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Product news: Top 10: The best e-folding bikes and e-compact bikes of 2019?

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E-Performance: Compact, lightweight and easy to store. Folding bikes and compact bikes are the ideal companions for short-distance commuters or quick city tours and they also take up as little space as possible in the home. So it's no wonder that the electric drive is also finding its way here. We present ten bikes in this category, but are they the best?

 

Top e-folding bikes and e-compact bikes 2019: BH Easygo Volt


Extremely compact and even smaller foldable. Thanks to its intelligent folding mechanism, the BH Easygo Volt can be brought into an extremely compact format and thus fits into the smallest trunk or takes up very little space in the bus on the daily commuter route.

Price: € 1.499


Equipment

Folding/compact bike: Folding
Loom: Aluminium
Drive: rear-wheel drive
Battery power: 250 Wh
Light: No / -
brakes: V-Brake


Go to website: BH Easygo Volt

 

Top e-folding bikes and e-compact bikes 2019: Corratec LifeS Active 499


The one-size frame of the corratec Life S fits every body size. The special geometry allows you to put your feet on the ground when you stop without getting off the saddle. This bike is perfect for the city and, thanks to the Bosch Active Plus motor, always lets you arrive relaxed at your destination. With the different mudguard colors of the Life S, you can customize the bike to suit you.

Price: from € 2.499


Equipment

Folding/compact bike: compact wheel
Loom: Aluminium
Drive: Bosch Active Line Plus / mid-engine
Battery power: 400 Wh
Light: Yes / -
brakes: Disc brake 180mm


To the website: Corratec LifeS Active 400

 

Top e-folding bikes and e-compact bikes 2019: Pegasus Swing E7F 20


The compact Pegasus Swing E7F 20 is powered by a Bosch Active Line motor, powered by a 400 Wh battery. Optionally, a 500 Wh battery can be installed for a range of up to 190 km. Thanks to the spring-loaded seat post, the compact city bike is also easy to ride over cobblestones. Enough luggage can be transported either on the carrier above the rear wheel or on an optional steering wheel basket. Due to the adjustment options on the handlebars and saddle, the bike is suitable for many body sizes.

Price: € 2.299


Equipment

Folding/compact bike: compact wheel
Loom: Aluminium
Drive: Bosch ActiveLine
Battery power: 400 Wh
Light: Yes / -
brakes: V-brake Shimano + coaster brake


Go to website: Pegasus Swing E7F 20

 

Top e-folding bikes and e-compact bikes 2019: Flyer Upstreet 1


The Upstreet1 unfolds its greatness in a small space. Compact in size and refreshing in design, this extraordinary e-bike combines urban mobility with riding fun. Despite the compact 20-inch wheels and its agility, the Upstreet1 surprises with an astonishingly high level of driving stability and impresses even over longer distances with typical FLYER driving comfort. With the whisper-quiet Bosch Active Line Plus motor, you can curve almost silently through urban areas. The Upstreet1 follows the motto "One for all" - because everyone fits on this one-size e-bike, regardless of whether they are 150 or 190 centimeters tall.

Price: from € 3.399


Equipment

Folding/compact bike: compact wheel
Loom: Aluminium
Drive: Bosch Active Line Plus / mid-engine
Battery power: 500 Wh
Light: Yes / -
brakes: Shimano disc brake 180/160mm


To the website: Flyer Upstreet 1

 

Top e-folding bikes and e-compact bikes 2019: Hercules Futura Compact F8


How cute! Are you kidding me? Are you serious when you say that! Agile compact bike with high-quality equipment. Ideal as a company bike or family bike when there is little space. The small, quiet, yet powerful Bosch motor of the Active Plus Line accelerates harmoniously and agilely and is controlled with the clear Bosch Purion on-board computer, where you always have all the important information at a glance without being distracted.

Price: from € 2.599


Equipment

Folding/compact bike: compact wheel
Loom: Aluminium
Drive: Bosch Active Line Plus / mid-engine
Battery power: 400 Wh
Light: Yes / -
brakes: Magura hydraulic rim brake (HS22)


Visit the website: Hercules Futura Compact F8

 

Top e-folding bikes and e-compact bikes 2019: i:SY DrivE


A powerful Bosch Performance Line CX drive, coupled with a 500 Wh battery, brings plenty of riding pleasure and endurance to the i:SY DrivE compact bike. Due to the very compact design, it fits in most cars and definitely in every apartment without taking up much space. The i:SY DrivE is available in many different equipment variants, but the bright light, a luggage rack and mudguards are always included.

