Originally Posted by
jrickards
Actually, I'm intrigued by them, especially some of those (photographed here) with front and rear racks, they look like great touring bikes. But, if I am to consider one of these, I certainly don't anticipate a need for folding which is why I asked.
people commonly tour them over here because you can bring them on the high speed (330kph/205mph) trains, whereas you can't do that with non-folding bikes.