VICTORIA Electric folding bike "FYLGRAN 7" (#1)

The FYLGRAN 7 from Victoria is the perfect example of how the folding bike has evolved over the years, making it truly usable for many purposes. The typical folding bikes of the 1970s were simple models that could be folded in the centre simply by loosening a screw or lever. Even back then, the advantage of this process was obvious: the two-wheeler could be parked and stored in a much more space-saving manner than any other conventional bicycle. With modern e-bike drive systems, the then simply constructed models have also undergone a technical revolution. The frames are many times more elaborately designed, numerous internally routed cables and wires have to withstand the continuous stress of many hundreds and thousands of folding processes. In addition, the pragmatic "form follows function" approach must increasingly bow to the creative ambitions of the product designer.A prime example of this is the FYLGRAN 7, which for the first time at Victoria fully integrates the battery and thus has a particularly clean design language. The advantages of a compact folded size, which is achieved by folding the main frame and lowering the handle post and pedals, are also fully utilised here. To ensure that, like its FYLGRAN siblings, it remains inconspicuous in everyday use, it is equipped with a 5-speed internal gear hub and belts. An additional battery (Bosch PowerMore 250 in combination with the Performance SX / CompactTube 400 system specified for the FYLGRAN 7) can be used, for instance, when enjoying longer sightseeing trips in foreign cities.