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MEET THE DAHON EXPLORERS A DAHON folding bike means freedom. Our mix of performance, utility, and convenience empowers cyclists everywhere to experience life unencumbered and free to explore. So we went looking for these people. And we found riders around the world who cycle through life on a DAHON. They are our new DAHON Explorers, embodying the spirit of our company: Freedom... The urbanite who navigates their city by folding bike, train, bus, car, and sneaker? The nomadic adventure cyclist who always travels with a folding bike so they can enjoy the freedom of cycling and still hop trains, boats, and everything in between? They’re born DAHON Explorers. Sound familiar?
NOW, WE WANT TO MEET YOU This year, we’ll be outfitting a select group of inspiring riders with a new, state-of-the-art DAHON folding bike as part of their induction into our DAHON Explorers program. They’ll document their adventures on the bike with photos and videos, turning their passion for riding into storytelling and inspiring others to embrace life on the bike every day. We’ll follow along on your journey, discovering the endless ways people integrate cycling into everyday life and learning just how easy it can be— especially with a DAHON. We invite you to follow our #spiritofdahon and tell us your own cycling stories. Instagram & Twitter: @dahonbikes Facebook: /dahonfoldingbicycles
TURN A NEW LEAF In the late 70s long before the environmental movement gain popularity, the founders of DAHON, had a mission to reduce reliance on fossil fuel and urban congestions by designing folding bikes for multi-model commuting. By combining personal mobility with mass transits, a DAHON user can enjoy the benefits of both. Over 30 years later, DAHON continues their mission of keeping the environment green by promoting urban cycling around the world. DAHON’s movement to help create a greener world is growing. Join us in making a promise to our environment. Together we can reduce carbon emissions worldwide and fight global warming, one bike at a time.
MAKE DAHON A PART OF YOUR DAILY LIFE Every day you choose not to drive, you make an enormous impact. It all adds up. Choosing to ride a bike or use public transportation to get wherever you’re going has a significant, positive impact on our environment. DAHON folding bikes were literally invented to serve this purpose. By creating a bicycle that performs beautifully yet packs down to the size of a backpack, DAHON founder and CEO Dr. David Hon was able to maximize the convenience and utility of the bicycle without sacrificing comfort or performance, making it easier than ever to incorporate cycling into the modern lifestyle.
TURN A NEW LEAF FOR A HEALTHIER PLANET (AND LIFESTYLE) Riding a bike is not only a zero-carbon activity; it’s also one of the best ways to improve health and fitness, including psychological wellness. And beyond these benefits, leaving your car at home and cycling just two days a week reduces CO2 emissions by an average of two tons per year—and by cutting carbon, you’re also cutting the amount we all breathe. Studies show that passengers in buses, taxis and cars breathe in substantially more pollution than cyclists and pedestrians. So let’s turn a new leaf together.
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POSTPUMP We’ve all been lured by the “two for one deal” and in this case you really get twice the value. The DAHON PostPump gives you an air pump within your seat post, freeing up space and weight while making sure you are never without a pump when you need it. Just remove the seat post with our quick release lever and you have a floor pump that is capable of reaching over 100 psi in half the strokes of some of the best mini pump.
LATTICE FORGED HINGE The hinge is the most critical part of any folding bicycle frame. After two years of design, testing, and FEA analysis, DAHON completed development on the Lattice forged hinge. Cold forged for strength and CNC tooled for minimum weight, its features include a stainless steel hinge pin and brass washers for long-term durability, even under harshest riding conditions.
V-CLAMP V-Clamp technology is the strongest, most ingenious folding technology we’ve ever developed. Found on our higher-end frames, a solid stainless steel plate maximizes the surface area of the V-Clamp to secure the hinge in the closed position. Stainless steel hardware and brass bushings provide outstanding durability.
LOCKJAW HINGE The perfect hinge is strong, light and virtually invisible. With the LockJaw, we have come very close. Bikes equipped with the LockJaw hinge look like regular bikes - you have to get up really close to see the difference. The LockJaw operates with a 6 mm Allen tool: a half turn opens the hinge; a half turn back locks it securely. With LockJaw, you get folding convenience in standard bike format.
INVERTED HANDLEPOST DAHON engineering turned everything upside down by creating a handle post and steer that are one piece to add stiffness and by moving the clamping function to the fork crown, reducing redundant material thereby saving weight. At the same time, it allows a clean fastener-free look that sets DAHON’s apart from the crowd.
MAGNETIX TECHNOLOGY Patented Magnetix technology is a simple yet ingenious system that uses magnets to hold a folded DAHON folding bike neatly together till it’s needed again.
JIFO, EEZZ, QIX Folding in a flash and with a flick of the thumb, this new technique takes our vertical folding technology to a whole new level. Seamlessly incorporated into the bike’s hydroformed frame, the bike’s strong folding hinge is hardly noticeable – you barely even know it’s there! Our engineers at DAHON combined a bunch of different technologies to create folding technology that allows the bike to fold down faster, easier, and smaller than any of our other bikes.
