Help! Which Folding Bike For A Newbie

[Barnsleyrob]

My post on my initial thread seems to be stuck in the system somewhere so I hope you won’t mind if I repost it here.



Well, I’m still narrowing this down but have been to look at the B’Twin at Decathlon and the Enik Snap-In at Towshure. Both are similarly priced but the Enik is 36V vs 24V for the B’Twin and it also has the internal gear set which I prefer to the full Shimano rigging.

The B’Twin felt slightly lighter and had just been unpacked. It felt fairly sturdy whereas the Enik was out on display and I noticed that the seat post rotated very easily so the saddle could be pointing to all 4 corners without much pressure.

Finally the curve ball is the MiiRider One 2020. Well outside my original budget and no opportunity to see it anytime soon but it’s lighter than the others and gets good press reviews. I particularly like the boost function to help me when my ankle stalls ! However, it’s a very new company and only has one product so may not be in it for the long term.

Also, is 24 volts really bad or should I discount it in favour of 36 volts.

links below.

COMPACT / FOLDING BIKE - Tilt 500 Folding Electric Bike - Black

£749.99 - COMPACT / FOLDING BIKE - Tilt 500 Folding Electric Bike - Black - BTWIN

www.decathlon.co.uk

Enik Snap-in Electric Folding E-Bike

Easy to fold electrically assisted bike Fully equipped with mudguards, lights, kickstand and luggage carrier 3-speed Shimano Nexus hub gear Rear coaster brake & front V-brakes 20

www.towsure.com

The Original MiRiDER Folding Electric Bikes - Assembled in the UK

Electric, foldable and fun, MiRiDER is the folding electric bike to make you fall back in love with cycling, giving you smiles for miles.

mirider.co.uk

 

[Nealh]

I've got my name down on the pre-order list for one of these, I spent a lot of time looking at different bikes and found the Rambletta to offer the best vfm and ticks all the boxes.
Shame there aren't more owner reviews but ones I've found are very favourable.

One could also say that a lack of any bad reviews is also a good point.

 

[boyabouttown]

Barnsleyrob, if you want to test ride the rambletta, the wife has one you can have a go on, were in sheff.

 

[Barnsleyrob]

Barnsleyrob, if you want to test ride the rambletta, the wife has one you can have a go on, were in sheff.

Thanks for the offer. Whereabouts in Sheff ? Might wait until its less windy.

 

[boyabouttown]

South sheffield, got bike at caravan at moment in hope valley, derbyshire, were down here till next monday. We usually leave bikes at van but can bring it back home or we are at van every weekend with bikes. Your welcome to try it out.

 

[Barnsleyrob]

South sheffield, got bike at caravan at moment in hope valley, derbyshire, were down here till next monday. We usually leave bikes at van but can bring it back home or we are at van every weekend with bikes. Your welcome to try it out.

For now, I’ve ruled the Rambletta out of the running but thanks anyway.

 

[Barnsleyrob]

And the winner (finally) is the MiRider. I had a test ride and it was very easy to ride despite 16“ wheels and 40 years since my last bike ride. The assistance was smooth and progressive and they have a dealer not that far from where I live.

it also helps that I quite like the styling. 2 year warranty to boot.