- Speeds: 27
- Weight: 11.3 kg (25.4 lb) w/o pedals
- Folding Time: 15 min
- Folded Size: 28 x 66 x 79 cm (10.9" x 25.7" x 30.8")
- Moab slick rock.
- Flowing single track.
- Your next cycling vacation.
A steel hardtail for anything from flowing single track, to epic all day rides. Our good friend Joe Murray, mountain bike hall of famer, two-time U.S. mountain bike champion, and probably the most respected name in steel hardtail design, helped us design the Flō. The goal was to build the ultimate go-anywhere-in-the-world ride. With Joe’s frame geometry and Reynolds’ 631 air-hardened steel tubing, the Flō delivers a ride that’s incredibly smooth, yet lively. Fifteen minutes is all it takes to pack the Flō into a suitcase for easy travel. You’ll never have to leave your mountain bike at home again. 
- Joe Murray designed Reynold’s steel frame.
- Hand-made frame crafted from Reynold’s 631 tubing.
- Crazy light!! Only 11.3 kg (23.3 lb).
- Race-ready component specification: RockShox Reba fork, SRAM X9 drive train, Avid disc brakes and American Classic hubs.
- Rack braze-ons for adventure touring, specially designed to clear the disc brake.
| COLORS |  |
| SPEEDS | 27 |
| FRAME SIZES | S, M, L |
| GEAR INCHES | 17" - 104" |
| DISTANCE: SEATPOST TO HANDLEBAR | Min: 740 mm (28.9") Max: 740 mm (28.9") |
| DISTANCE: SADDLE TO PEDAL | Min: 745 mm (29.1") Max: 960 mm (37") |
| FOLDED SIZE | 28 x 66 x 79 cm (10.9" x 25.7" x 30.8") |
| FOLDING TIME | 15 min |
| WEIGHT | 11.3 kg (25.4 lb) w/o pedals |
| SUGGESTED RIDER HEIGHT | S: 157 - 167 cm (5´2" -5'6"); M: 167 - 183 cm (5'6" -6'); L: 183 - 193 cm (6'-6'4") |
| MAX RIDER WEIGHT | 105 kg (230 lb) |
| FRAME | Flō, Reynolds 631 air-hardened steel, Joe Murray design, patented Ritchey BAB technology |
| FORK | RockShox Reba SL, 100 mm |
| SUSPENSION | n/a |
| HANDLEPOST | n/a |
| HANDLEBAR | Kinetix CarbonLite, Riser, O/S 31.8 mm |
| STEM | Dahon F.I.T., patented ATS technology, 3D forged 6061-T6 aluminum |
| HEADSET | FSA Orbit-X, 36 degree angular contact sealed bearings |
| GRIPS/BAR TAPE | Ergon GX1 |
| SADDLE | Kore XC, I-Beam, 228 grams |
| SEATPOST | Kore Race I-Beam, 2014AL, 27.2 mm x 350 mm |
| SEAT CLAMP | n/a |
| FRONT BRAKE | Avid BB7, disc |
| REAR BRAKE | Avid BB7, disc |
| BRAKE LEVERS | Avid Speed Dial 7, leverage adjust |
| BRAKE CABLE & HOUSING | Dahon LiveWire™, SIS housing, slick cable |
| FRONT HUB | American Classic UltraLight Disc, stainless cartridge bearings, Kinetix ProLite QR |
| REAR HUB | American Classic UltraLight Disc, 4 stainless cartridge bearings, patented 6 pawl design, Kinetix ProLite QR |
| SPOKES | Sapim Laser, stainless steel, black |
| NIPPLES | Polyax brass nipples |
| RIMS | WTB SpeedDisc, disc only, stainless eyelets |
| TIRES | Schwalbe Racing Ralph, 26 x 2.25" |
| SHIFTER(S) | SRAM X9, trigger, 27 spd |
| FRONT DERAILLEUR | SRAM X9 |
| REAR DERAILLEUR | SRAM X9, long cage |
| CRANKSET | Truvativ Stylo |
| CASSETTE/FREEWHEEL | SRAM PG-980, 11-34T, 9 spd, lightweight alloy spider design |
| BOTTOM BRACKET | Truvativ GXP |
| CHAIN | SRAM PC971, 9 spd, PowerLink |
| PEDALS | n/a |
| CABLE & HOUSING | Jag SP |
| CABLE SPLITTER | Machined aluminum |
| ACCESSORY | Reflective pants clip |
| SUITCASE | Airporter with in-line skate wheels |
| TOOL | 4 mm, 5 mm, 6 mm Allen tool |
| *Note: These are our standard model specifications. The specifications for your country may differ slightly. We do our best to ensure that the specifications listed here accurately reflect the exact parts found on our production bikes. However, component changes do occur for various reasons and there may be brief delays on site updates. Also our distributors also regularly ask us to make component modifications to better reflect the requirements of their local markets. We reserve the right to make component changes without prior notification, which may cause discrepancies with the information listed on the web. | |
Fold/Unfold Guide
Brakes Manual
"Didn't come apart while riding; dialed geometry; lightweight; versatile; Steel is Real!"
