What bikes work well on trains/buses?

[Drago]

There were definitely times when I had the Dahon that I would turn up for a train and not be able to get on. While it folded in half, the folded package was not small. So sometimes the Brompton's size was definitely a plus.

However, I do think that any situation where you couldn't get on with yours would 'probably' mean someone with a Brompton would also struggle.

What I would say is that in the 20 plus years of regularly commuting in to London, when you hear a bike crash and fall over on the train, it's never a Brompton - it's always another folder that doesn't have the stability as a folded package.

Again, Tern "type" folders tend to be equally stable through three points of contact with the ground if theyre fully collapsed when folded.

Im a big fatty very sizeable gentleman and have had no problem cramming myself and the folder on a rush hour tube. A couple of inches or less in each plane really makes no practical difference. The difference in size between me and an average chap is much greater than the difference in size between different types of folding bikes and I squeeze on ok. And so it is with my folded bike.

If I can get a seat I usually put it between or behind my knees so I can keep an eye on it. I alao manage to get it in the overhead racks that Brompton owners tell me I can't (QR pedals do help). If im standing its in my hand or between my feet.

Again, Brompton owners seem fondmof telling me I cant do (or they cant do for same reason) that which Ive been doing quite capably for some years. I've been on the train, tube and sleeper at all times of the day and year and never thought, "gosh, id have got on that carriage if my folded bike were 3 inches shorter."

A G-Line is an easier fold, but fundamentally isnt much of an improvement size wise when folded over a Tern type. The main downside is that is not an especially sparkling ride, and the OP has already stated that the way it goes is the greater priority than the way it stashes.

Fundamentally a Fiesta can be driven or parked anywhere a Metro can, with added advantage of being a better drive when in actual use. And so it is with small wheeled folders.