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A folding bike is like your conventional bicycle; the only distinguishing feature is its folding mechanism that allows for great convenience in transport and storage. With people trying to make the best use of the space available at their disposal, folding bikes have become the preferred choice.</div>
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There is an extensive range of folding bikes featuring different frame designs, wheel sizes, folding mechanisms, and gears. The best one for you depends on your cycling profile and needs.</div>
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<b>1. Ride type - </b>The <a href="https://ihearthorses.com/11-samples-of-riding-styles/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">type of riding</a> you do is the most important consideration. Do you use your bike for leisure trips around the corner, or do you use it for your regular commute to the office or do you use it for mountain tours? Bikes for regular commute need to be comfortable and lightweight, yet they need to hold up against regular travel. Mountain bikes are designed for off-road travel across an array of terrains.<br />
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<b>2. Wheel size - </b>The next criterion to tick against is the wheel size. It determines how portable your bike will be as well as the ride comfort. 26", 24", 22", 20" 16" and 14" are the different available wheel diameters. Folding bikes in 14" and 16" are among the smallest wheels, designed for leisure rides. Smaller wheel sizes are not as stable when cornering. Folding bike 26" wheels, on the other hand, are typically fitted to mountain bikes as they offer the highest level of stability.<br />
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<b>3. Frame design and material - </b>The idea of including a folding mechanism is to add functionality to the bike. The frame and build material have a say in it. Aluminum, steel, carbon fiber and titanium are the commonly used build materials for folding bikes. Titanium and carbon fiber are lightweight but very expensive. Aluminum and steel are extremely durable, but heavier with steel being the heaviest.<br />
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The frame design should not make the folding mechanism redundant.<br />
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<b>4. Gears or no gears - </b>Amateur cyclists might ask what difference gears make to the performance of a bike. One, they allow you to adjust the speed. They also make maneuvering tricky terrains like hilly areas a lot easier. The only benefit a non-gear bike offers is that it breaks down less often.<br />
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<b>5. Maintenance - </b>Bikes, whether they are the folding or non-folding type, require regular maintenance for optimum performance. Your bike components such as the inner tubes, tires, rims, and other spare parts should be easily available. If not, you will have to pay extra to source them. Not only this, you will be unable to use your bike until it gets repaired.<br />
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<b>6. Ease of folding - </b>How easy is it to fold the bike? Different brands make use of different folding mechanisms. There is the split-fold, triangular hinge, and breakaway mechanism. In the spilled mechanism, the bike has a single hinge which allows the bike to be folded in half. It is quickest to fold. The triangular hinge mechanism features more hinges and clasps and enables you to fold the bike into a more compact form. But it's more complicated in comparison. The last lets you fold the bike by disassembling selected parts.<br />
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So, when shopping for a folding bike, do consider all these factors. Compare bikes from different brands at different price points to get only the best.</div>
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If you are looking for a means of ecological, healthy transport that allows you to save money, pay attention to the benefits of electric bicycles. You will be surprised and discover that they have many advantages over cars or motorcycles.</div>
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They reflect a commitment to a healthy life, their number increases exponentially and it is increasingly easier to see one through the streets of our cities. No, I don't mean runners or runners, but also electric bicycles. An ecological transport system that gains adherents and has many advantages over others.</div>
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In this article, you will learn about these advantages of electric bicycles in relation to other means of transport. But first, you should know what exactly an e-bike is, as it is also called.</div>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">What Is An Electric Bicycle?</span></h3>
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It is a type of electric vehicle that consists of a bicycle to which an electric motor has been coupled to assist the user in the movement while pedaling. The energy needed by that engine is supplied by the battery that also incorporates this means of locomotion.</div>
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This is a very basic definition but that already allows us to start making a distinction with an electric moped, which is not the same as electric bicycles although they look alike and are often also referred to as e-bike. The big difference between these two means of transport lies in the use of the engine.</div>
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In an electric bicycle, the engine has the function of assisting pedaling. This means that the engine will stay on while we pedal. If we stop, the engine will shut down. On the other hand, in electric mopeds, the engine always stays on so that we can move without pedaling using an accelerator.</div>
