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Old 04-25-22, 10:57 AM
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Originally Posted by tcs
I see that claim every now and then. It doesn't hold here in Parts Unknown, but it might in other markets. I would expect, though, for Dahon's costs-to-market to be higher, since they actually engineer and tes

their designs while other companies just wait until a new Dahon model becomes successful and then build knockoffs. Of course, there can be a downside of trying to copy another company's designs without really understanding the engineering inside them.
Well I wouldn't say tern doesn't understand the engineering. The founder is David Hon's son.
I think breaking might happen with any bike... even a Brompton. But yeah, I've heard of terns breaking frames.
but also of Dahons breaking hinges resulting in bad accidents...
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