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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]
Folding bikes generally come with a wider range of adjustments for accommodating various riders than do conventional bikes, because folding bike frames are usually only made in one size. However, seatposts and handlebar stems on folders extend as much as four times higher than conventional bikes, and still longer after-market posts and stems ...
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.
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.
The bike was heavily promoted on TV with the slogan "Go bag a Bickerton", a reference to the dual-purpose bag, which could be used to hold the bike or as a pannier attached to the handlebars. It was cited by Andrew Ritchie as one of his inspirations in creating the highly successful Brompton bicycle .
Oru Kayaks are foldable, transforming from a box to a full-sized and fully functional kayak in just minutes. You can store them almost anywhere, and when you’re ready to have fun, they’re easy ...
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The D7 series was available for both rim and disc brakes while the D3 series featured several rim brake varieties. In a 2006 review by the German Stiftung Warentest , the efficiency at 15 km/h (9 mph) of a D1 series i-Light hub dynamo was 66%, 10% better than a SON-28.