Price: from € 3.499


Equipment

Folding/compact bike: compact wheel
Loom: Aluminium
Drive: Bosch Performance Line / mid-engine
Battery power: 500 Wh
Light: Yes / -
brakes: Shimano disc brake


To the website: i:SY DrivE

 

Top e-folding bikes and e-compact bikes 2019: Kalkhoff Sahel 3


The only Komaktrad with Impulse 2.0 motor in our overview is the Kalkhoff Sahel 3. Completely equipped with a side stand, mudguard and luggage rack, the Sahel 3 is a perfect city bike with a wide and low entry. Thanks to the intelligent lock for the handlebar height adjustment, you are always safe on the road, and the saddle height can also be quickly varied using the quick-release fastener, making it suitable for people of all sizes.

Price: from € 2.299


Equipment

Folding/compact bike: compact wheel
Loom: Aluminium
Drive: Impulse 2.0 / central motor
Battery power: kA
Light: Yes / -
brakes: Magura hydraulic rim brake


To the website: Kalkhoff Sahel 3

 

Top e-folding bikes and e-compact bikes 2019: Tern GSD


Enormously useful. Surprisingly small. The GSD transports two children as well as the complete weekly shopping, carries 180 kg and is not even 180 cm long - and therefore shorter than a normal pedelec. Tern's folding technology lets it easily disappear into a VW Touran or even into the apartment. Adjustable for rider sizes from 150 - 195 cm - so a bike for the whole family.

Price: from € 4.099


Equipment

Folding/compact bike: compact wheel
Loom: Aluminium
Drive: Bisch Performance Line CX / mid-engine
Battery power: 500 Wh / second battery optional
Light: Yes /
brakes: Disc brake Magura MT5


Go to website: Tern GSD

 

Top e-folding bikes and e-compact bikes 2019: Victoria eFolding


The VICTORIA "eFolding" is available in three versions. All models are powered by the BOSCH “Active Line Plus” mid-engine. The eFolding 7.3 and the eFolding 7.4 differ only in the battery size and the circuit used. The cheapest model, the eFolding 7.3, has a 400-watt-hour battery and a 7-speed hub gear. The battery is definitely sufficient for shorter distances and small tours. A range of approx. 120 km was calculated. Can the round be a little bigger? Then the eFolding 7.4 is more suitable. In the ideal case, the 500 watt-hour battery supplies energy for up to 170 km. The bike also offers the rider one more gear with the SHIMANO Nexus hub gear and 8 gears. While a chain provides propulsion in these two models, a GATES belt does this job in the top model eFolding 7.7.

Price: from € 2.999


Equipment

Folding/compact bike: Folding
Loom: Aluminium
Drive: Bosch Active Line Plus
Battery power: 400 Wh
Light: Yes / -
brakes: Disc brake (coaster brake only in the top model)


Visit the website: Victoria eFolding

 

Top e-folding bikes and e-compact bikes 2019: Winora Radius Tour


The compact dimensions of the Winora Radius Tour make it the ideal companion for your daily commute or long bike rides with the family. The provisions or the briefcase can also be stowed away quickly on the luggage rack and protected from splash water and dirt by the mudguard. Due to the adjustable saddle and handlebar height, the bike is well suited for many body sizes.

Price: € 2.699


Equipment

Folding/compact bike: compact wheel
Loom: Aluminium
Drive: Yamaha PW-SE
Battery power: 500 Wh
Light: Yes / -
brakes: Shimano disc brake


Go to website: Winora Radius Tour

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About Andreas Gasslbauer

Andreas Gasslbauer is a passionate Enduro rider and counts the stony and rooty natural trails in the Bavarian Forest among his favorite routes, but a bike park is not left unattended either. Before cycling and the Rock The Hill Festival, Andreas is a full-time project manager in mechanical engineering.