I'm not QUITE old enough to qualify for this board yet, but time's a-wasting and I already have some hip stiffness, etc. to get me thinking about the future. I have a little trouble swinging my leg over my Raleigh Venture -- not painful, and not enough difficulty to be a real problem yet, but I find myself tipping the bike about 30 degrees in my direction to accommodate the reduced range of motion when mounting/dismounting. That got me thinking: Should my next bike be a folding bike? It might be a good "senior" choice for a couple of reasons:

-Step-through frame height on many models, so no leg swing
-20" or smaller wheels would keep rider closer to the ground (less of a height to fall from? lower center of gravity?)

I can only afford to own one bike at a time, but I imagine I'd be fine with a multi-speed 20" folding bike for zipping around the neighborhood on bike lanes....