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www.bikemag.com, USA,
October 2008
"The bike rides like a high-end steel bike should—predictable, responsive and fast. The components are comfortable, efficient, lightweight and for the most part well thought out."
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- Dirt Rag Magazine, USA
November 2006
"..the Dahon Flō is such a well-crafted and sweet-riding hardtail, you'll drop any preconceptions the moment you jump in the saddle."
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- National Geographic Adventure, USA
October 2006
"With a race-ready drivetrain, serious suspension fork
and disc brakes, the 22.4-pound Flō is ready for real
dirt racing".
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- Bicycling Magazine, USA
"I'd praise it to heaven - even without the whole
folding feature. The fact that you can pack this bike
and take it on a plane without paying outrageous airline
fees is just the very tasty icing on this cake."
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more!
- Bike Magazine, USA
"The Flō licenses Ritchey's minimalist Break-Away
folding technology to make a collapsible bike that you
could look at all day and still not recognize as a folder."
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more!
- Bicycling Magazine, USA
"Since 1975 Dahon has lead the world in folding
bicycle design and manufacturing. The Flō includes input
from two-time NORBA Champ and original Hall of Famer Joe
Murray. Joe designed it using Tom Ritchey's BAB coupling
technology. BAB allows the frame to separate into two
pieces for easy packing. The BAB lugs are virtually invisible
and add only 95 grams to the weight of the frame. Other
than the small weight penalty, there are no other compromises
in performance or function."
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- Mountain Bike Action Magazine, USA
"This is a ripping steel hardtail that's perfect for all day riding due to the compliant steel frame. She's also great for xc racing if that's your bag. Light (around 23lb) stable, and handles like a dream, crisp enough for the tightest and twistiest, but stable enough for descents more steep and technical than you oughtta be riding on a hardtail!
This is the sweetest hardtail I've ever thrown a leg over!"
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- Terry, consumer review on mtbr.com
"I have a Cannondale six/13 with all Dura-Ace, a T2000 touring bike and a KHS MTB but find myself drawn to the Dahon for more and more rides. I can ride it at 26 mph in the flats sometimes the Flō seems to do the work for me. I love this bike!"
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- Tom, consumer review on mtbr.com
"Not only is this a GREAT travel bike, it is just a plain great bike. I have raced it for a season and a half in all conditions, in 24 hour races, marathons, with nary a problem. Have traveled all over the US with it, and have not once had to pay the fee for bikes."
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- Bruce, consumer review on mtbr.com
"This bike has been with me to 5 countries now, and it is the perfect do anything bike for the road and singletrack. It is a very light, very supple hardtail with great components that can handle any trail I am willing to ride."
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- Sean, consumer review on mtbr.com
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- Bike Sport News, Germany
July 2009
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- NZZ am Sonntag, Switzerland
May 2007
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- RennRad, Germany
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- O2 Bikers Mountain Bike Magazine, Belgium
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- Magazyn Rowerowy, Poland
"Folding bike specialist Dahon, with a little help from Ritchey and MTB pioneer Joe Murray, have created a great, looking well equipped MTB in the Flo, that almost completely disguises the fact you can break it in two and put it in a 80x70 cm carry case....The best 'folding' MTB on the market that still rides like a great hardtail."
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- What Mountain Bike Magazine,
UK, September 2006
Best Product of the Year 2004: At Play
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- Fortune Magazine,
USA