This folding e-bike is the answer to ALL my prayers | MiRider GB3

[@NWforager]

you UK folks , FIGHT for your Throttle !! 💪🏽 oh , and something over 250 watts

[@karllattimer9233]

It already is legal! You just need to get type approval and you can legally have a throttle. Really confused about this as one of the companies offering a fully legal 15.5 mph throttle is advertised on electroheads website! And it specifically states on their website that for the e bike in question that full throttle option is available

[@user-lp5wb2rb3v]

throttle is illegal@@karllattimer9233

[@karllattimer9233]

@@fisharefriends598 are you replying to my comment or the original comment?

[@Neilukuk]

@@fisharefriends598 All the bikes that I have seen crushed are sur ron bikes. They don't go after people that ride sensibly and do not have an ebike that looks like a motorbike. You go look at police ebike crushing videos and they're all ones that look like a motorbike. You just have to blend in and they will not bother you.

[@dtz1000]

Engwe Engine X has 750W peak power and is legal in the UK. It's much better than these underpowered and overpriced UK ebikes.

[@aureliefransoo3523]

The best review video I’ve ever seen. Just the right amount of everything!!! Loved it!

[@The_BeeBopper]

£2.5K! That's close to Brompton pricing!

[@dtz1000]

Typical rip off prices from UK ebike makers. Chinese ebikes are cheaper and more powerful. Ado Air 20 is a thousand pounds cheaper and is better.

[@Neilukuk]

@@dtz1000 I agree. £2.5k is just ripping people off. I can't see how it costs that much :/

[@AC_Milan1899]

Quality and materials wise this is way better than the Air. The frame is actually one piece, no welds.

[@pl4819]

Plus you just don’t know what batteries the Chinese uses.

[@zygmuntthecacaokakistocrat6589]

8:20 I think Eilis is talking off the top of her head here: planetary gears are basically the same as a 3-speed Shimano Nexus rear hub, just in the BB area. They have as many fragilities as derailleur systems (& just try repairing them when they go wrong!), just not the same ones, & they're protected from the weather. & where's the front suspension? The rear suspension is a lame duck without it.

[@TheAegisClaw]

Hub gears do tend to be much more reliable. The old Sturmey Archer is proof of that, and then on the high end, Rohloff is well known as THE most reliable gearing around.

[@user-uy3bj9ue5c]

Got a cheap hitway bk 2 and the suspension lifts it to another level over our mirider -a grand less too.

[@linuxtuxfriend9155]

Those companies can state ANY range. Reminds me of notebook PCs where the manufacturer gives e.g. a battery runtime of 17 hours and then you only get 4 with heavy usage and 8 with a lighter one. The same with printers and cartridges. Lots of marketing BS going on.

[@anthonyroach7974]

Great little bikes made near me to be checking one out but which one that got a lot of choices now fabulous

[@clayanderson4058]

Beautiful weldless body and this is the first company I have seen use the Efneo planetary gear system. I wish I had the Scratch for it...

[@fastfreddy19641]

Great another London bike. Good job we all live in London or another city. Is this channel turning into a bike selling outlet?

[@dtz1000]

That's exactly what this channel is.

[@Neilukuk]

Was it not before? I'm sure they've always advertised bikes? They own a bike selling company.

[@FuriousGato]

Thank you for this review, well covered. Would be nice if you guys start stating: 1. Who is the manufacturer of the motor (like you did with the battery) 2. What is the real-world range of the battery than the factory specs (which we know do not represent the real-world) Albeit great to have a competition for further innovation and price reduction, still way too pricey. It is for customers to take on the risk considering it is only a 4 year old company and still has high chances of collapse in the near future. Then customers are left with these e-bikes with no support and very few places willing to service them/fix. Especially the motor if made by the same company, who is going to fix that if something goes wrong? Look at what happened to Vanmoof bikes, and they had raised over EUR180mil with investors...

[@FuriousGato]

@@andrewhamilton8954 why on earth any consumer would bother to fix the electric bike themselves. a) working on electrical parts is a health hazard and need to be carried out by a qualified professional, b) 99% of electric bike consumers are not interested to be fixing the product, especially without any instructions. If something goes wrong or make a mistake, you are putting lives at risk (e.g. wrong wiring of battery and it overheats). I’d rather buy a bike from Brompton, avoid all this headache and support our home UK manufacturer. You need some more lessons of critical thinking my dear.

