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Arvy.
Hello all!
As of yesterday I am now the proud owner of my first Brompton. Thus, I thought the gentlemanly thing to do would be to introduce myself here (given that I own a Brompton now I am now a gentleman, no?)
My question for you all is as follows - on the run up to buying the Brompton I read so much about how you must NEVER lock your Brompton up and leave it. I couldn’t fully grasp whether there was something inherent to the Brompton design and construction that made it less secure than normal bikes when locked, or if people were simply saying that they’re so desirable to thieves that they’re much more targeted.
The kindly gentleman (also a Brompton owner so also a gentleman) in condor who sold me my gaudy orange monstrosity explained that it’s simply the latter, and that he had a million-and-one tales of woe about owners leaving bromptons for a millisecond and them disappearing faster than they can be folded...
So, what do you all do? Is it really the case that if I nip into an offy for a second to buy a fine single malt (see above: gentleman) and pop the fahhgeddaboudit on it’s not secure enough?
Thanks all
Nick
black edition H6L in gloss orange, T Bag