Originally Posted by
Shaymo
I have been rapping by head of late trying to find a way to attach a u-lock to my Brompton when I am cycling and when I am not using the bike. There is absolutely no space available on the frame to attach without affecting the fold. The current option is to carry the lock in a bag which is a pain as my u-lock weighs 2kg and I fear sometime I will forget to bring it with me.
I use a u-lock as i believe they are the best deterrent to potential thieves and I do need to lock my bike on the street sometimes.
Has anybody thought up of a solution for this problem, we need a new invention, someway of incorporating the lock into a frame?
- shay
In the 6 years I owned my Brompton, I never had to lock up up beyond snapping a cable lock
indoors to deter the grab-&-run opportunistic thief or two when my hands were not actually on it and I was not beside it (and very rare at that). I realize that it is a choice for each owner/user to decide on, but I don't understand why anyone would buy a Brompton if a regular bike would do being locked up like that. One of the choices I made when I bought my own Brompton was I would keep it as light as possible when I carried it around. Keeping it with me is the best theft protection ever. Around here in Gangland, locking up
any bike folding, junker, or super expensive never worked anyway for anyone here.