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No way I'd leave my proper bike locked up at any station. I like the idea of a folder, if only to not look like a pervert when I turn up on the train in Sidis and lycra. As you say though, a brompton is pricey, but I don't know much about alternatives yet...
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I test rode a few others back in the day (there are admittedly more options now) and the only alternative I considered viable was an Airnimal, but they are nowhere near as handy for the off-the-bike bits. All the others felt more BSO than proper folder.
Once you get used to the handling I find the Brompton a great bike to ride.
spj7
Ride your bike to your home station and lock it up. Have a bike that only ever shuttles between Tottenham Hale and Victoria.
This is what I do, coming into Waterloo and riding to Angel. A Brompton would be nice, but this was the cheaper option.