Velotric Fold 1 Review - Do NOT Buy a "Cheap" Folding Ebike Until You See This

[@TailHappyTV]

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[@NRP1991]

Man I hope more companies allow you to review their bikes. Your consistent testing I really trust your reviews! A huge thumbs up !!!

[@muscleman125]

I love how you've reviewed practically every ebike on the market right now lol. I have been able to count on you to have reviewed every bike I've considered so far with a 100% success rate.

[@Solidballofrock]

I really like that it comes nearly fully assembled

[@goheels4life635]

I love velotric bikes. Have 2 of them. I also have a hitway folding bike with 3" tires, very similar to this velotric fold but I got it brand new for $465. It's nice. 750w motor, 13ah battery, goes 28mph.

[@mikec4308]

I would not trust going 28mph for anything that cost less than $1000 lol. a new battery costs more than $465

[@kenvik-q5t]

@@goheels4life635 you bought Velotric before the Chinese Mgmt hurried to increase the prices even earlier than the brand main competitors did (Lectric, Ride1Up, Aipas). All of the three mentioned with their lower than Velotric folder, Fold 1, price are now much better value. Velotric with its new above $1,200 prices will now be compared not with three brand mentioned but with better equipped and quality ebikes in this new price range. Do not get me wrong I also own the most popular Velotric kind, Folder 1, so I like this ebike, but only when it was compared with below $1K ebikes.

[@kenvik-q5t]

You can trust 28mph ebikes below $1K very much so. I personally owned and experienced $699 Aipas A2 Elite, $995 Ride1Up Portola, $999 Lectric XP 3.0 step-thru, they all are very solid well-built e-bikes and do not have any problems riding 28mph. So, you’re probably never tested any of those in order to make this categorical negative statement?

[@Mankick]

I’m so glad you had a positive experience. I bought mine with your strong recommendation. However, you should be more openly honest, 60-70 lbs is NOT light, in fact if you are a senior you may not be able to lift the bike at all. My derailleur guard came bent from shipping, not allowing me to shift to all the gears and the seat post clamp is very weak. After a month it had loosened and stripped forcing me to get a replacement. Other than that. A good 1st e-bike. Also, not under $1000 any more, thanks bike tariffs!

[@lordtachanka903]

you’ve upgraded both your driving skills, and your reviewing skills, you’re doing us all proud :) keep up the great work! 🔥🔥🔥

[@sociopathmercenary]

When I started shopping for e-bikes, I was looking to get out and get some exercise but have some help to get me started. I was 410 lbs. The 440 lb weight capacity is a big deal for some of us. I don't see this in most other models that I've shopped. I bought Packer 1s for my wife and I on their Black Friday sale for $1,500 each. Low carb and intermittent prolonged fasting of 3 to 10 days and I'm currently 80 lb lighter... And it just got warm enough to start riding the bike so... Definitely looking forward to it. I probably would have picked this bike up for ease of transport if it had been available.

[@TailHappyTV]

Awesome to hear this! Excited for you to start enjoying riding season!

[@dariusx4829]

Congrats! That's wonderful to hear, you're adding years to your life not to mention more self-confidence and positive attitude.

[@longhair5860]

Disabled senior here.Looking for a ebike for a 350lbs man. Dig your videos,You explain things very well.Thanks for all you do. Trying to find the cheapest I can afford. Social security doesn't go far these days.

[@sociopathmercenary]

Velotric bikes have a 440 lb weight capacity. Keep in mind that you will pay for the extra weight in shorter range though. I bought two of the Velotric Packers and I love them but they are a bit hefty at 75 lb. This one is close to half that weight and being able to fold it will make it a lot easier to transport.

[@thalesofmiletus2966]

Ive got three e-bikes. All have cadence sensors. Two are Chinese built bikes, one was built in UK. Two of the e-bikes accelerate smoothly. One goes from zero to max as soon as you crank the pedals. The point is not all cadence sensors go from zero to max.

