Small Tires or Fat Tires? The Truth About Easy Transit Folding Electric Trikes

The EZ Transit regular tire versus the fat tire. Stick around to find out the differences.

Hey everyone, I'm Dustin. I have nearly 20 years of experience in the bike and e-bike industry, and today I'm comparing two folding e-trikes, the EZ Transit with Fat Tires versus the EZ Transit with Standard Tires. All right, so these are the EZ Transit 750-watt folding e-trikes from Sixthreezero. These are great folding electric trikes if you want something compact, but you still want power, and you also want stability. Now, a few things I wanna point out are these are two of our older models. The newer models both come with a rear-mounted motor, 750 watts, so that is the same. Between the two of them, both have the mechanical disc brakes front and rear. The fat tire comes with a 13-amp-hour battery. The regular comes with a 10.4 amp-hour battery. Now the big difference you're gonna notice is the four-inch wide tires. So the actual diameter of both of these is the same on the tires, but the width is two inches versus four inches. Now, a lot of people tend to always like fat tires because, and I say that before test riding actually, so there's this idea that you have to have fat tires, it's better, it's more stable. So while it does add stability, we actually just had a test rider here today, and he actually preferred the smaller tire because, in his words, it was more manageable. So again, a little bit lighter, now from a weight difference, actually, the four-inch wide tires only add about two pounds, all in.

The standard is 78 pounds, and the fat tire is 80 pounds. Now that's with both front and rear baskets and the battery. If you were to take the battery off, that's eight pounds, which brings it down to 70. And then if you remove the baskets, that's six pounds, you're down to 64 pounds. So if you're comparing weights of e-trikes, make sure you understand if it's inclusive of the baskets or not, and also the battery, et cetera. With that said, both can fold, and what I was mentioning is that a lot of people do prefer the smaller tire because it's more manageable. So what I was saying is that while the weight difference isn't significant, sometimes with the bulkier tires, for some people, it is a little more difficult to steer and manage, and it feels like a bigger tricycle. With the smaller tires, a little more nimble, easier to steer. You can navigate tight spaces a little bit easier. It's hard to say if one is better than the other, because honestly, some people prefer the fat tires, and some people prefer the standard tires. Now, it is true that the fatter tires will add a level of stability, but if you find it hard to manage, you may actually find yourself feeling more stable on the smaller tires. So again, totally personal preference. Now, getting back into it, both of them have reverse options. Both of them have the seven speeds. Both of them have the five levels of pedal assist. So everything is the same, really, except for the tires and the battery sizes.

Now, the other thing too is if you are gonna fold it and you want it to be as compact as possible, obviously, with a bigger, fatter, four-inch-wide tire, it's going to take up more space. Even if you fold it down, it's not going to fold down as small as the standard one. So again, keep that in mind. If how compact it can get is at the top of your priority list, then you probably wanna opt for the smaller tire version as well. Now, one other thing I wanna point out too is that the fat tire motor actually does have more torque than the standard tire. The fatter tire motors are a different type of motor, and they have that because with the bigger tires, you need a little more torque to get it rolling and to go up hills and things like that. If you are riding on flat ground and you use the throttle or when the motor kicks in, you do feel a little more power off the line with the fat tire version than you do on the standard tire version. And that's because of the torque that motor has. So if you wanna go off-roading, you wanna go on hard pack trails, obviously it's great to have the four-inch wide tire. It's gonna be more stable, and it's gonna be able to take on that terrain more easily. So, I hope that helps.

If you have any other questions about either of them, reach out to us at theteam@sixthreezero.com or call us, 310-982-2877. Don't forget, both trikes are linked in the description if you wanna check them out. In addition to that, we offer a 30-day test ride of your e-trike policy. If you don't love it in the first 30 days, send it back, no questions asked, no money out of your pocket. We're also gonna warranty everything for one year. Anything goes wrong in the first year, we'll take care of it, parts and labor. And if you want to come out and take a test ride, we're here in San Clemente, California, at 1046 Kairokoto Unit K. Come test ride any of our e-trikes before you purchase to ensure you're making the right choice. And also join our community. We have a Facebook group called Sixthreezero Pedalers. Join the group before you purchase as well to talk to existing riders to ensure you're making the right choice. Then, when you have yours, post in the group, make friends, and finally download the app to track your rides and compete on the leaderboard.