As to the Pacific Cycles versions, I visited two locations of the particular dealer and each had an army of Birdys in stock. Both of those locations were in very upscale neighborhoods. In one I could tell that the brand of the cars did not go below Lexus, so actually the price of bike might have been of minor relevance. I rode a test one and it rode fine, but, as the pavement was even, it was presumably hard to appreciate any difference in handling of one bike over another. Sizewise, in my book it does not qualify for effortless air travel, but then different people have different expectations and typical needs.