Originally Posted by
gazer
From one who had a Dahon fail, I think you're mostly right. Most Dahon bikes come from China, I'm guessing Downtube and the mass-production Xootrs are similar. The problem there is quality control. The average frame can be great, but the odds of getting one with a defect are higher than with a bike from a company with better quality control. The many frames that aren't defective are great.
Quality control? It did not break at the welds. Are you going to blame them for the quality of aluminum as well?
As with the other bikes mentioned above, maybe their failures have more to do with their designs (which are done in the US) than anything else.