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As mentioned above, no need to worry about locking the bike up outside. This is also, arguably, the biggest problem with a Brompton: if you take it out, you’re stuck with it. If your Brompton is dripping wet and you don’t have a bag for it, many places won’t let it in. If you lock it outside, high chances are that it won’t be there when you return.
Horses for courses.
Leshaches-
Hard disagree, how is bringing a wet Brompton into a place any different from bringing in a wet suitcase?
Why would you carry around a bag to put your Brompton in?
You ask them to put it somewhere out of the way and crack on, or you carry it around with you.Also I occasionally carry a lock around with me and lock up Brompton, as I would any of my other bikes, yeah the fear of it being stolen is real, but it’s the same fear I get whenever I lock up any of my bikes.
Bikes are transportation, if the fear of locking up a bike and the faff around not wanting to lock it up, always being around it/close to it, outweighs the convenience of using it to get from point a to point b, then there’s not much point in having one.
cornelius_blackfoot
I imagine this is a really stupid question, but my wife's about to pull the trigger on a Brompton (for obvious commuting reasons), but wanted to know whether they'd be suitable as an only bike? I know nothing about them - I imagine the worst that'd get thrown at it would be the odd ride around Richmond - is the gearing on the six speed suitable for a comfortable ride around there?