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Having celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2022, Dahon aims to increase its focus on e-folding bikes for 2023. BikeBiz hears from company founder Dr David Hon


Dr David Hon


Can you give us a little background on Dahon? Dahon was born in the 1970s from my true passion for green mobility. As an early advocate in the fight against fossil fuels, I wanted to make folding bikes that are fun, compact and easy to use, with great performance. Since launching in 1982, we’ve enhanced the lifestyles of all kinds of riders around the world. Today, the large demand for our bikes is facilitated by production factories in Romania, European-free- trade-zones, and China, 40+ regional distribution centres, and dealers who do an invaluable job in representing us. After 40 years in the business, we remain at the forefront


of innovation for our customers and the trade; we’re all in this together to help make the world a better place through encouraging better bicycle travel. To date, Dahon has created


more than 500 technical patents that are used widely in producing folding bikes worldwide, with nearly 10 million bikes out there including some kind of patented Dahon technology.


What area of the market do you target? We serve customers worldwide that need bicycles for


commuting, multi-modal travel, urban rides, or for long leisurely trips outdoors. Our unique bikes match preferences from a wide spectrum of rider needs. They’re equipped with wheels ranging from 14”- 27.5”, single all the way up to 11 speeds, and different folding capabilities for storage and transportation. Some come with our Deltec Cable, Disk Brakes, LockJaw hinge, or carbon components that all gift their own special powers for users.


Dahon’s carbon fibre 40th anniversary model


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