Folders are for a lot more than "people who'd rather take the bus". I rode 24 miles before breakfast this morning, but I also do a lot of business in other cities. A folder can allow me to take the train, buying me a lot more time to work/sleep/read, and creating less emissions into the bargain. 3 miles to the station, anything up to about 10 at the other end - no problem. How can that be a bad thing? I find it hard to see the rationale in adapting trains to carry 100's of full size bikes, when I can buy one which will fold up and sit on the luggage rack.