[@Deathtrooper27]

love the budget ebikes, also congrats on 100k soon !

[@russwoodward8251]

This a great bike for the price. Thanks for the review Matt!

[@rudycastaneda7801]

How does the Velotric Fold 1 compare to the Ride1Up Portola or Mokwheel Slate. We are over 65 looking for the best folding e-bike.

[@alk7934]

Looking for a cheaper ebike for my girlfriend. It will be nice to have someone to ride with. I've been looking for a cheaper folding ebike, I think that will be perfect for her. This one seems like a decent contender, but for about $250 less the Engwe L20 2.0 is looking a lot better. Seems like Veloteric has Engwe beat in the brakes department, that's about it. Anyways. Still a nice bike. I like the blue paint.

[@FoundingYouTuber-2005]

Same here, I have a folding bike for the Padawans to use when riding with me. What's good about a folding bike: it is easy to ride, control, and it is safer too. Sitting low to the ground and one's feet more firmly planted on the ground, the rider feels more confident. And as Matt pointed out, the low profile bike is easy to mount and dismount. (Nothing will instill more fear in a rider than having difficulty getting on the bike and then having to manage getting off it. Your would be a wise purchase IMO.

[@JudeTheYoutubePoopersubscribe]

The engwe l20 is awesome. An older relative in my family bought one because he's 77 years old and doesn't have the strength to pedal a normal bike further than about 5 miles. It's a fast little thing as well we unlocked the top speed and got to 29mph lol although I put the EU restrictor back on it for him.

[@lilydonlon9384]

The Velotric Discover 1 is a best seller and it’s currently on sale. That one is an amazing bike too but it’s quite older. The discover 2 is a bit more expensive and new but it’s amazing too

[@kenvik-q5t]

Velotric F1 is not your cheap ebike, if you want really more ebike for your money but heavy folder (65lbs) check $699 Aipas A2 (or Elite version). Your girlfriend and you will be impressed than touch $1,200 new price Velotric F1.

[@chow-chihuang4903]

The feature you pointed at on the rear frame is for mounting foot pegs for a passenger. They’d better have short legs and flexible knees though!

[@kenvik-q5t]

Bravo such a fun with this reviewer, just enjoying his way of demo this ebike and providing along the way with very helpful info. Better and more helpful review than most videos about Velotric F1. Since the reviewer describes more important features which can help more the potential buyer. You easy can ignore more of the reviewers who only copy the description available on Velotric website. Customers really need not to hear and see not a repeat of what is already available at brand site about the ebike, but hear more about characteristics and specs which only the tester can experience, if experienced and observant?

[@cmharris67]

Wow, this comment isn’t sus at all 😂

[@TheCamper83]

You really do a great job!! Quick, concise and to the point!!!

[@StarEssences]

Tell the Company to install a torque sensor instead of a cadence one an develop some kind of pet/bike trailer attachment point instead of using the rear axle all the time. A shorter folding stem and a taller BMX handlebars.

[@GETTINREAL123]

Decent efolder for the money. Thanks for the review!✌

[@blackwhirlwind1245]

Hey, tailhappy, I just saw advertisement from Heybike, apparently, they are introducing 1000W, with 1800w peak power Ranger S, 100 NM torque and with 32mph top speed. will you able to review it? Seems like it’s a relatively strong power e-bike.

[@Bobster986]

Wow, that's a nice bike, but I bought the A2 folding bike from AiPAS New York. It doesn't have hydraulic brakes, but it does have more useable accessories and is $250.00 less than the Velotric.

[@BikewithCelo]

What a beauty! Seems like a lot of fun!

[@iblackfeathers]

they need a decent folding ebike which is around this weight and size with a color screen and dual motors to get up that 20 percent grade. those are three things that hold me back from this. comparable dual motor ebikes of this style are usually way too heavy at 100lbs.

[@Arnab477]

You should try MOTOVOLT or Emotorad electric cycle They have bunch of products... And you will love that...

