Hi, currently trying to weigh up my options on what folding electric bike to buy. I am torn between the Mirider 1 and the Fiido L3. I have read lots of positive things about the Mirider but havent seen much reviews on the Fiido. does anyone have any experience of this bike?
Advice needed!
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There are some happy Fiido customers on here, but D21 et al rather than L3. Ditto the Mirider 1.
The L3 is not within the UK law because of its 350W motor, which may have a bearing on its popularity. That huge battery sounds interesting though!
Yeah the battery looks great! Apprently its easy to unlock the speed too. I just cant decide. the Mirider looks really well made and has proper parts but the small range puts me off a little.
Try the search function, there have been a fair number of mentions of both makes recently.
For the L3, check out Fiido's own web-site, YouTube, and Facebook - quite a lot of generally positive reviews there.
l've got the Mirider and you can ask me whatever you want about it.
The Mirider is compact, lightweight and folds up small, so if that's what you need then it will be ideal.
lt's only a single gear and it spins out at about 18 mph so there's not much point in "derestricting" it. However it's easy to do if you want to. Just turn it on and immediately press the up/down arrows together and you can get into the setup menu, and change the wheel size.
Changing it from 16" to 14" increased the maximum assist speed from 15mph to about 17mph on the GPS, which is as much as you'd want really on a bike of this type.
The battery will last 15-20 miles of pretty much flat out riding, a fair bit more if you ride it "normally"
The "boost" button on the right handlebar is a great touch, hold it down for extra assistance on hills, or when setting off, it gives instant full power when held down.
As an example of what you can get from a full battery charge see the ride l did today. (below)
The bike is well made although there are a couple of issues l've had with it. The brakes weren't smooth but l was able to fix it by setting the calipers up properly.
The rear suspension does a surprisingly good job of smoothing out rough trails and pot holed roads, although the side stand is mounted low on the LHS and is susceptible to, erm, rock hits and riding off curbs at too much of an angle.
Of course you won't be doing that on it....
There was a persistent rattle from the front which turned out to be the battery rattling in the frame. Another easy fix.
The Mirider is compact, lightweight and folds up small, so if that's what you need then it will be ideal.
lt's only a single gear and it spins out at about 18 mph so there's not much point in "derestricting" it. However it's easy to do if you want to. Just turn it on and immediately press the up/down arrows together and you can get into the setup menu, and change the wheel size.
Changing it from 16" to 14" increased the maximum assist speed from 15mph to about 17mph on the GPS, which is as much as you'd want really on a bike of this type.
The battery will last 15-20 miles of pretty much flat out riding, a fair bit more if you ride it "normally"
The "boost" button on the right handlebar is a great touch, hold it down for extra assistance on hills, or when setting off, it gives instant full power when held down.
As an example of what you can get from a full battery charge see the ride l did today. (below)
The bike is well made although there are a couple of issues l've had with it. The brakes weren't smooth but l was able to fix it by setting the calipers up properly.
The rear suspension does a surprisingly good job of smoothing out rough trails and pot holed roads, although the side stand is mounted low on the LHS and is susceptible to, erm, rock hits and riding off curbs at too much of an angle.
Of course you won't be doing that on it....
There was a persistent rattle from the front which turned out to be the battery rattling in the frame. Another easy fix.
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Thanks Lightning for your reply. The mirider sounds good and your ride had quite a bit of elevation s that was good to see. I have decided I probably will go for the mirider and eventually get a spare battery to bring with me.
Do you find is it easy enough to ride when the battery runs out or is there alot of drag?
Do you find is it easy enough to ride when the battery runs out or is there alot of drag?
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