I'm not quite there yet but a few of times this year I've had to lay my bike down and step over sideways to get off, I can still swing my right leg high enough (for now) to clear the saddle but I don't trust my left knee to support me. I have to step over the down tube with my right foot when the bike is about halfway down to keep my feet closer together and then step over again to clear the top tube once it's all the way down, very awkward to say the least. Pivoting on my left leg has become rather painful and sometimes a bit noisy between the crunching and whimpering LOL so I try to restrict my movements on it to straight lines with no twisting. Even if I had to lay down a mixte rather than just step through it would still be easier as I could keep my feet closer together as the bike went down and only do one step over. I should get the 23" Gitane I bought out and practice with it before I invest much more in it. It might be a good candidate for 650B conversion.

My wife has a bad hip and it has become hard for her to even get on a regular step through frame but the Dahon is no problem as she can step through it no problem or get on from behind the saddle. We were discussing the bike situation this morning and I brought up the idea of getting a pair of Raleigh 20's and she was very receptive to the idea. I had shown her a super nice one in a local antique store a few weeks ago but they had an insane price on it. I may go back and see how serious they were on that price or if they're just fishing. I'd be willing to pay up for that one, it's that nice, but not what they're asking!