Civic By Brompton (easy, 5km, $20)

Presented by Canberra by Bike and Pedal Power ACT, the cycling organisation. Join now for their membership and insurance, or please sign our waiver on the day.

Be one of EIGHT people only for this exclusive tour to see why the Brompton is the ultimate urban bike that makes the trips between home, public transport, and work/somewhere else so easy.

Your host, Paris, hired a Brompton late one Saturday night while on a study tour in London in June 2022, and wants you to experience why it's an engineering marvel that is fun and practical to use. For example, a friend who used to ride one in Sydney says when she'd get a flat tyre, she'd simply fold it up, put it a taxi, and get on with her day.

We'll ride part of the route C8 to the Alinga Street light rail stop, fold up the bikes, take the tram a few stops, unfold the Bromptons, and keep exploring before returning to Regatta Point to get coffee at noon.

These bikes don't just fold up, they compact into a third their full size, and can be wheeled across railway station concourses, through shopping centres, and store neatly under your desk. Even the repair kit has been designed to fit neatly inside the frame.

We've arranged with our friends in the Canberra and Region Visitors Centre, at Regatta Point, Barrine Drive, to set aside 8 Bromptons for our use ($20 per person, pay on the day).

Be quick as this ride has only eight places.

Bring: money for the rental plus coffee afterward, sunscreen, sunglasses, a helmet, and a MyWay card for the tram (or your debit card to buy a one-way ticket).