High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Dahon is the world`s largest manufacturer of folding bicycles with a two-thirds marketshare in 2006. The company was founded by Dr. David T. Hon, a former widely referenced laser physicist, in 1982 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California, with assembly factories in China, Macau and Bulgaria. Dahon markets bicycles under its own name as well as other brand names, including Ridgeback, the affiliated Yeah and Biceco Brands, and Novara for REI in the U.S. The company is a member of the Global Alliance for EcoMobility. Dahon holds over 200 patents, some having become industry standards.