I concur with tulip. We took our Bike Fridays from NC to Ohio this summer to visit my DH's parents and do some cycling. We folded and unfolded them several times to put them into and take them out of the soft cases. Easy-peasy. 5 minutes max. Packing them back into the suitcases for storage was a lot more involved, maybe 20 minutes each. My only complaint is that Bike Friday should make the soft cases just a little larger...even with my XS petite Pocket Crusoe, they are almost impossible to zip up. I am sure just a tiny bit more slack wouldn't add much to the cost. They may have changed them since we got them in 2004, though.