By the way, for those of us in the U.S. it would appear the Bike Friday Tikit is a very similar design to the Mezzo but it's made in Oregon. Yes, the look of the frame is a little different from the clean lines of the Mezzo but the top tube still has no hinge, it folds extremely quickly and compactly, is adequately geared and is just as comfortable, I suppose (I don't have either to compare). In addition, there is no gooseneck stem or front wheel removal involved with the Tikit (I'm still not sure the Mezzo requires this either, though.) The Tikit is not cheap but four weeks ago a less expensive $999 version was introduced. Even the $400 higher-priced hyperfold version, though, is much less expensive that the Mezzo/Ori, assuming you bought one overseas. The dollar is taking a beating against foreign currencies, especially the British pound and the Euro. For U.S. customers it seems the Tikit is the ticket for the least-complicated, fastest folding bike.