Originally Posted by itsajustme
These [i.e. Transit Folders and Commuter Folders] both depend heavily on taste and locale. Therefore, I disagree with your presentation of them as categories intrinsic to the bikes themselves."
Whether a bike is compact enough to be taken on a populated commuter train (e.g. one without "bike car") or is built robust enough for poorly maintained city streets, has nothing whatsoever to do with "taste". If your bike exceeds size limitations (cf. Caltrain) or if you taco your wheel, throw your chain, or crack your frame riding into a pothole, the issue is not one of
personal preference but of suitability of design.
Regards
T