Hiboy C1 Folding Electric Bike
The Hiboy C1 folding electric bike is the smallest ride in the line and the easiest to store — 21.7 miles of range, 20 mph, and a frame that folds down for a hallway or a train.
- 350W motor, 648W peak — pulls away from lights and holds a 20% grade
- 36V 7.8Ah removable battery — 21.7 miles on throttle, charged in 5 to 6 hours
- 14-inch air tires — softer over cracked asphalt than a solid tire
- Folding frame — fits a closet, a car trunk, or a luggage rack
- 230 lb max load — front headlight and rear brake light fitted as standard
Original price was: $899.99.$629.90Current price is: $629.90.-30% OFF
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MOTOR
350W rated, 648W peak
BATTERY
36V 7.8Ah Li-ion removable
SPEED
20 mph
RANGE
21.7 mi throttle, 26.2 mi assist
Available for Pickup
At multiple Wilson's locations
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To lower 48 get with-in 3 to 5 days
A small electric bike that knows it is small
The Hiboy C1 Folding Electric Bike is the least expensive thing with pedals we carry, and the smallest. It solves one problem extremely well and it does not pretend to solve the others. Here is the whole picture before you read another word, because at this price the fastest way to a happy customer is being clear about the ceiling.
21.7 mi on throttle · 20 mph · 350W motor · 14″ air tires · it folds
- Short trips, done oftenA station run, a school drop-off, the last two miles of a commute that starts on a train.
- Living in a small spaceIt folds, and a folded C1 goes in a hallway, a closet or the boot of a small car.
- A first electric bike350W and a 20 mph ceiling are approachable numbers. Nothing about it is intimidating to a nervous rider.
- Riding on pavement14-inch air tires take the sting out of cracked asphalt and cobbles, which solid tires do not.
- Distance21.7 miles is the shortest range in the line by a wide margin. If your round trip is thirty miles, this is the wrong one.
- Rough groundFourteen-inch wheels drop into things that a 26-inch wheel rolls over. Gravel and trails belong to the P6.
- Heavy riders or heavy loads230 lb total is the lowest rating here.
- Long climbs at speedIt is rated to a 20% grade, but a 350W motor gets there slowly compared with anything else on this site.
Every model above this one is on the same site, so we would rather point you at the right one than sell you the cheapest one. If the left-hand column describes your week, the C1 is genuinely good value. If the right-hand column does, keep reading anyway and then look at the EX6F.
Small enough to keep somewhere it will actually get used
The reason most electric bikes stop being ridden is storage. A full-size machine in a one-bedroom apartment becomes furniture, and furniture does not get taken out for a ten-minute errand.
The C1 is built around that problem. It folds at the frame and the stem, and folded it stands upright rather than lying across a floor. That changes where it can live, which changes how often it comes out.
It is also the natural partner to a train. Fold it at the platform, carry it through, unfold it at the far end, and the two-mile gap at either end of a rail commute stops being a walk.
There is one thing we cannot tell you here. Hiboy publishes no folded dimensions for this model, and we are not going to estimate them for you. Bring a tape measure to any of our six shops, fold one yourself, and you will have a real number in five minutes.
- FoldsFrame and stem
- Tools neededNone
- Folded sizeNot published
- BatteryRemovable
The two range figures, and why they are close together
On every other electric bike we carry, pedalling along roughly doubles the range. On the C1 it adds about four and a half miles. That is worth explaining rather than hiding, because it tells you something real about how this machine works.
Throttle only. The pack is doing all of it, and this is the number to plan around.
Only 4.5 miles more, because the assist is speed-limited rather than being a bigger reserve to draw on.
Hiboy caps pedal assist at the same 20 mph as the throttle on this model, where the larger machines let assist run faster than the throttle. So on the C1 pedalling is helping you keep pace rather than stretching the battery a long way. Treat 21.7 miles as the working figure and anything beyond it as a bonus.
The 36V 7.8Ah pack is the smallest here and it lifts out, so it charges on a desk in five to six hours while the machine stays folded in a hallway. For a rider covering four miles a day that is a charge every few days, which is the usage this is designed around.
