What is the best folding electric bike out there?
12-04-17, 02:19 AM
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What is the best folding electric bike out there?
Dahon E-Vigor i8, Tern Vektron, Brompton electric edition?
12-04-17, 11:58 PM
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Take a look at the tern elink D7. Not as fancy as the Vektron but it’s got a sweet price point, nice mid-drive, regular brakes, and IGH which I prefer over derailleaurs. It’s a great ride - pedal assist not throttle though.
12-05-17, 12:24 AM
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How do you define "best"? They all have pros and cons and come down to your priorities.
12-05-17, 01:00 AM
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I own ebikes and folding ebikes but not both, and one of the folding ebikes I own is Tern Joe, so I can recommend Tern just on the basis of the fact that they seem to produce good ordinary bikes.
12-05-17, 10:44 AM
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Brompton looks like the "best", in my opinion, if your base is the best folding bike first, then add a useable electric assist.
Tern has huge problems with frames snapping in half and either not doing enough to track and solve the problem, or simply not understanding how big the problem is. I would never in a million years ride an electric folding Tern.
Tern has huge problems with frames snapping in half and either not doing enough to track and solve the problem, or simply not understanding how big the problem is. I would never in a million years ride an electric folding Tern.
12-07-17, 06:31 PM
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Bike Friday Pakit also comes in an electrified version. And the BF NWT and Pocket Llamas can be retrofitted easily. Bike Friday 20" Kit
12-08-17, 05:16 AM
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Hercules Rob Fold F8 (with bosch engine&battery)
Rob Fold F8 - Produktdetail
Rob Fold F8 - Produktdetail
12-10-17, 07:47 PM
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12-19-17, 03:54 PM
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I'll add Blix to the list of good machines. Dont leave them out.
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12-20-17, 06:30 PM
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In terms of folding bike, I would recommend Dahon. They also has some e-folding that you can find on their website.
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