hmmm which came first?
03-14-12, 09:36 AM
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Dahon Jifo origins?
I was looking at unique folders that people try to put out and found this one, look familiar?
https://www.smartcog.co.jp/Products/mint.htm
I wonder if dahon got the idea from them or was it the other way around? The koma from the same site was also really cool, but things get rough when wheels become abike sized.
https://www.smartcog.co.jp/Products/mint.htm
I wonder if dahon got the idea from them or was it the other way around? The koma from the same site was also really cool, but things get rough when wheels become abike sized.
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Wasn't there an earlier post, just after the Jifo was announced, saying it was a design/concept that Dahon had "bought in " ?
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The original had a cutesy 3 speed dérailleur/cassette. That'd make the Jifo more credible, would be a nice option on a Brompton also.
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Is the Jifo available now, anywhere ?
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This is the ONLY guy that sells them at the moment from what I know 
https://www.thorusa.com/dahon/current/jifo.htm
and even he states you should call first! for such a ridiculed bike they sure aren't sitting on the shelves with dust on them.
even the original wasn't cheap after conversion it's around $830 USD
https://www.thorusa.com/dahon/current/jifo.htm
and even he states you should call first! for such a ridiculed bike they sure aren't sitting on the shelves with dust on them.
even the original wasn't cheap after conversion it's around $830 USD
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Check out the new Dahon Metro.
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There are so many companies producing high-quality, innovative products (Tyrell Bicycles for example) but for some reason they won`t make an attempt to branch out into foreign markets on their own.
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Original Jifo/Mint by Aezda in 2008
https://picasaweb.google.com/wizz042...91877033231346
Metro has been renamed EEZZ (no kidding)
https://www.flickr.com/photos/dahonbikes/6817129124/
https://picasaweb.google.com/wizz042...91877033231346
Metro has been renamed EEZZ (no kidding)
https://www.flickr.com/photos/dahonbikes/6817129124/
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