Air tires and a real headlight, which are not a given at this price
Two things separate the C1 from the very cheapest folding machines on the market, and both are worth paying for.
The first is pneumatic tires. Fourteen-inch air tires flatten out cracked asphalt, drain covers and cobbles in a way that solid tires simply cannot, and solid tires are what most compact machines at this size use because they are cheaper and never puncture. Air is the better ride, and the cost is that pressure wants checking.
The second is the lighting. A front headlight and a rear brake light come fitted, not sold separately, which matters for anyone whose short trips happen after dark in winter.
The motor is 350W rated with a 648W peak, and Hiboy rates it to a 20% grade. That will get up a city hill. It will not get up it quickly, and nothing at this price does.
- Motor — 350W rated, 648W peak
- Tires — 14-inch pneumatic, front and rear
- Lighting — front headlight and rear brake light, fitted
- Climbing — rated to a 20% grade
- Max load — 230 lb / 105 kg
Four things Hiboy fitted and then forgot to list
Their specification sheet for the C1 is thin, but their own component photography shows a machine better equipped than that sheet suggests. These are all visibly fitted, and none of them appear in the published specs.
Front suspension
A sprung telescopic fork, clearly visible in Hiboy's own close-up. On 14-inch wheels that matters more than it would on a large wheel, because a small wheel drops further into every pothole and there is less tire to absorb it.
We have put it in the specification table above on the strength of the photograph rather than leaving the row blank, but Hiboy publishes no travel figure so none is quoted.
A bell, on the bar
A thumb bell sits inboard of the left grip. Small thing, and the one piece of equipment a rider on a shared path uses most.
Lights that actually throw a beam
The headlight is a proper unit rather than a courtesy lamp, and there is a red rear light behind it. Both are fitted rather than sold as accessories, which at this price is not a given.
For a machine whose whole purpose is short trips at either end of a working day, lighting is not a nice-to-have. Half the year those trips happen in the dark.
A cushioned saddle
Wider and softer than the perch usually bolted to a compact folding machine. On a 21-mile range you are never on it for hours, but you are on it every day.
What folding it actually looks like
The frame hinges at the middle and the stem folds down, both by hand and neither needing a tool. Folded, it stands rather than lying flat, which is what makes it a hallway machine instead of a floor obstacle.
The two jobs it does best are a car boot and a train. Neither is possible with a full-size electric bike, and both are the reason someone chooses a 21-mile machine over a 75-mile one.
We will say again what the specification table says: Hiboy publishes no folded dimensions. Bring a tape measure to any of our six shops and we will fold one against it while you watch.
White or Black
Same machine, same price, both in stock.
More visible to drivers, which on a machine this small is a genuine argument rather than a preference.
Draws less attention folded in a corridor or a luggage rack, and hides city grime between washes.
Hiboy C1 folding electric bike, in full
Every figure below is Hiboy's own. Where they publish nothing, this table says so rather than leaving a gap you might read as an oversight.
- Rated motor
- 350W
- Peak motor
- 648W
- Top speed
- 20 mph
- Riding modes
- Pedal, assisted, throttle
- Max climbing
- 20%
- Pack
- 36V 7.8Ah Li-ion, removable
- Throttle range
- 21.7 miles
- Pedal assist range
- 26.2 miles
- Charge time
- 5–6 hours
- Frame
- Folding
- Tires
- 14-inch air, front and rear
- Lighting
- Headlight, rear brake light
- Suspension
- Front, telescopic fork
- Bell
- Fitted
- Brake type
- Not published
- Max load
- 230 lbs / 105 kg
- Product weight
- Not published
- Rider height
- Not published
- Folded size
- Not published
- IP rating
- Not published
If the range is the sticking point, the EX6F is the other folding model here, with roughly triple the throttle range, hydraulic brakes and fat tires. For city riding without a fold, the EX9 is the one we recommend most often. Here is every folding electric bike we stock.
