PS: the term "mini-velo" does not appear in Sheldon Brown's Bicycle Glossary.
Dang him- that would have solved the whole issue
Call em what you call em, they sure look sweet. There`s a shop about two hours drive from me that carries the Pashleys. Sometimes I`m tempted to go test drive one, but that`s a kind of scary proposition as it might end up being an expensive test drive. Especially since he`s got a demo with SA8 at reduced (but still high for me) price.
Tcs, what models have you had? You mentioned that yours was/were easy to pack into a car, but have you ever tried to disassemble it a bit more and stuff it into a suitcase for flights?