...the Curl D9 would have been the best version...
Has Dahon ever actually sold a Curl D9 to a customer anywhere in the world? Anybody ever see one in a bike shop? Bueller? Bueller?
It wouldn't be the first model Dahon developed and advertised but never sold.
I do not like the single arm fork and the special front hub required to mount the wheel on such forks...
Actually, this didn't degrade an owner's ability to keep their Curl on the road over the years. Non-electric Curls have always used special 56mm OLD front hubs, and you're not going to find a replacement for those down at your LBS, either.
The lack of front carrier is also a major drawback.
Sheesh. It gets tiresome. Of course the Curl can be fitted with a front carrier. Then the rebuttal: 'but that attaches the dunnage weight to the steering axis'. Uh, you mean like the front pannier racks on Birdys and BikeFridays?
Like on the Brompton, the rear rack is not good to carry things...
You pontificate online a good deal, but you don't seem to be cognizant of the way these bikes are used by owners in the real world.
