Have you bought a MiRider bike? (3 Viewers)

[Johnra]

We are thinking of getting a couple of MiRider folding e-bikes. They are compact and not too heavy at 17kg, but what are they like to ride?

Are the 16" wheels large enough? Is it a stable bike?

We have had a small test on a MiRider around a car park, but it would be good to hear from someone who has clocked up a few miles on one.

Thanks,
John

 

[Ditcha]

Hi John,
We have 2 purchased last year took them to Spain and clock a couple of hundred miles on them and we love them.
Fold up dead easy and we keep them in their bags in the moho garage along with our scooter so have best of both worlds.
Make sure you get the new version with the 7ah battery which is good for about 25 miles real world.

 

[Carpmart]

Hi John

Done 150 miles on ours snd over all pretty impressed. I’ve got some corrosion on some of the fixings which is a little disappointing considering their relative youth. Will contact the company and see what they have to say.

 

[Johnra]

Thanks Ditcha and Carpmart for posting, that's very useful information.

How do you find them on a gravel path or something like a cobbled street?

 

[AlanF1]

We recently bought two, brilliant to ride but have not checked out the real world range limit yet. You do have to watch out for potholes and road drains with the small wheels but no more than on any other bike.

Did upgrade the saddle though and bought the storage bag as we remove the seat post for easier placement in the motorhome garage.

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[jockaneezer]

Mrs recently bought a second hand MiRider, she seems happy with it although we replaced the rear mud guard for a longer one as the standard one will leave you with splatter up your back !
I've had a couple of goes on it and think it's a bit meh, but I hate small wheeled bikes full stop !
There is a steep hill near our house that starts immediately after you come off a footpath that I can ride up no problem on my Kalkhoff, but with the "gearing" on the MiRider, it's impossible to actually get set off and that's with me standing up on the pedals.
Val says the MiRider Facebook group is very good and the MiRider team will answer any of your queries on there.

 

[Johnra]

Thanks Alan, Glad you like them. Agree that those saddles look like an improvement.

Thanks for the information Jock, yes larger wheels would be better, but it has to fold up in a tiny place and we can't have everything.

 

[Johnra]

Following your very useful advice we bought one from a local dealer to see how we got on, then another a few days later. That was difficult to find as Mirider are waiting for their next delivery - maybe late May we hear. Demand has been very high apparently.

They are great little bikes and it is so good cycling into a stiff headwind or up an incline, just up the power and dial out the effort. The quality is good and there are no surprises. Yes the bikes are a compromise and wont satisfy a purist especially with 16" wheels and no gears. But to get from a campsite to the shops, or to explore the local area they are ideal.

Today I managed to get them both tucked away under the bed in our tiny Hymer 5.4m Blue Evolution van, where they will be nice and secure. I took all the bedding out to experiment with the bike positions, then took the photos, but all back now and no need for an external bike rack.

The green matting (Lidl's finest at £7 for a 2m x 1m roll) has now been tidied up using Velcro to hold it in place when the bikes are installed or removed.

John

 

[AlanF1]

Glad you were able to buy them and with the upgraded saddle I see (good choice!). Enjoy them - all the best.

Alan

 

[jockaneezer]

Val got a puncture in the front tyre of her MiRider today, easy enough job to remove the wheel, but a combination of two different sized spacers and five washers on the axle wasn't the engineering solution I was expecting ?
It would have been a struggle fitting them all back in, in the correct order and I wouldn't have fancied removing the wheel over grass on a campsite or roadside ?
I turned up two bobbins from a piece of stainless steel to replace the conglomeration.

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[Johnra]

That's not so clever Jock, but you have machined an excellent engineering solution. Have you spoken to MiRider about it?

 

[Carpmart]

Val got a puncture in the front tyre of her MiRider today, easy enough job to remove the wheel, but a combination of two different sized spacers and five washers on the axle wasn't the engineering solution I was expecting ?
It would have been a struggle fitting them all back in, in the correct order and I wouldn't have fancied removing the wheel over grass on a campsite or roadside ?
I turned up two bobbins from a piece of stainless steel to replace the conglomeration.
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Good work there!

