Wow. I hadn't checked on this message board for many months, and this thread is still goin'!

Anyway, I'm not quite so sure if folders will catch on due to an increased interest in alternative transportation. That is, more people getting bicycles because their car is becoming too expensive. We 'merkins love our cars to the point of ridiculousness, sadly. Couple that with our tenacious unwillingness to get any exercise, and, well... here's hoping you're right anyway, Koffee.

But I do think it's possible that people here in the states who already are bicyclists, or are about to become one, are becoming increasingly aware that A) folder exist, and B) they're an alternative to rigid bikes that's worth considering.

So, while we might not see an increase in the total number of bikes out there, I certainly think we could see an increase in the percentage of folders out of that total.

Anyway, I'm slowly seeing more of them around here in Nashville. Last fall I spotted exactly one other folder rider. But just in the past couple of weeks I've seen a lady on a nice-looking Bike Friday, and someone else on what looked like some sort of Dahon.

And, like most of you guys, I'm always getting positive comments on my Speed P8. It's quite the conversation-starter on the elevator, that's for sure. Now if we could just get the bike shops to stock the dang things!