I don't know why Dahon gave up on the Curve SL 8 speed hug? That was a good bike but it had a poor choice of color. The new Curve has a great color scheme but it appears Dahon was not able to keep the price down.

There's no reason for Dahon to make a Brompton size folding bike that only has 2 speeds. The Curve 8 speed was a better bike.