Brompton owners

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yeahdext
Moving house, need to cycle to mile or so the the station, do I:
1. Purchase the cheapest Brompton, take it on a 240 mile round trip each day without having to actually unfold it in London. Bash people of the tube, generally get in the way. Have to find storage on the train etc.
2. Buy the cheapest bike locally that I can find and lock it up at the station and risk some ragamuffin borrowing parts from it/the whole bike and wrecking a lock each time.
Am i going to find myself wanting to skip the Jubilee line between Waterloo and London Bridge each day and enjoying a city cycle before hopping on the tube for the final part of my journey that'd require boat/submarine.
Is there a new found freedom to be found with a folding bicycle. Interested to know long distance commuting stories/experience.

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edscoble in reply to @yeahdext

Brompton it and skip the tube, it’s only 7 or so minutes to cycle to London Bridge.

When I was commuting on train, it save me a lots more time between home/work and stations, as we do spend a lots of time commuting where we could have waken up maybe half hour later or arrived home half hour earlier etc.

I guarantee you will find it more useful than you realised, stock 3 speed with mudguard is worth going for and have a strong resell value should you wish to rid it.

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yeahdext in reply to @edscoble

So this is my only problem...
I have 1 mile from my house the the train. Then it's 2hrs into Waterloo. Quick hop on the underground and then out at Canary Wharf with an exit and escalator direct into my building. So I don't actually have to go outdoors in London!
Do I just make a conscious effort to cycle everywhere I can? So Waterloo to Canada Water? 3.3 miles, 20 mins or so and enjoy the health benefits!

@PhilDAS Tubes included with my train season ticket so no saving really.. I will only be cycling in the dry..

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