Considering a few different folders (1st ebike)

[MGAubrey]

I've been thinking about ebikes for over a year now and I'm finally ready, I think, to jump in.

I'm looking at folding bikes that are compact enough easily get into our Prius. My budget maxes at ~$1600. And I know size and weight and quality are better if I could go up higher. I can't. Something like the Evelo Dash is out of the question.

Options I'm currently thinking about:

Bike	Longest Side	Shortest Side	Middle	Volume	Lbs
Blix Vika+ (EBR measurements)	35	21.5​	29​	21822.5​	55lbs​
Blix Vika+ Flex	36	21​	28​	21168​	55lbs​
Jupiter x7	36	17​	25​	15300​	???​
Lectric XP 2.0 Step Thru	37	18​	27​	17982​	63lbs​
Qualipsorts Dolphin	32.7	18.9​	27.5​	16995.825​	48lbs​
Qualipsorts Dolphin (EBR measurements)	33	14.5​	28.5​	13637.25​	48lbs​

I'm genuinely surprised, that the Vika+ is listed as being as large as this when folded. I never would have expect it to be larger by volume than the Lectric XP 2.0 when folded.

I think right now I'm leaning toward the Dolphin, but I'd prefer a step through since it'll be shared between my wife and I. I think if I the Vika+ models were smaller folded they'd probably win out.

Personal, but totally uninformed, rankings:

1. Dolphin
2. Vika+ Flex
3. Vika+
4. Lectric XP 2.0 Step Thru
5. Jupiter x7

Priorities Ranked:

1. Folded Size
2. Step-thru
3. Battery size/power/range
4. Price (within my already defined bounds)
5. Weight

Suggestions, advice, opinions, etc. are wholly welcome!

Thanks!

 

[MGAubrey]

Since I haven't gotten any replies, perhaps I should ask a separate follow up question:

Is this a good time to buy? Or are often there Black Friday/Cyber Monday sales for Ebikes that would be worth waiting a bit to take advantage of?

 

[Gordon71]

You might look at the Rad Mini step through. They are very nice and on sale at the moment.

 

[Merle Nelson]

Welcome to EBR MGAubrey.

I'm not really focused on folding bikes or step through but as I was unable to get what I wanted at first because of out of stock issues I did consider getting a Sondors Step. Then just as I was thinking about it they came out as a bike featured/sold at Costco. There should be some of those for sale used with 10 or 20 (or zero) miles on them by now.

When researching that bike I saw I guy do a review of it on Youtube that put it in the back of a Prius - I believe it was.

No, not a Prius. If it looked interesting EBR has a review of it.

 

[MGAubrey]

Thanks everyone. I'll be looking around a little more based on all your suggestions.