GROUNDFLOOR FRAME DESIGN Traditional bike frames with high top tubes can be intimidating to new cyclists or riders with limitations and, mounting with a skirt or kilt can also be inconvenient. The DAHON GroundFloor frame features a very low step-over height, making getting on and off a DAHON folding bike easier than ever.
NOLIFT DESIGN DAHON’s NoLift design lets you conveniently fold your bike without ever having to lift it off the ground. The secret to DAHON’s Nolift design is in the balanced weight distribution and tripod (three-point) folding position. The seat post is your helper, assisting you in folding your bike with minimum effort. Better still: when folded, your DAHON folding bike stands by itself!
FLATPAK Think of the easiest, fastest way to stow your bike and you get “Flatpak”. Bicycles equipped with Flatpak need no tools, and the user-friendly stem allows the handlebar to rotate 90°. The brake levers are exceptionally thin and the release levers respond to a flip of the wrist. Paired with one of DAHON’s patented folding pedal designs, you get a bike that goes from 3-D to 2-D in minutes, storing almost completely flat. The narrowest space becomes your bike’s “garage”, with no one getting caught on protruding parts, pedals or handlebars.
Wheel size: 16” Riding Postion: FLEX ADJUST
CURL i3 The Curl i3 features a rear wheel fold design, DAHON patented V-Clamp technology and a new forward stow saddle, to shave off the extra length; a combination that creates a bike that can squeeze into places other, smaller wheeled folding bikes can’t follow.
CATEGORY: URBAN SPECIFICATIONS: WEIGHT: 11.8 kg (26.01 lbs) FRAME: DAHON Patented Flip Frame w/ Autolatch, Rear Suspension, Built-In Carrier/Roller FORK: DAHON Dalloy Unicrown HANDLEPOST: Radius V, Patented Fusion, Telescope, Forged Aluminum DRIVETRAIN: 3-Speed Shimano Nexus Internal Gear Hub,Revo Twist Shifter WHEELS: 16” Aluminum Rims with 20 Hole Alloy Compact Front hubs and Shimano 32 hole Nexus 7 Rear Hubs BRAKES: DAHON Dual Pivot Alloy Caliper Brakes HIGHLIGHTS: A harmonious mating of the best folding technologies into one design. The Curl uses a “flip” rear wheel that takes a new direction by moving the rear wheel “next” to the offset top tube when folding, squeezing precious space out of the folded size.
Wheel size: 16” Riding Postion: FLEX ADJUST
EEZZ D3 The EEZZ 3 Speed builds on the previous EEZZ model’s best features, updating them for 2015. Folding and storing this bike is as ‘easy’ as the name suggests, whilst the addition of a 3-speed Shimano compact rear derailleur adn micro shifter increases the bike’s range and convenience.
CATEGORY: URBAN SPECIFICATIONS: WEIGHT: 9.8 kg (21.6 lbs) FRAME: Hydroformed Dalloy Aluminum with integrated Jiffold Vertical Hinge Technology FORK: Lightweight and Responsive Dalloy Aluminum, w/ Integrated Crown HANDLEPOST: Radius V, adjustable, patented Fusion, Telescopic, and V-Clamp technologies, forged aluminum DRIVETRAIN: 3 Speed Shimano rear derailleur,Cassette 9/11/13 WHEELS: 16” Aluminum Double Wall Rims with 20 Hole Compact Front Hub and 28 Hole Compact Rear Hub HIGHLIGHTS: Folding in a flash and with a flick of the thumb, this new technique takes our vertical folding technology to a whole new level. Seamlessly incorporated into the bike’s hydroformed frame, the bike’s strong folding hinge is hardly noticeable – youbarely even know it’s there! Our engineers at DAHON combined different technologies to create the EEZZ folding technology that allows the bike to fold down faster, easier and smaller than any of our other bikes.
Wheel size: 20� Riding Postion: NEUTRAL
QIX D8 Taking cues from both the Jifo and EEZZ 16” bikes, the Qix is a 20” version with a larger seating position and riding range. Vertical folding technology allows the Qix to roll directly into a folded position with the minimum of effort and time. A rear carrier with in-built guide wheel completes the ease with which this bike can be transported, as it rolls easily along when folded.
