Heybike Mars 2.5 Folding Fat Tire Electric Bike
SVT Score, Lower
A folding fat-tire e-bike with an 85 Nm hub motor, hydraulic brakes and a fitted rack, but a steel frame that makes it heavy to fold and lift.
$899
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Usability
4.8 out of 10- Not counted: rotor size, sensor type and tire puncture protection are not printed
Better on ride hardwareVelotric Fold 1 Plus folding bikeHydraulic discs with 180 mm rotors. $1,499Scores 9.0- Load: 330 lb total payload (manual)
Better on weightLectric XP Lite2At 49 lb with the battery it is light for a folding e-bike. $799Scores 7.0- Not counted: throttle not confirmed on the pages read
- Searched: UL Certipedia Intertek SGS TÜV SÜD CPSC Health Canada
- Record: UL Product iQ, UL 2271 (BBCA, Batteries for Use in Light Electric Vehicles - Component), (guest view shows no model), Heybike INC
- Record: UL Product iQ, UL 2849 (QGNS, Electrical Systems for E-Bikes), (holder file; guest view shows no model), Galaxy Mobility Inc
Better on verificationHeybike Ranger 3.0 Pro e-bike$1,399Scores 6.0- List: $899.00 at heybike.com
- Store page: showed $999.00 when read; the store data gives $899.00
Strong folding fat tire, but very heavy
- What it is: a folding fat-tire e-bike with hydraulic brakes and a fitted rack
- The trade-off: strong torque and good brakes, but heavy for a folder
- Not checked: the throttle, sensor type and rotor size
- Look elsewhere for: carrying the bike up stairs
Strengths
- Hydraulic brakes on a budget folder
- Strong hill-climbing torque
- Rack and fenders come in the box
- Battery lifts out to charge indoors
Drawbacks
- Very heavy to fold and lift
- Steel frame
- No turn signals listed
- Lower payload than its siblings
Specs
- TypeFolding
- E-Bike ClassClass 3
- Battery401-600 Wh
- MotorHub
- Top Speed21-28 mph
- Claimed Range41-60 mi
- Weight71-85 lb
- Max Rider Load301-350 lb
- BrakesHydraulic disc
- SuspensionFront
- FoldingFolds
- CertificationsUL 2271 pack listed
- Warranty2 Years
At a glance
- BMX-style handlebar
- High-carbon steel frame
- Shimano 7-speed
- Heybike, Inc. is based in San Francisco, California.
- Heybike names no parent company on heybike.com, and Tracxn lists it as a California company led by its co-founders.
- Heybike e-bikes are sold in the US by Heybike, Inc., which issues the brand’s US warranty.
- Heybike sells its folding fat-tire, moped-style, mid-drive and commuter e-bikes on its own US store at heybike.com, through a Heybike brand store on Amazon, at Best Buy and through dealers.
- Heybike sells on Walmart as its own marketplace seller, Heybike Direct.
The Heybike Mars 2.5 is a folding fat-tire e-bike with a 750 W rear hub motor (1,000 W peak) rated 85 Nm of torque and a 600 Wh, 48 V removable battery. It has hydraulic disc brakes, a front suspension fork, 20 x 4.0 in tires, a Shimano 7-speed drivetrain, a high-carbon steel frame and a BMX-style handlebar.
A colour LCD with a 6-button control panel, a headlight, a taillight, a rear rack and fenders come with it, and the manual rates it IPX5. The manual lists 75 lb, a 330 lb total payload, 28 mph and 35 to 45 miles on PAS 1. It is sold in black only.
Questions answered from our data
Is Heybike good?We list 10 Heybike products and score 10 of them. Their overall scores run from 4.9 to 6.1, with a median of 5.4, against a median of 6.0 for all 41 products we score.
How much does an electric bike cost?The 41 electric bikes we list run from $799 to $5,999, with a median of $1,499.
Are electric bikes UL certified?Nine of the 41 electric bikes we list carry a UL 2849 listing we could look up by model.
How far can an electric bike go?40 of the 41 electric bikes we list claim 41 miles or more on a charge, each on its maker's own basis.