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In addition, and according to the regulations of the European Union, the engine must be turned off when the speed of 25 km / h is reached. From there, only the electric bike will be moved by the pedaling action. In addition, the motor power will never exceed 250 W, although the law allows peaks of up to 350 W. For example when we climb a steep slope. The goal is to make it easier than with a normal bike and do not get pulled.</div>
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The differentiation between an electric bicycle and electric moped is more important than it seems. If you opt for the second one, you will have to take out your moped driving license and also take out mandatory insurance. This should not be done with an e-bike whose motor does not exceed those 250 W (except the peaks). For them, the legislation is the same as for normal bicycles without a motor.</div>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">Elements That Make Up an Electric Bicycle</span></h3>
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Once the difference between an e-bike and an electric moped is established, it is convenient to know the different parts that make up an electric bike:</div>
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<li><b>Cycle: </b>It is the main structure of the e-bike. The bicycle itself (frame, handlebars, wheels). It can look like a mountain bike or ride a bike and can be foldable.</li>
<li><b>Motor: </b>As I have already mentioned, it cannot exceed 250 W in terms of its maximum continuous power, although it allows peaks of up to 350 W. It can be located in the hub of one of the wheels, usually the front, or in the axis of the pedal.</li>
<li><b>Battery: </b>At first they were lead and then became nickel and metal hydride (called Ni-Mh). Currently, almost all models have lithium batteries, lighter, ecological and durable because they avoid the memory effect (loss of capacity with recharges). The autonomy you offer will depend on many factors but usually ranges between 20 and 100 kilometers. There are several types: plug-in, self-rechargeable and even solar.</li>
<li><b>Electronic power controller:</b> It is responsible for sending the necessary battery power to the motor to help it move at a certain speed.</li>
<li><b>Pedal sensor:</b> Detects the pedaling speed or force transmitted by the user to the pedals. The signal from this sensor is captured by the power controller, which from that information sends a quantity of battery power to the motor.</li>
<li><b>Control system: </b>This feature only appears on some electric bicycle models. It consists of an LCD screen in which we can regulate the power generated by the engine manually, among other functions.</li>
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We arrive at the central theme of this post: the reasons that can lead you to choose to buy an electric bicycle instead of another means of transport. Keep in mind that e-bikes are used both for the city, where their use is growing and for the countryside. In the latter case, and as is evident, only the models that are adapted. As with the ride and mountain bikes. The second is valid for the city and the countryside; the first only for the city.</div>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">Beneficial For Your Health</span></h3>
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Exercising is always good, but with our current pace of life, you don't always have time to dedicate it to the body and get fit. With an electric bicycle, you solve that problem: you can exercise from home to work, and from there back home. Or to go shopping and even go on a trip. The latter taking into account the autonomy and the need to recharge the battery, among other factors.</div>
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In addition, and thanks to the engine, it is suitable for all audiences. You don't have to be in a great way to use one. Using an e-bike you will not get sweaty and exhausted to all the places as if it could happen to you, for example, with a normal bike. Especially if you live in a town with many steep slopes. The people you interact with will appreciate it.</div>
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With electric bicycles, you can avoid continuous traffic jams in cities. You may arrive before someone who goes by car. In front of motorcycles, you have the advantage that with an e-bike you can access the bike path, which is a way that shortens time because it does not have as much traffic as the streets. There are more and more bike lanes in the cities.</div>
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Not only can the journey be faster but also the parking. Instead of driving around looking for a place to leave the vehicle, you can take it with you to the office, for example. A great advantage of folding electric bicycles is that they can be stored anywhere.</div>
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Unfortunately, climate change is already here. While governments do not agree to develop plans that address it, citizens can perform small acts that help if not to alleviate that problem, at least not to aggravate it. Using a non-polluting means of transport can be an initiative in favor of the planet.</div>
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The energy that moves the electric bicycle derives from pedaling. If you don't pedal, the engine shuts down. This, being electric, does not emit polluting gases. Nor do you contribute to noise pollution because they are very quiet.</div>
