sorry to see this good discussion a bit going down in quality
there is no elitistism in saying that a more expensive folder than X or B or C will in most cases give the respective owner more fun and more fun for the buck ...
The boardwalk is a fine bicycle and does its job very well .. so do other lower end bikes ... to me there is no best in any case... for me the truly BEST bike is the one which gets ridden and enjoyed . period . no butts and ifs and such ..

If that bike is a lower end model than thats fine .... there are a lot of folks which leave me in the dust with a sub 300 dlr bike , even if I have a mu EX under my sore butt ....

ok .... no matter what you get ,, as long as you ride it AND have fun .....

thor