Originally Posted by
fumblewhat
Hey all,
I'm starting graduate school in a few months, and after a month or two of research on folding bikes, I'm looking at getting a Brompton.
Here's my question. I don't see how I could lug the thing into my (small, seminar style) classes, and its unlikely I'll be able to bring it into the library -- where I'll be spending a lot of my time. So that means I'll be locking it to the campus bike racks for 2-6 hours at a time.
Is there any lock that would make this a good idea? I'm not going to be in a big city -- it's a college town, and I'll only be leaving it out during daylight hours... But is this just a recipe for a stolen bike?
What do you think?
Fold in and put it in a bag. Find a place to leave it each day - it's not that hard, say chat up a nice librarian and tuck it into the corner of a storage closet. Out of sight out of mind. If not I'd do what the other folks have suggested and get a beater bike to lock up.