Originally Posted by
chagzuki
The shopping cart thing. . . I tend to think most folding bikes are too big and dirty to sit happily in shopping trolleys, if that's what you mean. One of the main reasons I'm hoping to become properly bonded to my Brompton is that it can function as a shopping trolley itself. . .
Bromptons fit excellently inside most shopping trolleys. There's just enough room to place the bike, the bag, and a shopping basket. Fill the basket, transfer to the bag in the checkout line, reassemble outside, you're done.
They also make a decent shopping trolley, esp. if you get a rear rack (I neglected to). Putting them in a bigger cart is more efficient, for me, in most cases, since without the rack the stability of the bike with a load in the bag is an issue.