If stopped in an "academic setting" just tell them it is part of an ongoing research study about viable personal mobility devices in a post peak oil environment with regards to multimodal transit and urban space
You speak anthropologese! I like it! And I will definitely use this, by the way.
Thanks again for everyone's input! Really appreciated. I'm still considering two things, really. This would be one of them:
Originally Posted by
chagzuki
I'm not sure wheeling a bike from class to class would be all that practical, it's quite a different scenario from taking it into the workplace and being able to lock it in an office / under a desk.
It really does seem like it could be more of a restriction on my mobility than otherwise. I'll just have to weigh this against the potential benefits of having a folder. Like I said, I'll probably wait to get on campus, and get a better sense of my commute, to figure this out.
My other concern is how well the bike rolls while covered. I know many of you think I could get by without covering, but I can think of a couple buildings where a cover would be necessary. Besides, I'd just rather not draw that much attention to myself. So: Is the Brompton easy to roll with the cover bag over it? Can you stick the seat out of the bag while it's covered to help push it or am I going to be leaning over to push the bike along?