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I know of 6 Brompton owners who ‘quickly’ locked their bike outside while they went shopping/dining/etc
I’m one of those people. New Brompton, less than 24hrs old. Locked it outside and popped into the shops for a couple of mins in Putney. Was gone when I came back. Passers by said somebody just walked up to it, cut the cable lock and rode off in a minute. Fuckers.
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Glad your mileage varies. Several museums and restaurants I’ve visited won’t allow the folded bike passed the entrance, and it makes zero sense to leave an unlocked Brompton unattended and out of sight in public. I’ve managed to find workarounds, but it’s happened.
Thieves aren’t lurking under every rock, but in certain parts of London they might as well be. I know of 6 Brompton owners who ‘quickly’ locked their bike outside while they went shopping/dining/etc., and had it stolen.