Originally Posted by
invisiblehand
As long as the bike is designed for a 280 pound person, I don't think that frame material will matter much. A small wheel is stronger than an equal number of spokes big wheel.
The Raleigh 20 has a lot of fans. But I never heard of a person folding and unfolding the Raleigh 20 a lot.
Pardon my ignorance, but isn't the point of a folder to ... well ... fold it?

Or does it not fold enough to make it good for the purposes I hope to use it for?