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Mine NOT a B-bike.
No, but hers is. There may have been a better way for her to take care of the Brompton inside the store - I often place mine in a spot I can see that won't inconvenience people if a shop or a part of it is cramped - but
- One of the major advantages of Bromptons is the ease of taking them inside and not having to lock them up outside.
- Bromptons do not lock well to bike stands. Really, they don't. Look at the shape of the frame, consider what's missing, consider how cramped the reduced shape is, map it to the shape of a standard Sheffield stand...
- Bromptons are not just easier to steal from a stand but highly coveted by bike thieves and more likely to be nicked from the stand than the bikes around them (not just because of point 2)
Did you just come in here to say "I saw a Brompton owner being a dick"? Wrong audience for more than one reason.
- One of the major advantages of Bromptons is the ease of taking them inside and not having to lock them up outside.
Clarification. Mine NOT a B-bike.