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Speeds: 
8
Weight: 
13.8 kg (30.4 lb) fully equipped
Folding Time: 
15 sec
Folding Size: 
33 x 64 x 81 cm (13" x 27" x 32.5")
SEE IT FOLDED
  • Lunch rides to that great new café.
  • Beating traffic on a morning ride into the city.
  • Weekend rides around Central Park.

The Mu XL is the ultimate city bike: it features plush suspension, self-generated lighting, luggage capacity, puncture resistant tires, and style to spare. The Shimano Nexus 8 Premium hub delivers eight widely spaced gears, excellent efficiency, marvelously smooth shifting, and low maintenance. And because it folds, you’ll never need to leave your precious Mu XL outside, in the care of bike thieves. For 2008, the Mu XL is updated with the marvelous new V-Clamp hinge and Radius V handlepost.

  • New V-Clamp hinge technology makes the Mu one of our stiffest frames.
  • New Radius V handlepost is substantially stronger and stiffer.
  • Dahon Special Edition Shimano Nexus 8 hub with fewer spoke holes permits better spoke angles and a stronger wheel.
  • Fast-rolling Schwalbe Marathon Racer tires include a Kevlar puncture resistant lining.

Specifications

Steel
8
1
28" - 86"
Min: 600 mm (23.6") Max: 660 mm (26")
Min: 690 mm (27.2") Max: 980 mm (38.6")
33 x 64 x 81 cm (13" x 27" x 32.5")
15 sec
13.8 kg (30.4 lb) fully equipped
142 - 193 cm (4'8"- 6'4")
105 kg (230 lb)
P Series, 7005 butted aluminum alloy, custom-drawn Sonus tubing, V-Clamp forged hinge
Dahon SlipStream, Puro U7 aluminum, patented Fusion technology, double butted tubing
Radius Telescope adjustable, patented Fusion technology, forged aluminum, Covert QR technology, patented InSide lock
6061-T6 aluminum, Flat bar
Dahon Fusion+, Zero stack, cartridge bearings
Ergon
BioLogic AirFlo, Mojo Groove design
BioLogic suspension seatpost, 40 mm travel, forged clamp
Dahon Turtleneck clamp
Kinetix SpeedStop V brakes, stainless flex noodle, stainless link and bolts, “SilentGrip” ceramic brake pads
Kinetix SpeedStop V brakes, stainless flex noodle, stainless link and bolts, “SilentGrip” ceramic brake pads
BioLogic VB, integrated bell, ergonomic levers with Kraton insert
Dahon LiveWire, SIS housing, slick cable
BioLogic Joule dynamo
Dahon Special Edition Shimano Premium Nexus 8
18/10 stainless steel, brass nipples or Sapim Leader, stainless steel (EU assembly)
Sapim Polyax, self aligning, SILS locking system, brass
Kinetix Comp, doublewall, CNC machined sidewalls, wear line indicator
Schwalbe Marathon Racer, 85 psi, Qualifier Compound casing, RaceGuard puncture protection, Reflex
Shimano Nexus 8, Revo
Kinetix Wing, cold-forged 6061 aluminum crank arms, hand-polished
Shimano, 16T
KMC RustBuster or SRAM SaltShaker (EU Assembly)
MKS EZY quick release pedals
Full chainguard
SKS Mini 20, stainless hardware
ArcLite, tubular aluminum, luggage strap
Aluminum, Dacromet bolt
Magnetix system
Spanninga Micro FF, Halogen, dynamo powered
Spanninga Premium, LED
Reflective pants clip

*Note: These are our standard model specifications. The specifications for your country may differ slightly. We do our best to ensure that the specifications listed here accurately reflect the exact parts found on our production bikes. However, component changes do occur for various reasons and there may be brief delays on site updates. We reserve the right to make component changes without prior notification, which may cause discrepancies with the information listed on the web.

Tutorial Video, Guides & Manuals

application/pdf iconFold/Unfold Guide
application/pdf iconHubs Manual
application/pdf iconShifters Manual

Reviews

Mu XL Review
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stern.de, Germany
September, 2008
Mu XL Review & Award
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RADtouren, Germany
August, 2008
Mu XL Review

“The Mµ XL is a top of the line city bike and has just about everything you would want on an urban commuter, including plush suspension, lighting, luggage capacity, and style to spare.”

Check out the article online.

Read more
Lift Magazine
January, 2008

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