Short on space? Dahon’s new cargo bike folds in half

Cargo-carrying capabilities for those of us with small houses

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By Paul Norman

Published: February 24, 2023 at 3:35 pm

The Dahon Foldable Cargo E-bike is a tadpole-style basket cargo trike that folds in the middle to reduce its footprint when stored.

Unfolded, the Dahon Foldable Cargo E-Bike is 203cm long, but it folds to 127cm long by 93cm wide and 88cm high, reducing the overall length by 76cm.

It folds in half just aft of the large wooden front hopper. The rear half of the frame – which includes its single rear wheel, gears and saddle, along with the motor – rotates clockwise to sit flush behind the front half, saving a significant amount of storage space.

Dahon points out that the folding mechanism also makes the bike a lot easier to get into elevators and other small spaces.

The bike has a maximum cargo capacity of 250kg and Dahon offers child seats as an accessory. Even more load-carrying capacity comes from the rear rack.

Electric cargo bikes are versatile load carriers that can be used as a car substitute to carry shopping, tools and equipment for work, luggage for a weekend trip, or even take the kids on a car-free journey to school.

Dahon has ported over its electric bike tech into the new cargo bike. The 250-watt electric motor is mid-mounted and offers four assist levels. It's powered by a high-capacity 960Wh Samsung battery that Dahon says will provide between 160 and 200km range. There are also five user-selected gears and disc brakes.

Dahon says its new Foldable Cargo E-Bike is ready to ship to distributors, but hasn't supplied pricing information at the time of writing.

Paul has been writing about bike tech and reviewing all things cycling for almost a decade. He had a five-year stint at Cycling Weekly and has also written for titles including CyclingNews, Cyclist and BikePerfect, as well as being a regular contributor to BikeRadar. Tech-wise, he's covered everything from rim width to the latest cycling computers. He reviewed some of the first electric bikes for Cycling Weekly and has covered their development into the sophisticated machines they are today, on the way becoming an expert on all things electric. Paul was into gravel before it was even invented, riding a cyclocross bike across the South Downs and along muddy paths through the Chilterns. He dabbled in cross-country mountain biking too. He's most proud of having covered the length of the South Downs Way on a crosser and fulfilling his long-time ambition to climb Monte Grappa on a road bike

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