Originally Posted by Slow-Moe
huh...well, I've been posting on various msg boards for years (mostly radio control airplane stuff) and I've never had anything like that happen before! ANYway...getting back to the topic again, I like the idea of buying a massive chain and lock for a cheapo bike, and just leaving it there
but I can't deny I like the elegance of a well designed folder, too. Just can't afford one right now
I think locking the bike a bike at the bus stop is the best solution for you. The bus ride will be so much nicer without having to deal with 25 pounds of metal.
The idea of a folder may be elegant, but in practice folders are just plain cumbersome and should only be used as a last resort. For a commute where you're riding the same route every day locking a bike at the bus stop is a much better solution, especially a nonurban bus stop where the chances of bike theft are smaller and a 2-3 mile ride where the cheapest POS bike you can find would still suffice.
It's a shame that bike lockers aren't freely and widely available. Combined with bus racks they would almost obsolete all but the smallest folders.