I don't expect (at this point at least) to be disappointed. Re-read my original question. Nothing in the responses thus far makes me think I would be disappointed. I don't buy anything if I expect to dislike it. Now it's true that I don't expect it to be as great as my Bike Friday (and pretty much everything I've read on this forum backs that up). I am quite willing to accept a somewhat inferior ride for the advantages that a Dahon would apparently provide in the 2 situations I originally described.