Folding Bike Reviews Helping you choose Folding Bikes and Folding Electric Bikes

Here’s our top picks for the best folding bikes you can buy right now:

1. DJ Ebike
2. Bike Friday World Tourist
3. Brompton S6L
4. Hummingbird
5. Tri-Rad Tricycle
6. Montague Paratrooper Elite MTB
7. Schwinn Loop

Here’s our top picks for the best folding electric bikes you can buy right now:

1. DJ Ebike
2. Aceshin 26″ MTB
3. Fiido L2
4. Qualisports
5. Brompton Electric Bike

Folding bikes are perfect for commuters and touring because they can be easily folded to a compact size for transportation by plane or public transportation.

If you are using your bike for commuting then a folding bike offers another advantage of security because you can easily store it in your office and/or apartment for safekeeping.

You can buy a good folding bike for under $500. The most expensive models on the market today could easily set you back several thousand dollars.

For example, the Hummingbird has a recommended retail price of £3,745 (approximately $5,000).

Here’s our top picks for the best lightweight folding bikes you can buy right now:

VISC SL9 – The Sturdiest

Hummingbird Multi-Speed – The Lightest

Tern Verge-X11 – Best Value

Helix – Best With Large Wheels

While foldable bikes typically used for shorter rides, they are in fact suitable for long rides.

If you intend to ride longer distances we recommend choosing a quality brand, such as Bike Friday or Brompton, which are well suited for this purpose.

Because they are more complicated to design and manufacture than other bikes. That said you can pick up a good folding bike for less than $300.

No! Actually, smaller wheels offer faster acceleration and lose less speed due to wind resistance. 

No. Folding bikes are required to be built to tighter tolerances in order for the folding mechanism to work correctly.

Provided you buy from a reputable brand then you should expect it to last for years and years.