Originally Posted by
Boudicca
Not that I would ever argue against anybody getting a folder -- I have two and I love them both -- but you can often fit a regular sized bike inside a car, even if you can't fit a rack on the car. A friend fits his Bianchi into a Fiat 500 (admittedly with both wheels off), and I used the trunk of a regular sedan for a regular bike for years (front wheel off). We now own a Honda Fit, which fits one bike with both wheels on, or two with front wheels off, but that's a different story.
Agreed. I do have a folding bike, but on most rides where I need to use a car to get to the start I just take the wheels off my regular bike and drop it in the trunk (usually take both wheels off so there's no need to bother folding the rear car seat). Takes about as long as it does for me to fold a Brompton.