The Bike Ride Experience: A Hands-On Review of the Dyu T1

As I set out on my ride, I couldn't help but feel a sense of excitement and trepidation. The Dyu T1 was still new to me, and I wasn't sure what to expect from its performance. But as I picked up speed, I quickly realized that this bike was going to be a challenge - approximately 30 kilometers per hour from the White Post, with Feathering the brakes a little, I managed to make it before my post. This was pretty good for me, considering my mechanical skills were still a work in progress.

My next test would be the braking system, specifically the 60 millimeter brakes, which I had bid in first. I was eager to see how they would perform, especially since I had only used them once before. As I rode, I could feel the heat emanating from the brakes, but fortunately, they were functioning well and I could stop when needed safely. The range claimed by Dyu for this bike is 55 kilometers out of a full charge with a 10 amp hour battery, which I was able to gauge approximately - about 35 kilometers being what I'd be able to get out of it.

The torque sensor did make a difference in efficiency, but the rider's weight and the terrain also played a significant role. If you're lighter than me, around 82 kilos, you'll likely get better range from your T1. The bike's frame is solid and well-built, with a very secure fold mechanism that gives me confidence when locking it into place. I particularly appreciate how flush and secure the join sits - there's no play or movement at all.

The folding handlebar latch is also impressively robust, pulling everything together tightly. While I do have some trouble occasionally dropping down the handlebar, this reassures me that it's very solid - I don't feel any movement in it whatsoever. The bike rides well despite its compact frame; my knees barely make contact with the handlebars, and the gears work smoothly. My braking performance is better than expected, especially considering I didn't anticipate how easy it would be to climb up steep inclines.

One surprising aspect of the Dyu T1's performance was its climbing capabilities - with a 250-watt motor, I almost felt like it had more power than that marked on it. The suspension, however, is minimal and stiff; while the seatpost does have some travel, it doesn't do much to provide comfort.

The front headlight is good overall, but there's one feature missing - petal assist levels or a screen for the controller and screen combination. My final annoyance was the kickstand, which sometimes rattles when I ride over rough roads. The mudguards, on the other hand, are completely silent and effective.

