Freedom Unfolds Since The 1980’s
The Dahon brand was created in the 1980’s with the simple aim of designing folding bikes without compromise to rideability. “Freedom Unfolds” is the Dahon principle, that’s why each Dahon model is carefully designed to meet the needs of the rider.
Excellent Ride Performance
Dahon philosophy is that foldable bicycles can, and should, deliver ride performance as good as or better than a traditional bike
The largest folding bike manufacturer
Dahon is a US brand of folding bikes based in Illinois founded by Dr. David Hon is the largest manufacturer of folding bikes in the world with over 5 million being ridden today. The technology behind Dahon patents for frame and wheel configurations, metal alloys and folding mechanisms have delivered the mechanical basis for 98% of today’s folding bicycles.
The range of Dahon bikes draw on the latest and best technology utilising market leading components and patented technology.
About Folding Innovation
Hoping to find an OEM partner to produce the innovative new DAHON folding bike, the Hon brothers called on the major bicycle brands in the U.S.A., Taiwan, Japan, and China. Unfortunately no one was interested in this kind of “niche” product: Concerns were that could it be “too big a technical challenge”, “too risky”.
With Taiwan already emerging as the future centre of bicycle manufacturing, a bold decision was made to set up DAHON’s own factory there. Dr. Hon, who had been educated in English, now had to learn Mandarin and acquaint himself with a whole new set of social and industrial structures and customs. This truly was a big challenge – and he took it.
Shiny, stainless steel “city folding bikes” began rolling from the assembly line in the new Taiwanese factory by 1984 – and they were a success. In the first six months of that year, 6,000 folders were built and sold, and Californians loved them. Soon, word spread throughout the country, and they were rolling out bikes by the tens of thousands. David Hon’s star is born: DAHON!
Over 35 years later, DAHON is the best-known name in folding bicycles around the world. But their pursuit of newer, better light mobility technologies always continues. Click here to see the Dahon bikes
