Originally Posted by
bhkyte
..somepeople state they extend the seatpost so they don't have to reach down. If you push the folded bike you need to bend over. It's not really practical in my experience. So I tilt both folders on to their back wheels for most wheeling. In shops I find the four wheel rack does not steer around isles well. The amount of time 4 rather than 2 wheels seems an advantage is minimal. When do people wheel on four wheels for any thing other than a very short distance?
I must be misunderstanding what you wrote. When I roll my semi-folded Brompton, I keep the seat post down to lock the fold in place, but the handle bar and stem stay up up so that I can pull the bike behind me, just as I would wheeled luggage. I don't have to bend over to push anything.
True... turning around isles is harder with four wheels, but when I get to work, because the bike is easily free standing on the rack and four trolley wheels, I can let go of my bike to open doors, readjust my briefcase, etc. and then just grab the handle and keep going. Even if it's only a short distance, I find the Brompton's ability to wheel independently on a rack to be pretty convenient.