Overall, I have to say that I'm really impressed with this bike from Dyu - it's perfect for city commutes A to B, especially if you need a foldable bike to be more compact. With its solid frame and reliable braking system, it's definitely worth considering for those looking for an efficient ride.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enthis here is the DYUT1 it's a 20 inch foldable e-bike that does have a frame that's quite good  looking because it doesn't have any weld marks at all in fact it's made out of one piece of  magnesium alloy here so it's a seamless looking design very good matte paint finish to it as well  the brand of tires that BYU has selected for this bike are ornate I have not seen these tires before  on any other 20 inch e-bike and they seem to be pretty good so it's a cross-country style tread  pattern to them now the room here you'll see is the tri-spoke style now it looks a little bit  2000s I think the style of Rim but it is very easy to clean and our rear hub motor this is 250 Watts  it'll power us up to a limited 25 kilometers per hour now there is the pedal assist using a torque  sensor that's in the front crank and a battery that is locked into place now it is very easy  to remove you can see we've got a key here in a lock so you simply need to turn that and then  you can slide the battery out completely now the capacity of this battery is 10 amp hours and it  takes around five to six hours to fully charge the good thing is you can charge it either in the bike  or take it out and charge it at home or in the office the handlebars and the frame are foldable  but also these pedals too I can't see a brand name on them but good that they do fold they're  made out of a combination of alloy and this ABS style plastic and they do seem quite strong  for brakes we have 160 millimeter mechanical disc brakes so their cable pull not hydraulic  these and they do need a little bit of bedding in and so far they seem to be  working fine no real complaints with them and I have my braking test later on in this video  the front headlight is very bright and it lights up a sufficient amount of area there that  nighttime riding should be reasonably safe you can see that it does have a reflector below it too  plus each of the wheels has their own reflector on the side so great for safety included with the T1  we get this rear reflector and they do include an LED tail light this is battery operated so  it's not hardwired unlike the front headlight that is now the seat has a decent amount of padding to  it I do find it to be comfortable and it caters to Rider height of 155 centimeters to 200 centimeters  and our bikes weight the T1 here is 22.5 kilos for games we got a Shimano set up here it's their  tourney and it's seven speed our front crank does have a chain protector around it and the chain is  a KMC brand chain great to see they have used a protector here for the derailleur so it doesn't  get knocked out of alignment now my biggest complaint with the T1 is that there is no screen  this is our gauge here for the battery just simply stays high and low and we have these three LEDs  here does kind of make it difficult to know your exact remaining battery percentage so the power  on button here you simply need to hold that down for about four seconds it then powers on the bike  you press it again and that will turn on and off that front headlight we have a bow they've used  lot grip so this is really good so many companies cheap out and they just use silicon rubber grips  that aren't locked into place and they spin around these ones do not the levers feel okay but been  cable pull they're not as good the feeling of them as a hydraulic system so we've got our  shifter right here typical Shimano so that's to go down our gears up our gears right here it works  well and I've had no issues with the shifts and this I have installed you don't have to install  it it's optional but they include it in the Box this is a push throttle right here that you can  use the bike van just in a simple moped mode so you don't even need to Pedal at all folding our  bike in half and then the handlebars is not too difficult so there's this little red latch you  need to push that out of the way pull the main latch open and then using my knee here to then  separate it around and it takes a little bit of work it's easy flip it around like so and there's  a little stand there at the bottom that the bike is going to set up to up on and then right here  just remove the latch and drop the handlebars down I can also remove the seat or drop that  down to reduce its size so it makes it a lot more portable and I'm able to fit this in the trunk or  the boot of a car with ease you can place it under a stairwell too for example so great for storage  and then setting it up is exactly the same but in Reverse so first I find the handlebars is the  easiest to pull that up clip it into place open it up make sure the latch is open too and again using  my knee here does help then flick the latch around there we go I'm all set and I can ride it now  down to what it's like to ride the dyut1 now the frame yes a little smaller being a compact  foldable 20 inch bike that kickstand it does the job it holds the bike up well however I do hear  it sometimes rattling around which can be a little bit annoying now getting on the bike not a problem  the seats height can be adjusted right up to Rider Heights of 200 centimeters and as I Ride Along  we've got that torque sensor now the more you give the torque sensor the more it goes back in return  now we don't have any pedal assist levels at all there's no screen so there's no buttons that you  can go and put it into pedal assist level one two three note none of that there it's just the  battery gauge which is a little hard to see in direct sunlight now going down this curve  I feel the shock that's in the seat do a little bit but really it's not much it  soaks up a few things but you feel a lot of these little bumps around here it's kind of  normal so it's a city commute bike perfect for this bike Lanes right now cruising about now  the size of the frame I wish the handlebars weren't so close but the good news is normal  turning circles there's no way my knees are going to strike The Handlebar so it's not  that kind of small but it does feel a little cramped for my size my height 184 centimeters  you can hear that motor a little bit so 250 Watts and I'll give it now quite a bit and you  can hear it a little and of course it gives me that assistance in return so up to 55 kilometers  is what they say the range is with the T1 now also just demonstrate now I'll come to a complete stop  I can use this so we've got our throttle here so it's a thumb style push down throttle not a twist  I'm not even peddling at all so I can use this if I'm feeling tired a little bit lazy or maybe just  to push off to get that start before I start piddling so I can't see the speed of  the e-bike because I do not have a screen but I know it cuts out at 25 kilometers per  hour and if I push really hard on the flat here pedal as fast as I can it's very hard to get up  to around about 30 kilometers per hour but it is possible just with the 20 inch size wheelsone thing to know that the Locking and latch mechanism for the frame is very solid the way  it pulls in from the other side and the way it joins up too the frame it gives me a lot  of confidence it doesn't feel like there is any Flex whatsoever the front handlebar is  very solid it's even me jumping up and down I've ridden down some curbs and things I'm  not worried I'm confident in this Frame it does not feel like there are any weak points in it  now for the climb test so this is going to be interesting because it's a 250 watt motor they  say about a 15 degree climb and this is about 20 25 in patches so I'm in this seventh gear which  is not a good idea so I'm going to lower the gears down into third gear now so because it's a torque  sensor I need to push ahead a little bit then it's giving me back that in return and this isn't too  bad yes I have to put a little bit of effort in I would say it's about 50 50 at the moment  sometimes around about 60 my effort and 40 the motor but it's doing well this is better than  I thought out of a 250 watt motor the climbing performance here from the T1 I have now gone into  the first gear and I'm going to turn it off completely so hold down the power button for  about four seconds oh straight away you feel when it turns off okay so this is very hard  it's difficult but it's doable I can still do this but I'm gonna get a workout emergency  braking test so just gauging approximately 30 kilometers per hour from the White Post thereokay Feathering the brakes a little so I made it before this post that's pretty good actually for  mechanical cable pull or one 60 millimeter brakes they are okay but I have bid them  in first so I've already done about now about 30 kilometers with these brakes got them nice and hot  they are definitely performing well and I can stop when I need to safely now they're in the range  their claim BYU as it can get 55 kilometers out of this now of course the mind is going to vary  from the kind of Roads you're riding on how many climbs you have your Rider weight what I'm looking  at here and it's hard to gauge because we've only got the status LEDs here is about 35 kilometers is  what I'll be able to get out of a full charge with this 10 amp hour battery now the torque  sensor does make it a little bit more efficient and if you don't have a lot of climbs around or  you're way less than me I'm about 82 kilos then you'll probably get better range than that now  if you do have one of these bikes and you are watching this review let me know in the comments  what kind of range can you get out of your T1 so what I'm really impressed with is this Frame  it's a very solid frame I love the way the join here for the fold sits absolutely perfect it's  very flush there's no play there's no movement in that at all and this latching mechanism gives  me a lot of confidence the way it locks in from the other side it pulls together it really feels  like a rigid single piece frame even though of course it is split in half here same goes for the  foldable handlebar that latches on really tight I do have a bit of trouble sometimes dropping down  the handlebar but I like that it's very solid it really doesn't have any movement at all in it now  the bike rides well despite having a more compact frame I don't feel like my knees are going to  strike the handlebars the gears are working really well braking performance better than expected and  another surprise is the climbing performance for a 250 watt motor I didn't really expect it to be  as easy as it was to climb up my standard test there and that's great it almost feels like it's  got a 350 watt motor but it is according to what's marked on it and according to dyu a 250 watt motor  there the suspension that's in a shock that's in the seat here very very little travel it's quite  stiff it gives a little bit but really it's almost pointless they could have just gone with a normal  style seat post there of course you can change the seat if you don't find it to be that comfortable  the front headlight is good all up it's package and there's only two things that annoy me one is  there's no scream there's no petal assist levels because of that they're lacking the screen and  the controller for it and a very minor one is the kickstand here it's sometimes rattles when  I go over rougher roads I hear it rattle around a little bit which is a bit annoying the mud  guards these plastic ones here they don't tend to make any noise at all so overall BYU have a great  bike here with the T1 if you're after something for City commutes A to B and you need it to be  a foldable bike to be more compact you've got the battery that's also locked into place and  it's definitely worth a look here so thank you so much for watching my review of the dyu T1\n"