I see Dr Hon has decided to use the catastrophically bad hinge latch design for the main tube hinge no less. One can only hope they did a proper design review to eliminate the design flaws of the original. Still, I wouldn't TOUCH it.
The other severe problem I have with the general design, is the stempost slopes backwards leaving the rider with no option to have a more ergonomic stretched out posture, even while it is claimed to have been designed for "pros and giants!"
The KS campaign is CLEARLY just used for its free publicity aspect. Nothing is being kick-started here. It is directly aimed at trying to look better than a Brompton. I can only find negative points.
If this is such a flawed design and fails catastrophically why haven't the lawyers driven it from the market place. As a regular reader here, and general hobbyist and daily rider, and owner of several of these hinges, this is the first I have heard that it is a failed design. Its been in production at least a decade on many of Dahons popular models.
I can understand if you have preferences and I respect it when a case is made. Calling it catastrophic is an overstatement.
I see many positives to this announcement.