Tbh just don’t lock it up at all, you can take it anywhere you would be able to take a small suitcase, it’s the whole point!
by Hobnob165
Tbh just don’t lock it up at all, you can take it anywhere you would be able to take a small suitcase, it’s the whole point!
by Hobnob165
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It’s super portable for a bike. Still 25lbs of pipe, grease and chain.
Edit – you have still earned my upvote. 🙂
Yeah if you absolutely have to lock up your Brompton, I recommend folding it first, then locking it.
My thinking is that the average bike thief will look at that and decide that figuring out how to unfold it won’t be worth it. Or it makes it obvious it’s not a normal bike they could sell for parts.
On the other hand, plenty of places I don’t want to bring a small suitcase. Up 4 flights of stairs to visit a friend; a walk in the woods for an hour and a half etc.
And the bike in your photo is still there so the lock is doing its job (for the moment…)
Some restaurants won’t allow you to bring your bike (even folded) into their restaurants. Your tires are dirty and many don’t want it indoors.
Zero explanation, OP? Looks fine.
What the hell is the point of purchasing a brompton if you leave it outside unattended?
Just because these can easily fit in an apartment doesn’t mean that it’s not reasonable to just lock it up sometimes. The bike should add to your life, not subtract from it and if that means locking it up when you run into the grocery store or grab a cup of coffee, who cares?
Maybe the owner is within sight?
> you can take it anywhere you would be able to take a small suitcase
There lots of places and activities where I certainly wouldn’t want to to lug a 12kg suitcase around, eg visiting an art gallery.
The fact that a you “can’t” lock up a Brompton really limits the type of journeys you can do on a Brompton as a means of transport. Well you can lock them but Bromptons are a target for bike thieves, depends on where you are though.
Locking a brompton up is risky. A bolt or two and it’s gone. Every time I see a lock attached to a rail, I assume it was a brompton.