[@FuriousGato]

@@andrewhamilton8954 lol ok boomer. As expected, no logic and pointless arguments

[@RollingMonte]

Feedback for u: should write mileage in km too (as the majority of the world uses metric system 😅😂 ) and I would have made a close up while folded (to see that locking mechanism). Other than that, nice review! 😉

[@temorinkaari]

There are 2 MVP's. The guy that edits, and the guy that gets the butt shots. Well done

[@Simcore999]

It looks great, especially the folding and would be better for me( Montréal island) to have a 500w motor and an additional battery port for steep" Volcano" streets climbing...

[@judebrown4103]

Ooh thats a nice little bike, isnt it? I was thinking the fatter tyres would give it the advantage over a Brompton... that and the rear suspension sound like a comfy ride. I've got a 20 inch wheel folder but its a bit heavy for me to lift in and out the car now. The thing it has got in its favour over this one is a rear rack which makes it more of a daily shopper. All I need now is a windfall cos that price tag is more than i can manage, really like it though.👍

[@dtz1000]

No need to buy rip off UK ebikes. Ado Air 20 is £1000 cheaper and I think is better than this.

[@vincentjohnston8789]

Gr8 review! I was interested in the gocycle until I watched Marky Mark's video of his new G4i, he demonstrates a horrific noise coming from the rear hub gear system and even although the bike was returned with the noise somewhat reduced, there's still noise and a premium bike at £4k should be silent. I wonder if anyone else has had similar issues??

[@Andi_mit_E]

"LCD display" is redundant! The "D" already means "Display". [Smartass mode off] 😉

[@thelionjoe]

Lol you almost flew to the moon when you put the breaks on ha ha ba

[@issa9732]

What are the advantages of this bike compared to the foldable Esterllis and ADO Air 20? The Esterlli and Ado air are almost a 1000 pounds cheaper.

[@dtz1000]

Don't you know it's from a British company? That means they can charge you 1000 pounds more and mugs in the UK will buy it because it's British. Looking at the specs, the Ado Air 20 is better as well as being a thousand pounds cheaper.

[@penfro]

@@andrewhamilton8954Useful comment - thank you. I wish there was more nuance, using ‘assembled in Britain’ rather than ‘made in Britain’, particularly with respect to the power, gear and braking mechanisms. Do you know the make of the crank planetary gear system in the MiRiderGB3 and the make of the power hub - and where those makes are made?

[@penfro]

@@andrewhamilton8954 Many thanks for responding. 🙏

[@user-uy3bj9ue5c]

Suspension. This mirider needs front suspension.

[@AdrianRansom9069]

I've been riding this bike for nearly 2 years now and twice had problems with the planetary gearbox, sent it back to MiRiDER to get fixed and a year later another problem occurred with the gearbox. Not worth the money at all and thinking of getting rid of mine☹️

[@AC_Milan1899]

Get it on the bike scheme for like £1,500 paid in instalments.

[@cliff_cliff]

ive just done that with the mirider one got a third off the rrp. it handles the hills here in durham easily.

[@PsychicDavidJames]

Nice to see IGH gearbox's at a low price point.

[@724horndawg]

For the price they really need to do something with the fenders that are not so generic. Fenders are a must IMO

[@Baldrick_dogsbody]

Which is the smallest folding e bike ? Does anyone know

[@onetalentedman2822]

Nice shape pleasing to the eye. If only could get a test ride.

[@glenys-b7r]

Is it any quieter than the myrider?

[@seeingisbelieving9695]

Wow, it looks identical to United IO e-bike from Indonesia.

[@seeingisbelieving9695]

It's only 400 Euros here btw..

[@user-uy3bj9ue5c]

It's made from Onebot parts.

[@techtitanuk5609]

I know it's illegal, but I want a throttle to use on those off road trips I sometimes do and when the roads are clear of police

[@maazschutte2011]

Nice review...what about security.. don't want to lose a £2,500 bicycle

[@techtitanuk5609]

Keep it by your side at all times and get theft insurance

[@simonsaysrewind]

Would love to see review of the Argos and Very shopping site Li-fe force bikes ... same frame as all the miriders... obviously specs differ including 20inch not 16 inch wheels but is it better than mirider one version 1 , 2 , 3 etc ?

[@hugobci]

Nice little machine

[@dtz1000]

It's a rip off. Ado Air 20 is better and a thousand pounds cheaper.

[@LaurenceRutherford]

For me.. a little bit more for an electric Brompton would be a better option. The Brompton will still be going and serviceable in 10 years.... nice bike though!