[@Amir_AKA]

Got mine yesterday

[@GamingAdventureWithAtif]

Congratulations for 100k❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@GrayGray-l2d]

Looks like a good bike, thank you for the review 🤙, thumbs up

[@vichillebrand9990]

You should review some Ride1Up bikes. I just bought the Portola and first ride today. Good quality parts priced nice. Good job, like your reviews👍🏽😎

[@kenvik-q5t]

@@vichillebrand9990 yes, I owned Ride1Up Portola, a word of caution watch carefully for potential malfunction of the hydraulic brake lever power cut-off sensor, I have experienced already within a month of ownership this very troublesome intermittent problem - During pedaling and braking the safety otherwise power cut-off feature cuts the power, but it won’t resume when pedaling. Both PAS and throttle stop working. If you’re lucky some tweaking of the two nuts under the brake lever unit could restore the power, but on,y temporarily. Repeated adjustment helped only temporarily and this irreversible cut-off comes back again and again. Since it’s very difficult for us ebike owners to count on Ride1Up only online support, unless they do the right thing and mail us right away a new brake lever unit (right or left needs first to be identified). We, the e-bike owners, did a serious mistake by not picking a ebike company which like Velotric and other more expensive (that’s why excluded from our radar) have a local partnership with bike shops where we can go and seek support and service. So, with Ride1Up and many other Chinese-made ebike companies the post-sale customer is left practically on his/her own to deal with electrical problems like this one. Hope you’re more lucky than me…

[@FoundingYouTuber-2005]

Interesting poses on the self-portraits that hen on the right is shooting, at 16:39. 👍

[@chrislognshot]

would love to see you do video where people can ask what they want in e-bike and you give them info what to look for.

[@tylershannon6228]

As a newb-do you have to switch gears or does it do it automatically? is there anytime where you need to manually switch gears?

[@TheNatural1981]

Great review. Could you please do a full review of the Shengmilo S600 Chinese e-bike as its getting a lot more popular these days and it needs a review on YTube. Thanks bud.

[@nogoodgod4915]

Congrats on 100k!!!

[@monterunswild3492]

You should review the hanevar h100 you would love the power and affordable dual motor. The range on single motor or dual motor the range is insane

[@redgrove7063]

what app do you use to track your average speed and range?

[@NM-nh8tu]

Sir, will the battery of the Lectric XPedition you revirwed a while back fit in this bike? thank you!

[@consiglieremusick9079]

Can you review the Jasion®X-Hunter Ebike.

[@BlazinBlades]

Hello Is the coupon per bike or just a 1 bike discount? I think I’ll want 2 bikes

[@nogoodgod4915]

99.9k sooo close to 100k lets gooo

[@gregoryraymond5612]

great reviews on all your bikes! do you think you can get your hands on the eahora romeo pro 2? check it out its their newest upgrade...52v 60 amp battery with a two 1500 watt motors...things a beast...no reviews currently on it anywhere.

[@yogiyoda]

Wish they put a torque sensor on this model

[@rymalia]

#2:51 you show 54 volts in your calculation for power output from the controller. That's incorrect, should be 48V. So it's actually a peak output of 18A x 48V = 864 watts.

[@Tom-ol5zz]

a 48v battery when full is 54v so he's right. You would be right if the battery was half charged

[@blackwhirlwind1245]

@@Tom-ol5zzeven if it is 54x18=975, it’s still not 1050w peak as claimed by Velotric.

[@rymalia]

For the very limited amount of time that the battery is at 100% charge, it seems disingenuous to use 54V to calculate the output of a 48V battery & controller.

[@chow-chihuang4903]

I agree it’s disingenuous, but they’re not the ones not brand to do it. Should require them to show the math. The funny thing is he does flash up his math, but he rounds up at the lower end (17A*54.6V) 928.2W -> 930 and very generously rounds up the higher end (19A*54.6V) 1037.4W->1050. [He assumes +/-1A on the 18A controller X 54.6V.]

