumbai Chapter of Brompton India Club. The formation of the club officially recognizes the increasing number of Brommie riders in the city.
The Brompton Club brings together all the proud owners of Brompton bicycles in Mumbai with shared values of cycling for joy and managing active lifestyle. Brompton is a renowned brand from UK and known worldwide for its folding commuter bicycles. Pro Cycle India and Sports India Private Limited headquartered in Bangalore are the national distributors of Brompton in India.
Speaking on this occasion Vikram Limsay, Managing Director Pro Cycle & Sports India said “Brompton is a premium lifestyle brand that combines fun, functionality and precision engineering. We are happy to bring this premium brand to the country and hope that every car will have a Brompton in its boot. The amazing riding ease that the bike provides is only to be experienced. With a Brompton you don’t have to wait for the weekend to plan your cycling you can do it through the week. And once you begin doing that you will perhaps prefer it over any other powered mode of transport. A collateral advantage for your health, environment and your wallet!”.
The increasingly large community of Brompton bikers ventured on a guided tour of Heritage Cycle ride in South Mumbai. The Brompton peloton draped in bright and visible neon jackets presented to them by Pro Cycle India stood out in the crack of dawn. The convoy pedalled along the coast covering historic structures like Gateway of India, The Taj Mahal Palace Hotel, MCGM Headquarters, the UNESCO listed site CSMT building and soaked into the splendid views of the Marine Drive bay.
The esteemed cyclists were escorted inside the Sassoon Dock, one of the oldest docks in Mumbai harbor and established in 1875. The tour guide talked about the fishing port, the live market place, trade activities, boats and the fishing community.
The Brompton club ride culminated at the open air café at NCPA, ending the Republic Day celebrations with breakfast and fun games. Participants took on some rapid fire questions from the organizers and were awarded with goodies. The event host, Pro Cycle India also announced the winners of facebook photo contest.
As they say ‘Save the best for the last’ Murugan Shobhana – General Manager Purchase, Mahindra Holidays was conferred with the position of ‘President’ of Brompton Club Mumbai by Pro Cycle India.
Expressing gratitude on this announcement Murugan quoted “The day I purchased my Brompton never felt like coming of it. I had made a new year resolution in 2019 to cycle 50 kms a day. There is a saying ‘every drop in the ocean counts’, and I was able to accomplish my goal and concluded with 14,000 kms in a calendar year, which is a record. Today, am glad to receive this responsibility and look forward to inspire many more to join the Brommie tribe”.
The heritage cycle ride was in line with the philosophy that the Brompton allows you to explore your city the way you never can. Get a new Brompton – www.procycle.in
Photos: Rohit Mahadev
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Author: Vijay Malhotra, Mumbai
Nicely written Vijay, we had good time together. Happy to see so many Brompton on the Road.
Lovely writeup Vijay
Nice pics Rohit
Well written Vijay, with covering every detail and adding pictures in between to make the read interesting