Ok. Teach me wise one with your superior education and experience. How many years experience working as a structural engineer have you acquired? How many years as a successful business man have you achieved? You seem like a fellow that would tell me that I must be stupid for buying a Mercedes when a Fiat would do. Nevermind it's safer and more enjoyable... The simple truth is Dahon sold me a bike. I thought it was ****e. I returned it. Then I bought two bikes from Bike Friday, who I'm pleased to say get to keep my money and can likely look forward to more of it. I bought them from Bike Friday sight unseen based on their reputation alone. I bought Dahon's hesitantly from a shop that had one in stock and because my wife and I thought it was cheap enough to allow a shot. My wife also liked that it was "cute". Dahon's a large company for sure and probably doesn't care about the $20,000 or so I'll spend on bikes in my remaining years, but do a little searching and I'm not the only one dissatisfied by the "Designed in America" "Made in China" b.s. They'll never sell me another bike, and your ridiculous attitude must mean that somehow affects you.