Thanks for the feedback. I am less worried about the folding size, since the only place it is likely to be folded is either in the garage or the trunk of my car.

Are the standard parts included with a Montague decent? I know you can spend more for any one part of a bike than most walmart type bikes cost for the whole thing. I'm not expecting a miracle for $500 bucks, but I don't want things breaking and falling apart, either.

How well does Dahon and Montague compare to similarly priced non folders in terms of reliability/durability? I assume that besides for the proprietary frame, the rest of either of these bikes (in 26 in anyway) use standard parts, so my local bike shop can tune it up and won't have problems working on a "non-standard" bike?

Thanks for the info!