Four figures are still missing from Hiboy's sheet for this model, and rather than estimate them we have marked them. Every one is something we can answer in person: bring a tape measure, and we will fold a C1, weigh it and sit you on it. That is a better answer than a number we made up. The front suspension and the bell are not in Hiboy's spec list either, but both are clearly fitted in their own component photography, so those rows are filled from what is visibly on the machine rather than left blank.
The cheapest one still comes with all of this
Six shops across New York and California. A budget machine is exactly the kind that benefits from being bought somewhere with a service counter, because the alternative is a box on a doorstep and nobody to ask.
- A year of warranty cover, and we handle the claim with Hiboy
- Trade-in and financing available, and WELCOME20 takes $20 off your first order
Hiboy C1, answered
How far does the Hiboy C1 go on a charge?
21.7 miles on the throttle alone, and 26.2 miles with pedal assist. It is the shortest range of any electric bike we carry, and the right way to think about it is short trips repeated rather than one long ride.
Why does pedalling add so little range?
Because Hiboy limits pedal assist to the same 20 mph as the throttle on this model. On the larger machines assist runs faster than the throttle, so pedalling buys you a lot more distance. Here it mostly helps you hold your speed.
How fast does it go?
20 mph, on the throttle or on pedal assist.
How small is it folded?
Hiboy does not publish folded dimensions for this model, so we have not printed a figure. Bring a tape measure to any of our shops and fold one yourself. It takes five minutes and it is the only answer worth having if your storage space is tight.
How much does it weigh?
Hiboy publishes no weight for the C1. We would rather say that than guess. Ask at any shop and we will put one on the scale for you.
What height rider does it suit?
Hiboy publishes no rider height range for this model either. The seat post adjusts, but on a compact frame fit is genuinely worth checking in person rather than from a chart.
How much weight can it carry?
230 lb, which is the lowest rating of the electric bikes we stock. If you are near that figure, the EX6 takes 300 lb.
Is the battery removable?
Yes. The 36V 7.8Ah lithium-ion pack lifts out so you can charge it at a desk without unfolding the machine. Five to six hours from empty.
Can it climb hills?
Hiboy rates it to a 20% grade, which covers most city streets and bridge approaches. With 350W it will do it steadily rather than quickly.
What are the tires like, and do they puncture?
14-inch pneumatic tires front and rear. Air rides far better than solid over cracked asphalt and cobbles, and the trade is that they can puncture and that pressure wants checking. We set it at every service.
Does it have lights?
Yes, fitted rather than sold separately. A front headlight and a rear brake light, plus a bell on the handlebar.
Does the C1 have suspension?
It has a telescopic front fork. Hiboy leaves it off their specification sheet entirely, but it is plainly there in their own component photography and we have listed it on that basis. They publish no travel figure, so we are not quoting one. On 14-inch wheels it earns its place, because a small wheel drops further into a pothole than a large one.
What kind of brakes does it have?
Hiboy describes front and rear brakes for this model without naming the type, so we are not going to name it for them. Ask at any shop and we will look at the machine in front of us and tell you exactly what is fitted.
Can I ride it in the rain?
Hiboy publishes no IP rating for the C1, so we cannot tell you how well sealed it is, and we would treat it more carefully in bad weather than a model with a published rating. One safety point regardless: never charge an electric bike that is wet, or one whose battery looks swollen or damaged. Bring it straight in to us instead.
Is it a good first electric bike?
It is one of the easiest to start on. A 20 mph ceiling, a compact frame, predictable power and simple controls all help, and there is nothing on it that will surprise a nervous rider.
How does it compare to the EX6F?
Both fold, and that is where the similarity ends. The EX6F has roughly triple the throttle range, fat tires, hydraulic brakes and a 265 lb load rating, for $320 more. The C1 is smaller, cheaper and far easier to store. Distance decides it.
Who services it, and what warranty comes with it?
Our own technicians, at all six shops, with express service available at every one. Hiboy is a brand we carry, so it comes with a year of warranty cover and we handle the claim with Hiboy for you. We service any brand, whether you bought it from us or not.