Mu XL
Perfect for
- Lunch rides to that great new café.
- Beating traffic on a morning ride into the city.
- Weekend rides around Central Park.
Urban Utility Bikes
The Mu XL is the ultimate city bike:
it features plush suspension, selfgenerated
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 handlepost.
- New V-Clamp hinge technology makes the Mu one of our stiffest frames.
- New Radius 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.
| COLOR |  |
| SPEEDS | 8 |
| GEAR INCHES | 28" - 86" |
| DISTANCE: SEAT POST TO HANDLEBAR | Min: 600 mm (23.6") Max: 660 mm (26") |
| DISTANCE: SADDLE TO PEDAL | Min: 690 mm (27.2") Max: 980 mm (38.6") |
| FOLDED SIZE | 33 x 64 x 81 cm (13" x 27" x 32.5") |
| WEIGHT | 13.8 kg (30.4 lbs) fully equipped |
| FOLDING TIME | 15 seconds |
| SUGGESTED RIDER HEIGHT | 142 cm - 193 cm (4'8" - 6'4") |
| MAX RIDER WEIGHT | 105 kg (230 lbs) |
| FRAME | P Series, 7005 butted aluminum alloy, custom-drawn Sonus tubing, V-Clamp forged hinge |
| FORK | Dahon SlipStream™, Puro™ U7 aluminum, patented Fusion™ technology, double butted tubing |
| HANDLEPOST | Radius Telescope™, adjustable, patented Fusion™ technology, forged aluminum, Covert QR technology, patented InSide™ lock |
| HANDLEBAR | 6061-T6 aluminum, Flat bar |
| HEADSET | Dahon Fusion 2, Zero stack, cartridge bearings |
| GRIPS | Ergon |
| SADDLE | BioLogic™ AirFlo, Mojo Groove design |
| SEAT POST | BioLogic™ suspension seat post, 40mm travel, forged clamp |
| SEAT CLAMP | Dahon Turtleneck clamp |
| BRAKES | Kinetix SpeedStop V brakes, stainless flex noodle, stainless link and bolts, “SilentGrip” ceramic brake pads |
| BRAKE LEVERS | BioLogic™ VB, integrated bell, ergonomic levers with Kraton insert |
| BRAKE CABLE & HOUSING | Dahon LiveWire, SIS housing, slick cable |
| FRONT HUB | BioLogic™ Joule dynamo |
| REAR HUB | Dahon Special Edition Shimano Premium Nexus 8 |
| SPOKES | 18/10 stainless steel, brass nipples or Sapim Leader, stainless steel (EU assembly) |
| NIPPLES | Sapim Polyax, self aligning, SILS locking system, brass |
| RIMS | Kinetix Comp, doublewall, CNC machined sidewalls, wear line indicator |
| TIRES | Schwalbe Marathon Racer, 85 psi, Qualifier Compound casing, RaceGuard puncture protection, Reflex |
| SHIFTER | Shimano Nexus 8, Revo |
| CRANKSET | Kinetix Wing, cold-forged 6061 aluminum crank arms, hand-polished |
| FREEWHEEL | Shimano 16T |
| BOTTOM BRACKET | Cartridge, sealed bearings |
| CHAIN | KMC RustBuster or SRAM SaltShaker (EU Assembly) |
| PEDALS | MKS EZY quick release pedals |
| PAINT | Powder clear coat |
| CHAINGUARD | Full chainguard |
| KICKSTAND | Aluminum, Dacromet bolt |
| CLIP SYSTEM | Magnetix™ system |
| ACCESSORY | Reflective pants clip |
| FRONT LIGHT | Spanninga Micro FF, halogen, dynamo powered |
| REAR LIGHT | Spanninga Premium, LED |
| MUDGUARDS | SKS Mini 20, stainless hardware |
| RACK | ArcLite, tubular aluminum, luggage strap |
| *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. Also our distributors also regularly ask us to make component modifications to better reflect the requirements of their local markets. We reserve the right to make component changes without prior notification, which may cause discrepancies with the information listed on the web. | |
El bolso carry bag
AirPorter suitcase
KlickFix luggage
"The Mu 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."
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- Lift Magazine, USA
January 2008
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- Frankfurter Allgemeine, Germany
December 2007
"Dahon's Mu XL offers a speed, practical ride and folds very small...In short, it's one of the most important bikes there is."
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- Bicycling Magazine, USA
November 2007
"Impressive detail design and finish on all parts of the Dahon's folding mechanism, and a stylish overall appearance."
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more!
- Velovision, UK
December 2006