"njfbadger" writes:


Which is fine, assuming that when left at the station the bikes are
not damaged/brakes interfered with/stolen.....The guy in the next
office tried that when he couldn't take a bike on the train, he now
drives...

Well - here (Cambridge) lots of people (including SWMBO) commute to
London by train and leave their bikes at the station. Of course there
is a chance that your bike will get nicked, but I don't think it
happens very often.

Given that driving in the rush hour would take (at least) twice as
long to get into Central London a bike a year or so would probably not
be a bad price to pay anyway...