In recent years, we’ve seen many folding e-bikes in the US market creep up in weight, sometimes exceeding 70 lbs. In rare cases, they’ve even tipped the scales at 80+ lbs, making them as hefty as many full size e-bikes on the heavy end of the spectrum.
Considering that their hinged frames are often
marketed as making folding e-bikes easier to transport and smaller to store, this relatively high weight might seem counterintuitive.
That’s why we were pleased to note that the Defiant, a folding e-bike from the Tampa-based brand Jupiter Bike, weighed in under 60 lbs. This comparatively low weight drops to around 52 lbs once the battery is removed. With or without the power pack, it’s one of the more portable folding e-bikes we’ve
tested in recent years.