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This type of vehicle occupies little space in relation to motorcycles and of course cars. Especially the folding electric bicycles that fit anywhere. So don't be afraid of possible street robbery. You can keep it inside the house and also upload it to the office, where there is surely a corner where you can leave it.</div>
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Are you worried that it is difficult to recharge electric bicycles? Quiet. You can recharge it in any plug. It will take you about five or six hours, so you will not be in danger of going to work and lying around. Also remember that some models have a self-rechargeable battery, which draws energy from braking, for example. And there are already solar models.</div>
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In this, they have no rival. Compared to the prices of diesel and gasoline, electricity is a much cheaper source of energy. The data says so: in Spain, at the price of Kw / h, the charge has a cost of just over $ 0.08. If we take into account that electric bicycles have autonomy of between 20 and 100 kilometers, depending on the model, the savings are evident. The price you pay for each kilometer does not reach the euro cent.</div>
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You have only to compare with the consumption of a car or motorcycle and the price at which diesel and gasoline are to realize that the electric bicycle will allow you to save a lot of money in the long run. </div>
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Spain subsidizes with $ 200 the purchase of electric bicycles as long as they do not mount lead-acid batteries and have autonomy of between 20 and 60 kilometers. An aid that can come to you and that represents a considerable saving in the price of the e-bike itself. You can also check to see if your autonomous community gives aid of some kind to these vehicles. </div>
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Compared to motorcycles, cars and other motor vehicles, electric bicycles have another important advantage: anyone can use one. It is not necessary to obtain a driving license to carry one as it does with other motor vehicles. Remember here that electric mopeds are also often called an e-bike, and for them, it is necessary to obtain the corresponding driver's license. </div>
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At the lower price of energy compared to vehicles that use fossil fuels, more saving elements must be added. The electric bikes do not require a driving license to be used and therefore it is not necessary to have compulsory insurance to renew year after year. Good money you save here. </div>
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Another factor to consider is that it is not necessary to register the e-bike, which means another handful of doller that remain in your pocket. Not having to pay the circulation tax either, the savings are triple. All are an advantage.</div>
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The best folding bike is a bicycle that has a compact form as well as is mobile. When folded, these bikes could quickly be kept in little rooms inside your home. They can be conveniently carried into buildings, work environments and restaurants. They could be handled airplanes as well as on watercrafts as a result of their portable features. Regardless of where you go, they are quickly taken along.</div>
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Folding systems differ for the wide range of different designs of folding bikes as well as each gives an unique mix of compactness, weight, durability, price and also rate. With these bikes, focus is greatly on comfort, ease and speed. A few of the far better models fold up at the framework midpoint. Folding bikes might evaluate greater than others do and they have additional mass in their frames. This added mass actually helps the folding procedure.</div>
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There are a selection of different designs of bikes readily available. For instance, you have the Schwinn and also Strida. These resemble each other in numerous methods and the just major difference is that the A-bikes have little wheels and also are more compact. There are Schwinn designs available that are 7-speed.</div>
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There are different basic folding styles. One kind is the half or mid fold, which is one of them. This mechanism enables a bike to fold in around half. It has clamps that can be linked quickly, and also these enable you to elevate or lower the steering as well as seat columns. The second folding style consists of using a triangular joint in the framework that permits the rear triangle and also wheel to be folded and turned forward under the primary structure tube. These systems generally include latches and fast releases, which assist to save time while closing up or releasing bikes. The other means is an escape technique. This permits bikes to fold up or be partly dismantled for packaging right into luggages or cartons for flight.</div>
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One more feat to consider is price. Much of the top versions could go anywhere from $100 to $700. As it is with everything, you obtain what you spend for, so store thoroughly.</div>
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Folding bikes are suitable for urban travelers in addition to aquatic vacationers, and they are really practical for individuals who reside in tiny jammed locations. This is because of their very easy storage space functions. The most effective folding bike could be recognized through its functions such as easy transportability, boosted folding speed, small size as well as naturally, the cost of purchase and upkeep.</div>
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