Extreme Performance

AirPorter II

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The perfect protection for a Dahon when you are off to a new destination. The Airporter II is a semi hard-sided suitcase with plenty of protective internal padding.

Fits the Flō or Tournado.

American Classic Hubs

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American Classic makes some of the most exquisitely light and well engineered hubs available. American Classic hubs are lighter than DuraAce, Record, or XTR and are used by many top racers and pro teams around the world. On its rear hubs, American Classic uses a patented six-pawl cassette mechanism that makes it stronger than traditional cassettes. A set of American Classic road hubs retails for US$325; disc hubs retail for US$370. We love these hubs because they are so fast and light!! Upgraded for 2008 with stainless steel cartridge bearings for improved durability.

Avid BB7 Disc Brakes

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Avid’s BB disc brakes are universally acknowledged as among the best disc brakes available, at any price. We’ve selected Avid’s mechanical BB disc brakes over Avid’s hydraulic offerings for a number reasons, not the least because we’ve tested just about every disc brake out there and we keep coming back to the BB7 for our own personal bikes. First, the BB7 offers best-in-class adjustability for those customers who hate disc drag and squealing as much as we do. Second, Dahon bikes are built for travel and bikes with hydraulic brake fluid have been banned by some airlines.

Avid Speed Dial Brake Levers

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Brake levers transfer the force of your hand into stopping power at the brakes, so properly adjusted and tuned break levers are important. Too much force can cause your wheels to freeze up while too little won’t be able to stop you. Avid Speed Dial 7 break levers give you great stopping power while allowing easy fine adjustment of braking behavior. With the simple turn of a knob, the Speed Dial adjustment feature allows you to adjust and customize braking feel and strength according to your riding style.

Dahon F.I.T. Stem

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Getting just the right handlebar height with a traditional stem/handlebar set-up is a pain. Typically, you can only adjust bar height in 5 mm increments. With the new Dahon F.I.T. stem, you get 50 mm of on-the-fly vertical adjustment, with no increase in weight or complexity.

Dahon Fusion XP+ Headset

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The Fusion XP+ headset has a zero stack profile to allow a virtually seamless transition between fork, frame head tube, and handlepost. Among the lightest headsets on the market, the Fusion XP+ features sealed cartridge bearings.

Ergon Leichtbau Grips

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Good comfort and solid control over your ride is important, so that is why we outfitted out extreme-performance bikes with Ergon Leichtbau grips. Sporting a distinctive wing design and made from lightweight rubber, Ergon Liechtbau grips lend comfort and support to your entire hand. Combined with a secure lightweight clamp that prevents the grip from rotating, Ergon leichtbau grips give firm, solid, and comfortable control of your ride.

FSA Crankset

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FSA cranksets grace the bikes of many of the world’s top racers so it’s only natural for us to work with FSA to develop a line of custom cranksets for our top end bikes. Custom chain ring sizes optimize gearing on our small wheel bikes and sweet looking custom chainguards add a final special touch.

German A Air Force Shock

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At only 171 grams, the Air Force is one of the lightest and most sophisticated shocks on the market today. It features adjustable rebound damping and dual air chambers. Response characteristics can be tuned through the negative air chamber. For a “race” set up requiring optimal pedaling efficiency, the negative air chamber can be left empty so that the shock is virtually locked out except for large impacts. Radial joints prolong product life.

German A Kilo 2.0 Fork

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We generally don’t brag, but the Kilo fork that we developed with suspension meisters German A was far and away the best compact suspension fork available. It was light, incredibly stiff, and extremely sensitive to forces both large and small because of a parallelogram design that is inherently lower in stiction than standard telescoping suspension forks.

Now with the 2.0 version, we’ve improved the design even more by precision forging more of the pieces, which reduces weight and substantially improves stiffness.