CATEGORY: URBAN SPECIFICATIONS: WEIGHT: 11.8 kg (26 lbs) FRAME: Flush Vertical Hinge Qix Arc Using Dalloy Tubing, Forged BB Struts FORK: Lightweight and Responsive Dalloy , w/ Integrated Crown HANDLEPOST: DAHON Forged Aluminum Radius-V Handlepost DRIVETRAIN: 8-Speed SRAM X5 Rear Derailleur and Twist Shifter WHEELS: 20” Aluminum Rims w/ 20 Hole Front and 28 Hole Rear Hub BRAKES: Winzip Smooth and Powerful 110mm V-Brakes HIGHLIGHTS: Folding in a flash and with a flick of the thumb, this new technique takes our vertical folding technology to a whole new level. Seamlessly incorporated into the bike’s hydroformed frame, the bike’s strong folding hinge is hardly noticeable – you barely even know it’s there! Our engineers at DAHON combined a bunch of different technologies to create folding technology that allows the bike to fold down faster, easier, and smaller than any of our other bikes.
Wheel size: 451MM Riding Postion: SPORT
CLINCH D10 The Clinch is designed for one thing: Speed! OK, two things, speed and folding convenience. It utilizes DAHON’s LockJaw hinge technology providing rigidity, and DAHON’s new patent pending inverted handle post design to save weight. This also helps to create a stiffer steering system. Go out and embarass the roadies!
CATEGORY: PERFORMANCE SPECIFICATIONS: WEIGHT: 9.6 kg (21.2 lbs) FRAME: Super Diamond LockJaw with Double Butted Tubing, 1.5” Head Tube and BB30 FORK: DAHON Patent Pending Inverted Clamping System w/ Forged Crown, Dalloy Tubing HANDLEPOST: DAHON Patent Pending LockJaw 2 Quick Tool Design w/ One Piece Forging, 60mm Dual Clamp Offset Stem System DRIVETRAIN: 10-Speed SRAM Red Rear Derailleur, with SRAM Doubletap Trigger Shifter WHEELS: 451mm Full Carbon Controltech Clincher Wheelset, w/ Sealed Hubs BRAKES: DAHON Dual Pivot Alloy Caliper Brakes HIGHLIGHTS: DAHON’s 451 mm wheelset raises the bar on compact wheel performance. Our larger diameter wheels are faster than standard folding bike wheels and lighter than full size wheels. This powerful combination gives a ride that is unparalleled in the folding bike market and bridges the gap between performance road bikes and folding convenience.
Wheel size: 20” Riding Postion: FLEX ADJUST
CIAO Ei7 Combining DAHON patented folding technology, a low step-through frame and a TranzX 250 Watt pedal assist e-system creates the Ciao Electric. Removable battery pack, and a 7-speed internal drive train allows this bike to handle all types of rides.
CATEGORY: URBAN SPECIFICATIONS: WEIGHT: 22 kg (48.5 lbs) FRAME: Dalloy Ciao Ultra Low Standover Folding Frame w/ Integrated Battery Pack, Lattice Forged Hinge FORK: Lightweight and Responsive Dalloy Aluminum, w/ Integrated Crown HANDLEPOST: DAHON Adjustable Telescopic Folding with Fusion V-Clamp Technology DRIVETRAIN: 7-Speed Shimano Nexus Internal Gear Hub, Revo Twist Shifter WHEELS: Double Wall, Machined Sidewall 36, Spoke Rear 28, Spoke Front BRAKES: Winzip Alloy 110mm V-Brake POWER: TranzX 250 Watt Hub Motor w/ Lithium Battery, 3 Mode Power Management HIGHLIGHTS: To new cyclists or riders with limitations, mounting a traditional bicycle with a high top tube can be intimidating. The Ciao features an award winning lowest step through frame in the industry, making getting on and off a DAHON easier than ever.
Wheel size: 26� Riding Postion: SPORT
CADENZA D27 A full sized commuter in a secret agent disguise kit. Use the Flatpak stem to bring the Cadenza D27 from a big deal to a paper thin work of art. Flip it up to the roller rack, and wheel it into an elevator, closet or garage. Want even more? Use the included Cure all tool, and fold the Cadenza D27 in half to really reduce your carbon footprint.
CATEGORY: URBAN SPECIFICATIONS: WEIGHT: 14 kg (30.9 lbs) FRAME: Full Size Urban Frame, Dally Sonus Tubeset w/ Nearly Invisible Dual LockJaw Hinges 26” Wheel FORK: Lightweight and Responsive Dalloy Aluminum, w/Integrated Crown 26” HANDLEPOST: DAHON D4D Flat Pak Technology Folding Design, Quick Release 4 Way Adjustable DRIVETRAIN: 27-Speed SRAM X5 WHEELS: 26” Aluminum Rims w/ 36 Hole Front and Rear Hub BRAKES: Promax 160mm Mechancal Disc HIGHLIGHTS: With 26” wheels,wide range gears, adjustable riding position, and disc brakes, the Cadenza is ready to commute or go on a long tour. Slick Continental sport street tires make the ride smooth and worry free. Dalloy 6061 Alloy construction make climbing hills easy, and DAHON’s patented seat post pump is added security to make sure you get to work on time.
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