Here's a story from Vancouver, Canada about the value of folding bikes and one from Melbourne, Australia about a trend among middle aged men to go bicycling for physical fitness.

Canada: Don't Dismiss Folding Bikes
After fitting 4 folding bikes and bicyclists into a minivan and riding the bikes later on gravel and pavement, Vancouver, Canada writer Gordon Hobbis is convinced: it's time to give folding bicycles their due.

Australia: Men Pushing Life Cycle
With more bicycles than cars being sold in Australia, bike shop owners are reporting that many of these bikes are being snapped up for fitness by men aged 35 to 50.