Dahon Hammerhead 5.0 (2006)

[theDesignDeli]

Hello

I am new here so please be kind!! I was one of the lucky few who managed to grab a Hammerhead from Winstanleys at the really silly price of £189.00. I opted for the 2006 model in Fizzy Orange with the straight handlebars. Why not the later model? Simply out - money.

As this was to be my experience of a foldie (even though it is not a true foldie) I didnt want to spend a fortune incase I hated it. But, I LOVE IT!! It's cool, its super fast, light and hugs those corners like nobodys business.

My bike arrived in superb condition, no missing pieces. All i had to do was slip in the front wheel and attach the pedals. No scratches which suprised me as new bikes I have ordered in the past have always been scratched somewhere.

I am so pleased I ordered this bike and I certainly wont be going back to a 'normal' bike ever again. I will be posting pics here soon of it.

I am also going to include a section for the Hammerheads on my little website - if people have pics and would like them on there then please post here and I will contact you to get them.

Thanks and please get in touch if you are a fellow Hammerhead

[Loch]

I'd love to see some pictures. Does the 5.0 have V-brakes?

If it does I'm actually quite envious. This is would be one of my dreambikes. However nothing like this is available in the states. Closest thing is the HH 7.0, and I don't think the brakes would work for me.

I've envisioned building a sort of micro cyclocross bike for cycling on the road to my favorite bike trails.

Enjoy!

[jwlunt]

That is such a crazy price for such a nice bit of kit. Glad your Winstanley experience was good - so was mine (I got a great GT FS MTB for half price and it arrived in perfect nick) but other reviews are mixed to say the least.

[snafu21]

Welcome to the er, folder fold, designdeli. Ownership of an HH seems to do strange things to people. "It's just a bicycle" goes out of the window. Mine's already become an obsession. I've called it 'Maurice' and given it its own blanket.

The original " Get an HH and change your life" thread is here, where various HH owners and other ne'er-do-wells congregated during those giddy days of give-away HH's:

http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?t=409606


Just don't let anyone else have a ride on it. You'll never get it back.


More pix in the Hyde Park folder meet thread:

http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?t=424589

See you there next time?
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Sue - HH7