YOU SAY THE BIKE CAN FOLD?!
The bikes that can go anywhere
Folding bikes are a great choice for last-mile riders and people who need a compact storage solution for their office, home, motor home or just to keep in the trunk of the car to go for a ride when the mood hits.
AVENTON SINCH
The Sinch features 20×4-inch fat tires and, as such, may be the least compact when folded. The bike is very sturdy and with 45mm of travel in the suspension fork and offers a smooth ride over bumpy roads.
Price: $1699
Frame: 6061 double-butted aluminum
Motor: 500W brushless rear hub motor
Battery: 672Wh
Display: Backlit LCD
Range: 40 miles
Drivetrain: Shimano Acera 7-speed
E-JOE EPIK CARBON
The name “E-Joe” does play on the “e” for “electric,” but it’s also for every joe. It performs very well, but is a little on the heavy side due to the need to avoid extra flex in a folding bike. It has a suspension fork and overall good ride quality.
Price: $1399
Frame: Aluminum
Motor: MXUS 500W rear hub motor
Battery: 528 Wh
Display: E-Joe LCD
Range: Up to 40 miles
Drivetrain: Shimano Tourney, 7-speed
BIG CAT MINI LBC XXL
A small bike with a lot of letters in its name is the newest folding bike from Big Cat for 2022. It features 20-inch fat tires, a fairly big battery mounted behind the seatpost and a powerful 48-volt, 750-watt Bafang rear hub motor that will make this bike a crazy beast to ride.
Price: $1799
Frame: Steel
Motor: Bafang 750W rear hub motor
Battery: 624Wh
Display: Big Cat LCD
Range: 30-60 miles (claimed)
Drivetrain: 7-speed
FIIDO D11
The Fiido is a really clean, unique design with a battery located in the oversized seatpost that can be removed for charging (or you can charge with it on the bike). It’s configured for European spec, so it maxes out at 15.5 mph.
Price: $999
Frame: Aluminum
Motor: 250W brushless geared rear hub motor
Battery: 418 Wh
Display: Fiido
Range: Up to 60 miles
Drivetrain: Shimano Tourney
MAGNUM PREMIUM II HIGH STEP
Magnum has choices of high-step frames and low-step ones in the folding bike category. These can be configured as a Class 1, 2 or 3 when ordered. Mag wheels means you’ll never have to worry about loose spokes, and the RST Carve suspension offers 60mm of travel with a preload adjustment to calm the bumps in the road.
Price: $2049
Frame: Aluminum
Motor: 8fun 500W rear hub drive
Battery: 624Wh with USB port
Display: Das-Kit C6 backlit monochrome LCD
Range: 20-55 miles
Drivetrain: Shimano Tourney, 7-speed
GOCYCLE G4
GoCycle’s G4 is expensive for a reason. Designed by a former Formula 1 designer and engineer, the bike features rear suspension on the single-sided swingarm and a motor built into the front wheel and mounted on a single-sided fork. There’s a USB port on the handlebar to charge your phone and an app to provide a full display with more information than the LED lights on the bar. The ride quality is as good as any folding bike we’ve ever ridden.
Price: $4999
Frame: Carbon fiber
Motor: G4 Drive, 500W
Battery: 300 Wh
Display: LED
Range: Up to 40 miles
Drivetrain: Shimano Nexus, 3-speed
DAHON K-ONE
Dahon has been making folding bikes since the 1980s, and they’ve put their expertise into making some pretty interesting e-bikes. In addition to the K-One that uses a hub motor, they have another model with a mid-drive, which is unusual in a folding bike. The battery is pretty small, as is the motor, which makes the bike fairly lightweight and easy to carry.
Price: $1899
Frame: Aluminum
Motor: Bafang 250W rear hub motor
Battery: 313.2 Wh
Display: LCD
Range: 20 miles
Drivetrain: Shimano 7-speed
RAD POWER RADMINI 4 ELECTRIC FOLDING FAT BIKE
Rad Power’s entry in the folding race is the RadMini 4. It has a parallel top and downtube that meet at the hinge before diverging. It’s a fairly simple design with external cabling and controller, and a generous battery sitting behind the seat tube. The bike can be outfitted with front and rear racks, and Rad offers locks, suspension seatposts, phone mounts, insulated delivery bags and more.
Price: $1499
Frame: 6061 aluminum
Motor: 750W geared rear hub motor
Battery: 672Wh
Display: Backlit LCD
Range: Up to 45 miles
Drivetrain: Shimano Altus, 7-speed