Don’t suppose you fancy firing the lathe up again and doing me a couple of sets do you?

 

[jockaneezer]

Johnra, that's a good point, I'll get the missus to mention it on their Facebook page ?
Carpmart, I've probably got enough stainless left to do a couple more sets, I'll get busy at the weekend.

 

[Captain Yoghurtpot]

What a really nice, friendly thread, and a superb solution to a potential engineering calamity to all owners.
Might even have a look at these myself!

Thats the bikes themselves , that is, not the modification .
I havnt got a lathe!

 

[Steve and Denise]

We have one of these bikes and are looking to buy another some people love them and some people hate them but it’s horses for courses

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[Ditcha]

We changed our normal tyres to the nobbly tyre much better on gravel etc if anyone is interested.

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[DT]

We have one each and they are brilliant. Also fit in the back of our car in the bags away from prying eyes.

 

[Johnra]

As well as the gel seat, I am trying this Zoom sprung suspension post (36.1mm diameter) from ebay at £21.88.
With the 16" wheels a rut can give quite a bump, but this added suspension helps to smooth them out with travel of up to 40mm.
It is a bit shorter than the standard Mirider seat tube, but I am 6ft and it is ok.

 

[the1andonly]

We have one of these bikes and are looking to buy another some people love them and some people hate them but it’s horses for courses

what is the width folded?
i have seen diagrams of length and height but not width.

 

[DT]

I would add that better value is the Lacrose folding bike that is for sale in the Netherlands. Identical to the Mi Rider but has three speed. better seat, rack, chunky tyres all included and is less expensive. Only relevant is you have travel plans that take you into Europe though.

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[2x2camper]

what is the width folded?
i have seen diagrams of length and height but not width.

 

[2x2camper]

I would add that better value is the Lacrose folding bike that is for sale in the Netherlands. Identical to the Mi Rider but has three speed. better seat, rack, chunky tyres all included and is less expensive. Only relevant is you have travel plans that take you into Europe though.

They now do a geared one

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[DT]

Just measured ours which we keep in the garage and 575mm for width is spot on. I do find lifting the bags quite difficult and they are definitely easier to place in our garage when assembled.

 

[Littlewheels]

We went for the Decathlon BTwin, larger wheels so quite stable and if you have a problem there are Decathlon outlets throughout the EU with Service Centres in store. Lots of power and good value for money. I’m 15 stone and eats up the miles.

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[the1andonly]

Val got a puncture in the front tyre of her MiRider today, easy enough job to remove the wheel,
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Don't suppose anyone has had the need to remove the rear wheel on a Mirider one. If so how. Not got mine yet (bike no but tyres yes) Without it in front of me i can only think the electric connection could be an issue. Unless there's a connector within 6 inches.

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[Ditcha]

Don't suppose anyone has had the need to remove the rear wheel on a Mirider one. If so how. Not got mine yet (bike no but tyres yes) Without it in front of me i can only think the electric connection could be an issue. Unless there's a connector within 6 inches.

Look on there website they have videos on how to do it I changed our tyres to mad mike's.

 

[2x2camper]

Don't suppose anyone has had the need to remove the rear wheel on a Mirider one. If so how. Not got mine yet (bike no but tyres yes) Without it in front of me i can only think the electric connection could be an issue. Unless there's a connector within 6 inches.

 

[the1andonly]

Thanks on the tyre vid just managed to find it myself (well duckduckgo did)
dont find their webside at all intuative.

 

[the1andonly]

Well at nec Mirider were offering £100 off but 2 caravan places doing a nice deal if anyone interested

10% off with code NEC10 ie £1450

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[the1andonly]

2x2camper Ditcha Steve and Denise Do you get any tools with the mirider?

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