Those dimensions assume the removal of the handlebars of the Espresso, if you look at the photos. Re-read my post. The 16 & 20 inch dahons require you to undo the handlebars, twist them down, unclamp the long steering "post" and drop it down to the side of the bike, then bend down and swing the whole thing together.



The larger bike simply swings in half. Since no one worries about me _walking_ the open bike through the station, the larger bike is in fact far more convenient. I don't even have to carry it. Just swing it closed like this and step into the train:



If I were carrying it onto a bus or putting it in a taxi trunk, the smaller dahon makes more sense. Using the front rack of a bus or train commuting on the Metro North? Take the larger full size bike, and take the long way home for a training ride instead of a TRAIN-ing ride .