[@adams8594]

Agreed. I want to like this as I want something with belt drive, rear or mid drive, and hydraulic brakes but the price is too high alongside the risk of the company going bust at some point. For this money I’d go for the smaller-folding, cheapest Brompton with a cytronex kit fitted

[@theamateurboater5892]

Spot on. As much as I like the good quality battery, the hydraulic brakes, the gears and the belt drive, I cant get away from the feeling that at £2.5k this is just too close in price to the top-quality big boys like Brompton and GoCycle etc. In fact there is an ex-display gocycle at the moment for a little under 3k. And the superb Tern Vectron Q9 (with a 50nm Bosch motor in the bottom bracket) can be had for around £3k. The Vectron wont fold as small, with 20 inch wheels- but it will go onto a train folded, and quality-wise it probably beats the MiRider. If this bike cost around £2k I think it would probably sell really well, with those features. But at £2.5k? Not for me. I would move Heaven and Earth to find that extra £500 and get a brommie, Tern or Gocycle- which would probably still be running in ten years from now.

[@Rumblefiah]

What’s smaller and lighter when folded? This or the Estarli e16?

[@simonsaysrewind]

On my 4th year on my original mirider for 800 quid with some online discount from 1000... these today prices out my reach but may upgrade next year especially if prices drop... currently way too expensive which may swerve me buy other better but cheaper ebikes i seen on this channel.

[@clanger422]

Looks like you can't take an E-Bike even a folder on any TFL service! Are they trying to ruin everything?

[@therealshetty]

I think the e-scooters have ruined it for the e-bikes.

[@alexmsmartins]

You cannot bring an electric scooter, but you can bring an ebike at specific times. Foldables are even better since then can enter any TFL service. Source: tfl.gov.uk/modes/cycling/cycles-on-public-transport

[@TLde4VinP4e]

Can you do a Ado Air vs Estarli review please

[@techtitanuk5609]

Personally I like estrali it's a uk company where as ado is Chinese

[@georgemacdonald8899]

Nice fold-able, would be perfect for throwing in the Tesla, heading to town, then eBiking around. Love the gear'ing, nice to have the extra range, and get a work out if wanted. Great looker as well... Would be cool to be able to add pannier power packs with interface adapter that plugs in for longer electric range. Wonder if they make a marine version of a foldable eBike. Could one be made that also powers the dingy, and devices on the boat(windlass, winches, scrubber,...) Seems like an opportunity. Kind of weird thought, but then again could an ebike motor run a washing machine, vacuum cleaner, or other home appliances?

[@pheona1000]

I was expecting a review of you jumping on and off public transport with this folding e-bike!

[@scottdavies9336]

I have a solution to your 250 Watt maximum. Move to the U.S. I'd love to show you around.

[@dresmart432]

I am also praying beauty 😎

[@potaragiz]

huh?! Reposted???

[@adams8594]

Was that a gear box oil change every 500 miles?? No thanks

[@tristanwait4itlegendary]

Whats the law on a bike that has 2 x 250W Motors

[@tristanwait4itlegendary]

@@airborne1682 I checked on chatGPT it said that its the same as a 500w motor and is categorised as a moped or e scooter

[@exploringwithfallout76]

A bit to Pricey not everyone has £2.500 These days. Nice bike if the Government wants to get people out of there cars the e bikes need to come down in price

[@eBoard3R]

⚡🤙🏼🤙🏼⚡

[@JimMunro1]

I can only play this in low quality? 😢

[@JayDubster]

Works fine here, maybe your signal's poor atm?

[@JimMunro1]

@@JayDubster im on wifi and other video’s in 1080p. I’ll try later maybe it’s KZbin app

[@gingerjessy]

@@JimMunro1 Change the quality yourself on the youtube video settings. That's what I do. KZbin are sneakily defaulting to low quality setting but you can change yourself.

[@silbernersurfer8264]

I like Eilis!

[@user-lp5wb2rb3v]

I personally dont think ill bother with ebikes until: Under £1k (otherwise its a luxury/ expensive toy) 20mph + throttle + 750w (personally id want either two 350w hoverboard motors one for each wheel. or a middrive 750w bafang)

[@dtz1000]

Engwe Engine X is about £1k and can do 28mph, is 750w and has a throttle while remaining legal in the UK when restricted. Much better than this underpowered, overpriced ebike that they are advertising here. As long as you don't mind the weight as it is heavy.

