Why are low gears important for folding bikes ?
Most folding bikes are designed with long stems. When climbing a hill, you can’t stand up on your folding bike and leverage off your handlebar. Such motion produces what I call a “pry bar ” effect on your long stem resulting in premature heaadset and folding stem failure. This is true for all folding bike brands with a long stem design. Instead of standing up, you should switch to a lower gear and spin. That is why we always emphasize low gears over high gears for most folding bikes. Folding bikes are designed for commuting and lightweight touring where you can always coast on descents. Front Chainring Option This is the simplest solution to gear down your bike. The stock Dahon comes with a 52 teeth front chainring. By replacing it with a ring smaller in size, you automatically step down the whole gear range. Switching to a 42 front chainring will shift your gears 25% down lower. We can use any ring size based on the gearing info you will give us. The latest generation of Dahon’s come
