Originally Posted by
Ekdog
Hola desde Sevilla.
Good luck. I've found the hinges on Dahons to be very poorly designed and prone to malfunction. I had all kinds of problems with the hinge on my Dahon "Speed" and then a crack developed in one of the frame welds. What's left of that bike is now sitting in a heap in my garage.
I've got a Brompton now--much higher quality components and better customer service.
Hola Sevilla, aquí Madrid
I needed a bike with enough gears to trek UP Madrid and my little mountain town hills and also strong and tall enough to carry the kids (not solved yet, one kid ok, two kids still working on it), this Dahon seemed the perfect bike for both. I'm scared something happened to the frame and astonished that so an strong bike could have this "achilles foot".
I also have a Flamingo modified (two plates) and will commute tomorrow with it, but it's a pain to go up with it.
How did your problems with the hinge started?