I just had the oppurtunity to ride and checkout the new Tern D8. I was very impressed with the latches and Schwable tires. It rode very nice and I found the 8 gears were enough for pottling. A lot of bike for $600. For longer rides I was impressed with the Tern P24h and this thread http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...Tern-Link-P24h. Just another option, although if you can afford it, Bromptons all around.