[@rickflair4428]

Now to decide between this and the wildeway fw11 3.0 for $799. Fw11 3.0 has 32Aah battery but no hydraulic disk brakes. Hmmmm

[@donnamcnamara2092]

Can you advise a woman in her 60’s that is 5’5” with two bad knees and wants to pedal with power to go up hills. I do not want crazy power. I want control. I love your videos but I just want something i can handle and not be stressed out about.

[@TailHappyTV]

The Velotric fold 1 will be a great choice for you. Hope this helps!

[@jjm380t8]

I bought my e bike for around 1K (usd, even tho that isnt my currency) sadly at the time of purchase the limit was 250w (now 500w) which i still think isnt enough

[@itsjustme77]

Would love to know how this compares to a Lectric XP 3.0!

[@Mankick]

The Lectric XP is very basic compared to this bike. However if $$ is your driving factor Lectric is still going to be your go to. I believe they have a better availability too.

[@kevdiggidydowg]

Eh, the price is good but I’d rather go for the new Lectric One.

[@E-LutionaryBikes]

Its a little short of 48v on that battery kinda of weird. It daid 46.8 for voltage and 608 wh. Kinda wierd. I have to two 48v 13ah batteries. Which equal 624wh this battery said 46.8v 608wh so that battery is a lilttle short. Also kinda of pointless to pit a 1100 watt peak with a controller with a maximum current of 18 amps. I get it though its for cargo and should give a little more range rather then a 25 amp controller even 20amp. Still you wont ever get that 1100 watt peak with a 18amp maximum cutrent

[@Calihan]

The 48v battery thing is just what some manufacturers do. It's comparable to power tool batteries. They list 18v and 20v batteries, but they're the same exact batteries. For the ebike battery, if it says 48v it's a 46.8v nominal battery.

[@Motherofcharts]

the fat tire the problem is it get punctured very fast

[@achekholbeckal889]

I find it dangerous riding my folding e-bike because the handle were straight and the front fork are straight,making a little move effect the handling, a hard move can throw you out flying, I fell once at a 37kmh speed on a paved road and it's hurt , need three stitches on my arms, wounded my knee and chin

[@SuperWaterskiboy]

surprised i havent seen the jasion x-hunter here yet!

[@FoundingYouTuber-2005]

Very impressive bike for the price point, especially the engineering that went into it. Just a few months ago a bike priced at under $1000 would have come with mechanical brakes, and probably powered by a 500 watt motor. In what I call the "Padawan category" this bike will give Velotric's competitors grave concern. P.S. Almost there Matt, 100K subscribers! Probably there by the end of this week. Make sure they have the correct address on file, to where your 100K plaque will be sent.

[@JudeTheYoutubePoopersubscribe]

We've noticed ebike prices coming down here in the UK as well. You used to only get a tiny 36v battery usually like 10ah at the most and now a lot are coming with decent 48v batteries. Still capped by the 250w power limit so the power is mediocre.

[@techntipswithyahya3091]

Whens the give away boss ?😂

[@VILORIA1979]

Thanks!

[@TailHappyTV]

Thank you! 🙏

[@rickymahoney6664]

I'm seeing a lot of left throttles lately. Anyone know why? I have a bad left arm. No way I could buy a bike with a left throttle

[@chaxzhoon5601]

I have the same issue. Wondering if I could move the throttle to the right side?

[@KeysBrett]

Would love to see a review of the Furious EMX 60v dual AWD if you can get one! Thanks for all of your reviews!

[@cynic256]

Another velotric W

[@Peter-gn3fo]

Anyone knows a fast ebike thats have a Android app sow i can adjust the speed or watts on my phone ?

[@markdove5930]

Available in EU?

[@Ramsas154]

Nope

[@bigdap100]

✅👍 00:13 2-Year Warranty is Essential. I wonder how Lectric will respond.

