Brianetta

After 12 hours of seeding my average seed to download ratio is 0.25. This doesn't feel as important as it did ten years ago.

Yeah. I did about 100km every week. Sheer bloody-mindedness kept me from giving up on it, and I should have done, years before I eventually did. Could have had years of additional comfortable Brompton.

Lezyne Femto USB Drive fits on the seat stays and doesn't wobble about.

My Brooks B17 is sat on a shelf in my shed. I put up with it for years. It's heavy and not very comfortable.

My approach is to use the lightest lock that meets the terms of my bicycle insurance, and lock it in the manner that they require. This means locking with a Sold Secure Gold or higher rated lock, through the frame to an immovable object. On a Brompton, I take this to mean the little triangle on the main frame, rather than the rear triangle.

If the bicycle gets taken, I get a new one to replace it. While I wait for my claim, I ride my other, non-folding bicycle.

Bicycle insurance can be an answer. It's less expensive for folding bicycles (often significantly so). I'm very happy with my insurer; I have claimed for a new Brompton on my policy.