best bang for your buck on a folding electrical bicycle.?

emilianos

I'm trying to buy a folding electric bicycle and there are not so many reviews on those? can anyone help me decide?
I'm currently comparing two specific electric folding bicycles, the reason I'm buying a folding one, is I need to take it with me on the NYC subway if I need to, the two bicycles are the Prodeco mariner ($899) and the other one is Cyclamatic $(699), the Prodeco comes with 2 years warranty, and the Cyclamatic comes with one year, the Prodeco is also lighter by few pounds. now if anyone can help me choose between these two, or even tell me about another one that I don't know about for $699 to $899 range that will be great, thanks

Answer
no
i wouldn;t expect much
range
weight
speed
power
cost
battery life
battery replacement cost

all will be disappointing

i am not a fan of either folding bikes or electric bikes
put both together, be ready for a sad spectacle


wle

What is the best way to purchase a moped / electric scooter?

StraightBa

I have decided to buy a moped (or electric scooter) to use casually around my neighborhood (not for extremely long hauls).

Since I don't know much about mopeds, the only place I went to was vespa.com. Most of their options are extremely expensive. I'm looking to spend no more than $1,000.

I'm looking for recommendations about obtaining one. Are their other good companies besides vespa? Are their moped/dealer shops that I could visit locally to actually see the different options.

Should I go and test drive one, like I do with cars? Or is this something I should simply buy online (and go that route).

Any other things I should be looking for?

Answer
Mopeds have pedals, scooters have floorboards.
Vespas are scooters, expensive scooters. You can get around just as well on other brands like Kymco, Genuine, Piaggio, Yamaha, Sym, and Honda but you aren't going to get any of those new for $1000.
You might be able to get a Chinese scooter new for that but even that is doubtful since scooter prices have gone up quite a bit. Also from what I hear many of shops are out of scooters these days so you might want to call around to see who has what.
I read a good review on a Velocity electric scooter but I don't know the cost.
As far as mopeds you might call some bicycle stores and see if they carry electric bikes. I have never seen one in a scooter or motorcycle dealer.
You might be able to find something used on Craigslist.
Other things....
Check into what your local laws are for licensing. In CA we have to have a M2 license even for mopeds. Some states don't require anything for up to 50cc scooters.
Figure out how fast you will need to go before you buy something. Don't get a scooter that top ends at 30 when you have to get on roads where traffic goes 45.
If you want to get more info on drop ship (online) scooters check out the scootdawg forum. A lot of the people there own Chinese scooters and might be able to point you towards better brands and dealers.

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