I've been looking at buying a folder, and the main draw to the Brompton is the size of the folded bike. The minimum price is about $1000 though, and the cheaper folding bikes, usually American or Taiwanese brands, only fold in the middle so are not nearly as portable. I looked around for a cheaper bike with the same fold as the Brompton, and found one made by a company called Flamingo Bikes, but haven't been able to find a source: <a href="http://www.flamingobike.com/products/products_show.php?pid=55&#38;cid=3" rel="nofollow">http://www.flamingobike.com/products/products_show.php?pid=5...</a> .