Found on some of our high end, road and tour bike components, carbon fiber makes for lighter, stronger, more durable and more comfortable bikes. A carbon fiber wheelset or fork can shave off precious grams and helps provide the kind of ride quality you expect from a premium bike.
A quality bicycle starts with a quality frame. Our high tensile steel frames are built with high carbon steel that has higher tensile strength and allows us to minimize mterial. TIG welding ensures that the joints will hold up for years of riding, folding or whatever life throws your way.
A quality steel frame, built to last a lifetime, is still the choice of many discerning cyclists. DAHON uses drawn 4130 Chromoly steel exclusively, 60% stronger than high tensile steel, our Chromoly tubing is thinner and significantly lighter – weighing less than many aluminum frame bikes from other manufactures.
Patented Dalloy Aluminum offers 20% more frame strength than those made of 6061 aluminum.
Double-butted Dalloy tubes are thicker at the ends – where welding takes place and stress is highest – but thinner toward the center to minimize weight.
The bracing angle of the spokes changes when a rim is made smaller. When a standard 100 mm hub is laced into a 20″ or 16″ rim, it results in a weaker wheel. To remedy this, DAHON pioneered the compact FrontHub: optimized bracing angles are now stronger than comparable 26″ wheels.
One thing you don’t want on a folding bike is an oversized derailleur that complicates the folding process, leaves little ground clearance and exposes it to damage. The Neos derailleur line, with revolutionary low-profile design, mounts directly to the chain stay and solves these problems. Neos’ ultra-short cage delivers clean, quick and accurate shifting, doubling the amount of ground clearance.
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.
Like all good all-in-one helpers, this handy tool kit has everything you need to fix it in a pinch, including 4 and 5 mm hex tools for tightening and adjusting the bolts on your DAHON folding bike. The tool kit is easily accessible in the handlepost stem where it stores conveniently and invisibly – absolutely flat when folded.
Designed specifically for small-Wheeled bikes, the Jifo Gear System features a customized 9 tooth sprocket and a small chain wheel to deliver a smooth and comfortable gear ratio. Made from alloy aluminum, the Jifo Gear System is exceptionally strong and delivers the perfect chain tension for small-wheeled bikes.
Folding bikes need something to hold the wheels together when folded. Our patented and elegant solution is Magnetix, a pair of magnets to keep things in their place.
