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Dahon is the world's largest manufacturer of folding bicycles [5] [need quotation to verify] with a two-thirds marketshare in 2006. [6] The company was founded in 1982 by David T. Hon, a former laser physicist, and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California, with assembly factories in China, Macau and Bulgaria. [7]
Initially the company was the subject of litigation between Dahon and the founders, but a settlement was reached in 2013. The Arctic tern was the inspiration for the company name, due to the fact that it travels the longest distance of all migratory animals and is light and small, qualities the company attributes to its bicycles.
David T. Hon (born 1941) is a Guangdong-born [1] Taiwanese physicist, inventor and entrepreneur. He is best known as the inventor and founder of Dahon folding bicycles.Dahon has since grown to become the world's largest manufacturer and marketer of folding bikes [2] [3] with Hon still CEO to this day.
A folding bicycle is a bicycle designed to fold into a compact form, facilitating transport and storage. When folded, the bikes can be more easily carried into buildings, on public transportation (facilitating mixed-mode commuting and bicycle commuting ), and more easily stored in compact living quarters or aboard a car, boat or plane.
Neobike International was originally created in 1992 as a joint-venture company formed between Euro-Tai SA of Taiwan and Brompton Bicycle Ltd of the United Kingdom. [1] The remit was to produce officially licensed copies of the Brompton folding bicycle for sale into Asian and Japanese markets, where Brompton were not able to keep up with demand. [1]
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This page lists notable bicycle brands and manufacturing companies past and present. For bicycle parts, see List of bicycle part manufacturing companies.. Many bicycle brands do not manufacture their own product, but rather import and re-brand bikes manufactured by others (e.g., Nishiki), sometimes designing the bike, specifying the equipment, and providing quality control.