Assuming Helix succeeds (and I certainly hope it does!), I cannot see the price being less than $3500 Cdn at regular pricing. I brought my Helix in to show my colleagues who cycle. One of them is a race marshal, cyclist with decades of experience, our lead tech with years of mechanical engineering related experience, and is very experienced at machining and welding. He marveled at the fit and finish, thought the helical pivots were ingenious, and remarked that such a bike would be priced at $3500 to $4000 easily given all it offers.

It's obvious that this bike is not for the "I-want-an-inexpensive-folder-so-I-can-bike-around-the-block-or-cottage-for-15-minutes" casual rider: it is geared (ha ha) for the discriminating enthusiast who wants the best in a folding bike design and is unwilling to sacrifice much for a comparable ride.

It isn't perfect, but for a folding bike, it's damn near close. I haven't fine tuned the ride to my preference but my major observations are:

• It's a stiff ride - great for handling, but could have benefitted from a few more millimetres clearance so that you could get slightly fatter tires for some more suspension. Mind you, the tires are not skinny by any stretch, and are fine for most riding conditions, but I could see getting Little Big Bens if the option existed.
• At 5'11", because I'm a little less upright than when I ride my Brompton, I could use maybe another cm or two horizontal space. So, I might see if I can get an extension to move the handlebars forward a bit.
• I cannot really tell if it rolls better or worse when folded compared to the Brompton. On my Brompton, I have the rack and on that I replaced the default rolling wheels with inline skate wheels, so it rolls much better but it does not turn as well and it does increase the weight slightly, and it's a bit cumbersome unless the surface is quite flat. For the Helix, when folded, it rolls on the front wheel only, so I have to tip it just slightly to one side so that the rear wheel is slightly elevated to avoid dragging and stopping the bike. This is actually pretty easy but I cannot quite find a hand grip position to optimally hold the bike. The video shows Peter holding the seat to roll the bike but when I do it, I find the nose of the saddle is not quite shaped or large enough to hold it. I almost need the finger grip contours that come on the default Brompton seat.
• I really wish they (Helix, Brompton, others) would not bother with those terrible foam grips. They suck. And it took forever to scrape off. I put Ergon grips on: makes a big difference in handling comfort.