[@amanyouel_e24]

test the EGO electric bike

[@Gaming_Bros-lb5mt]

video 14 of asking for your himway e bike

[@kingleoverse]

👍 nice

[@bknomad283]

I bought a wing ebike after the reviews here and it was one of the WORST purchases i've made. take these reviews with a grain of salt

[@I-Agreewithdisrepect]

Why

[@bknomad283]

@@I-Agreewithdisrepect because the bike constantly had problems and wasn't working

[@I-Agreewithdisrepect]

@@bknomad283 thank you for responding.

[@matchbox20girl]

This is a better brand than Wing. Lots of our local bike shops sell Velotric. They won’t sell or even do maintenance on a Wing.

[@rajarafe8736]

He gets bike sent to him, we never speaks down about a bike only minor flaws. Pay attention to those minor flaws and don’t base ur reviews on one person especially when you know they are getting a FREE bike sent to them. These reviews are good to see how the bike rides, what speed it can go, and how the breaks are because he shows it all in real time.

[@Chayusuizai]

Less then 1 thousand.... I NEED something cheap ugh

[@jeromewaites5364]

This bike does not cost less than $1000. It’s $1200.

[@GamingAdventureWithAtif]

Mashallah ❤❤❤ first

[@nancyinnevada2785]

👍👍👍👍👍

[@reempire888]

I'll let you what's unpleasant. Take 10 seconds to get up to speed. This bike is slow, nice build quality but I'll pass, just too darn slow from other youtubers test as well. Many still prefer the lectric XP has great speed and range on their Long range version.

[@BluffTrail]

Where is this bike made. He hasn’t got one of those Chinese Jeep batteries in it. For 1000 bucks. It looks like it’s gonna burn up in your garage.

[@Frisher1]

The battery is UL certified, so no it won't burn down your garage

[@dcdanger6151]

I remove the battery from my Ebike and store it in a lipo bag, just a habit from my years with RC stuff

[@Tom-ol5zz]

do you know what a UL certification is?

[@GETTINREAL123]

@@Tom-ol5zz In Chinatown it means a cute sticker that makes consumers smile and feel safe. Safety Standards watt dat?🤔

[@rickymahoney6664]

😂

[@monarch818-]

Do you only review bikes given to you? It seems like you're only reviewing Velotric lately, and Velotric has left thumb throttle, and tiny batteries. I like they are lower weight bikes, but come on. Get on them for the crap things. I'd rather buy a Victrip off Amazon, if I was going for budget bike!

[@jaydend1840]

Velotric is actually a good brand for a starter ebike. I have a nomad and other than having 25mph top speed (and not 28mph) I have no complaints. I much favor a well tested battery ul listed battery like velotric's over a minimally tested large capacity battery that could spontaneously explode during charging. Just buy an extra battery for long trips.

[@Tom-ol5zz]

I mean 13ah isnt that bad for a first ebike. Thats 80 km of range at 25kph

[@rickymahoney6664]

He reviews bikes that companies pay him to review. Welcome to KZbin

[@sociopathmercenary]

The 440 lb weight capacity matters for some people as well.

[@bobbyjfromtheuk1]

Stop shouting

[@vichillebrand9990]

You should review some Ride1Up bikes. I just bought the Portola and first ride today. Good quality parts priced nice. Good job, like your reviews👍🏽😎

[@Mankick]

I have a portola too. I was not impressed with the handle bar installation, and the vagueness of the random derailleur guard that was just laying around in the box. It wasn’t until the bike dropped by accident and the hanger had to be replaced that the company informed me of the extra part and the KZbin site to help install. Also, do you feel like the handle bars are too short?

[@vichillebrand9990]

@@Mankick the thing about these bikes is the come standard with certain parts and no options. This method keeps the price down. If you wander other parts, like a suspension seat post you can buy it. Same with some different handle bars. For the price you’re off and running having fun. Modify as you like after. I thought about getting some different handle bars but these work good when folding and putting in my trunk. 🤷🏼‍♂️