Originally Posted by
tedi k wardhana
In my opinion, dahon company is disgracing herself by 'copying' brompton.
Curve sL, igh 8sp or 9sp capreo is a better 'working' bike.
Yet brompton still holds its mystique. The appeal is because it's made in england, and because it is expensive.
A lower price curve sL would reach a wider market..
There is no disgrace in 'copying' Brompton. Was Toyota making a disgrace of itself when it copied GM? Was Samsung making a disgrace of itself when it copied Apple's design aesthetics and took up Android instead of making its own special OS from the start?
Did those two 'disgraceful' companies die a terrible death or are they laughing all the way to the bank? Maybe those posters should go back to using Nokia who stuck firmly to their guns till they were bought over by MS.
I'm just gobsmacked by how many people think the bicycle industry is some unique fish where integrating great and well-proven features is considered silly and uncreative.
Rather than innovating as an entire industry to move closer to the perfect bike, why anyone would want the rest of the industry to resist incorporating and improving existing great ideas is beyond me.