Folding bicycle
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A folding bicycle is designed to be compacted into a smaller, more manageable size or shape, making it easier to store or carry. When folded, the bikes can be more easily carried into buildings, on pu
1982 Hon Convertible folding bicycle
30th Anniversary Special Edition Dahon folding bike (2012)
Italian Bersaglieri during World War I with folding bicycles strapped to their backs (1917)
Brompton
Dahon
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Dahon is the world's largest manufacturer of folding bicycles with a two-thirds marketshare in 2006. The company was founded in 1982 by David T. Hon, a former laser physicist, in California, United St
Folding bicycle
…was, however, the early 1980s that can be said to have marked the birth of the modern, compact folding bicycle, with competing models from Brompton and Dahon. Founded in 1982, by inventor and physicist Dr. David Hon and his brother Henry Hon, Dahon has grown to become the world's largest manufacturer of…
1980s (first generation) Dahon Classic III with Sturmey-Archer 3 speed hub gear
A Dahon bike from c. 1987, in the collection of The Children's Museum of Indianapolis