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Folding e-bike recommendations

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  • 01-09-2016 12:23pm
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    homer911
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    Having changed jobs recently and being particularly unfit, I've started looking at e-bikes for the "last two miles" of my commute. I'm looking for something that would suit my large size (6' 4") and weight, yet would fold up small enough to take on a Luas or Dart. Most folding bikes are awkward to carry/maneuver when folded. The choice in Ireland seems particularly poor and importing means no option for btw, and no chance to try it out in advance


    At the moment the kwikfold pro (http://www.kwikfold.co.uk/) seems to come closest to fitting the bill but was wondering if anyone has any personal experience/recommendations.


    I suppose I'm also wondering if I'd be better buying a regular e-bike and cycling the whole distance...


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    schemingbohemia
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    What's the whole distance?


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    homer911
    Registered Users Posts: 5,124 ✭✭✭homer911


    About 10k door to door (I'm not at all fit!), or about 3.5k if I use the Luas for part of the journey. Its generally downhill in the morning and uphill in the evening


    I don't currently have access to a shower at work


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    Lumen
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    If you have access to a private washbasin you can clean off any amount of muck and sweat (you can probably do it without privacy but not for very long).

    In any case, 10km generally downhill shouldn't get you sweaty if you take it easy.

    Just get a regular non-e bike.

    edit: I know it's really predictable on this forum to be down on e-bikes, but honestly, if you can do 3km you can do 10km. The Luas just seems like more hassle for very marginal gain.


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    Darkglasses
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    If you want an e bike i'd get a regular one and go the whole distance on it. Bringing a folding e bike on the dart would weigh a tonne and be awful cumbersome for a small job. There's some really nice e-bikes out there now that will do a great job for the full 10k.

    Some people will advise you against them no matter what, but if that's what you're set on, fair enough I think.


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    traprunner
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    Darkglasses wrote: »
    If you want an e bike i'd get a regular one and go the whole distance on it. Bringing a folding e bike on the dart would weigh a tonne and be awful cumbersome for a small job. There's some really nice e-bikes out there now that will do a great job for the full 10k.

    Some people will advise you against them no matter what, but if that's what you're set on, fair enough I think.

    Agree with this but I'd expect you to want a non-e-bike not that long after getting the e-bike! :D


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    Darkglasses
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    traprunner wrote: »
    Agree with this but I'd expect you to want a non-e-bike not that long after getting the e-bike! :D

    The n+1 rule applies regardless :D


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    schemingbohemia
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    I do 15km on an e-bike (some of the time, others on normal bike), 10km would be a doddle, definitely wouldn't bother with the folding version and going via luas.


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