It depends what one wants and expects from a bike. Brompton and Tikit fold small and are great for commuting and some longer rides, from what I hear. But can you actually load them up and tour day after day? Not sure.

We were looking for a touring bike first, then a bike we can travel with easier than with a full size bike. BF's NWT fits the criteria. If you're going somewhere for a few days and think you may ride the bike once, you don't want to spend a hour setting the bike up, and an hour breaking it down for travel (although with practice it's more like 40 minutes), that's true. But if you're going to a destination for a few weeks and know you will be riding every day with luggage, that 40 minutes or an hour of initial set up really doesn't matter in comparison to comfort and reliability of a bike.

Bike Fridays are expensive, and we did go over budget to buy ours, but I'm so glad we did. We had a wonderful three weeks in France with them, rode just about every day with way too much luggage (almost 50 lbs each), and I can't tell you how many times we said: "that would have been a lot more difficult or impossible with a big bike".

Whatever you decide to get make sure to test ride it, and know the limitations. And make sure to post pictures when you get your folder.