Originally Posted by firemanthreeo:
Bicycle wheels provide a good amount of shock absorption, the smaller the wheel, the less shock absorption.
That's a huge factor. Thanks for adding it to the pot. On one of our test rides of a small-wheel folder, my wife failed to stand up going over one innocuous looking bump and limped around for several days afterward.
I should have said "on our final test." After that experience, she wouldn't get on another.