[@user-lp5wb2rb3v]

@@dtz1000 throttle isn't legal and the power must be 250w max

[@dtz1000]

@@user-lp5wb2rb3v Let me remind you that you wanted 20mph + throttle + 750W originally.

[@Neilukuk]

@@user-lp5wb2rb3v "You just need to get type approval and you can legally have a throttle. Really confused about this as one of the companies offering a fully legal 15.5 mph throttle is advertised on electroheads website! And it specifically states on their website that for the e bike in question that full throttle option is available"

[@Neilukuk]

@@user-lp5wb2rb3v DVSA has approved a limited run of throttle powered electric bikes.

[@jackweta]

Nice to see no chain

[@Reprogrammed_By_SEGA]

When you have an e-bike that has dual hub motors, dual suspensions, hydraulic brakes and can go up steep hills let me know. "Ariel Rider Grizzly"

[@simonsaysrewind]

The uk is piss weak with ebikes maximum specs allowed... its pathetic. 😮

[@flash802]

Over 2k more expensive than my D3f so no thanks

[@simonsaysrewind]

Crikey... looks similar in some ways... same mud guards.😂. though this mirider I think is worth 1800 maximum.. they are pricing out the market aiming for only people with a lot of wad 😮

[@flash802]

@@simonsaysrewind don’t get me wrong it’s better than the d3f but not 2 grand better

[@goflyfpv2798]

£1000 max

[@KavanOBrien]

We are getting there , finally the belt drive on a folding bike, would not be surprised if Brompton will be brought kicking and screaming into the future = belt drive, you are quite tall bike looks a little small for you unless the seat can go higher, can I fit a song into the email = let’s give it ago, song = 1-2-3 = Len Barry.

[@scoops2007]

You can already get a belt drive on a Brompton if you go down the modification route with Kinetics. That said, there is quite a difference between the fold on this and the Brompton as the Brompton would require the belt to be folded back which is something the manufacturers say not to do. Also the fold on this is really quite a bit bigger than the Brompton - it was surprising this was compared to something like the GoCycle when the Brompton Electric is more closer as a competitor. That said, this seems to be pretty well specced and interesting enough so worth a look although I am not sure that the 500 mile oil change is right - seems way too short!

[@KavanOBrien]

@@scoops2007 I’m know about the belt drives from the company in Scotland and Holland which do belt drives with a modified rear triangle, the electric Brompton heavy for a lot of people even with the new P- line version, the developed the new T-line at a cost of around £ 4,500 pounds if one can afford that good for them , personally I think developing a lightweight version lets say out of aluminium with a belt drive system, it would not need such a heavy battery to go with such bike, the gentleman who developed the original Brompton great engineering, the people now at the company their vision seems somewhat limited, the aftermarket items you can buy for the Brompton is massive, personally when or if Brompton come out with a belt drive version and it’s weight reduced then that market place which has not been tapped into will explode, funny nobody has seen that part of the market yet , when I talk to none cyclist and ask what would get you into cycling more or less come back with the same answers , the age difference doesn’t seem to count be they young or older,

[@dtz1000]

You already had belt drive on the Ado Air 20 and that one is better than this and a thousand pounds cheaper!

[@KavanOBrien]

@@dtz1000 Still think the Brompton is a better bike , as with a lot of things could be improved, not sure if’s it’s true but did hear Brompton might be building an aluminium version with a belt drive and a rear hub motor with a smaller and lighter battery,

[@jasondelarosa5457]

overpriced

[@Glockers76]

A Brompton killer

[@techtitanuk5609]

Too expensive and too small wheels

[@mellymoo_eats]

Is it me, Elis looks damn attractive.

[@perk70]

They are crap don't bother!

[@dtz1000]

They are very underpowered compared to the cheaper Chinese competition, despite what Eilis claimed in this video.

[@dtz1000]

@@andrewhamilton8954 My Chinese ebike has 750w peak power and a throttle but is still legal in the UK as it's restricted. But it's good to have the option to over ride the restrictions if I want to.

[@dtz1000]

@@andrewhamilton8954 Absolute rubbish. No where in the UK regulations does it say you can't have a throttle that can be deactivated. If you disagree then quote the relevant passage from the UK government regulations. You can't because it doesn't exist.

[@turnoffccgooglepleasedawso7406]

Actually it,s not illegal gaving throttle e_ bike. Providing you hAve it tested as safe and register it. Uyou get a certificate. On youtube a bloke does this for his customers. Titled the first legal e bike in uk. By a women.

[@glenys-b7r]

Is it any quieter than the myrider?