Aventon Sinch Step-Through
The value of a folding e-bike is that the reduced storage size is useful to a variety of potential buyers. Living the van life? Commuting to a job in a cubicle? Don’t have a garage? A folding bike is an unobtrusive answer. The Aventon Sinch is a folding fat tire electric bike, combining the best of a few different worlds, which is why it made our collection of the best fat tire electric bikes.
The trick to a great folding e-bike is making one that doesn’t remind the rider it’s a folding e-bike while it is ridden. To do that, it needs to offer smooth acceleration and consistent top speed no different than other e-bikes. It needs to offer a comfortable and upright position that doesn’t force the rider to hunch over. It also needs parts that would be found on other, similar, bikes. A 7-speed Shimano drivetrain and 180mm rotor disc brakes make the Sinch’s performance comparable to other similarly priced e-bikes.
Fat tires make even the roughest roads smooth, but most fat tires are covered in knobs, making the road not quite as smooth as it could be. Aventon sourced a fat tire that is much smoother than many tires and that will give rides on it just a bit smoother ride. The smoother semi-slick tires also roll more easily, increasing the bike’s acceleration a smidge and extending the battery life a bit.
The Sinch has a range of 25 mi. at PAS 5 up to 54 mi. at PAS 1, enough for anyone to get days of riding between charging. A recent redesign decreased the standover height to just 15.5-in.
Aventon’s Sinch is one of the best deals available in fat tire e-bikes and its value comes through in everything from the design and shaping of the hydroformed-aluminum frame to the backlit, color display. This was an easy bike to include in our best fat tire electric bikes.
Pros
500W brushless hub motor gives quick acceleration up to 20 mph
Integrated frame member acts as kickstand when folded, making storage easier
Despite being a folding bike, it can fit riders from 4-feet-11 to 6-feet-3
At 15.5-in. the Sinch has one of the lowest standover heights on the market
Cons
Mechanical disc brakes rather than hydraulic
