I'm periodically tempted by the thought of getting a Brompton, and now there's the very similar Merc. Temptation will probably win out, in the long run, over the facts that I don't need any more folders, for crying out loud, and that it will probably not come close to the performance of my Bike Fridays. But there is that take it anywhere fold.
Between Merc and Brompton, though, I'd need a fairly big difference in price to tempt me away from the Brompton at this moment. That's not based on hard facts, just caution, Merc hasn't established the track record that Brompton has. Even factoring in the extras with the Merc (some of which I wouldn't want anyway), the difference in price wouldn't do it for me.
But maybe it will seem different next year.
