Fiido Air Carbon vs Fiido Titan

Where each one wins

• Fiido Air Carbon is 24.0 kg lighter.
• Fiido Titan is 14 km/h faster.
• Fiido Air Carbon is 7 km further on range.
• Fiido Titan is 10 Nm more torque.
• Fiido Titan is 82 Wh more battery.

The Fiido Air Carbon leads on 2 of these, the Fiido Titan on 3. Neither sweeps it, so the choice comes down to which of those you actually use.

What each one costs to own

Over 5 years the Fiido Titan costs about 211 EUR less to own, once purchase, charging, servicing, a battery replacement where one is due, and resale are all counted.

That figure moves mostly on the battery. The Fiido Air Carbon covers about 32,747 km before its pack is due for replacement; the Fiido Titan, about 37,120 km. Ride less than that and the replacement never enters the sum.

Run these numbers on your own mileage

Which one to buy

• Pick the Fiido Air Carbon if you ride to the edge of the battery and dislike planning around it.
• Pick the Fiido Titan if you would rather charge less often than carry less weight.
• Pick the Fiido Air Carbon if you carry the bike up steps, onto a train, or into a flat.
• Pick the Fiido Titan if your route has real hills, or you carry cargo or a passenger.
• Pick the Fiido Titan if your commute has fast stretches where the assist cutting out matters.
• Pick the Fiido Titan if the five-year total is what you are optimising.

Verdict

On the measured axes the Fiido Titan is the better buy, and the Fiido Air Carbon needs a reason of its own: a colour, a frame, a shop you trust, a price that moves. None of those are in our numbers, and all of them are legitimate.

Range here is an estimate under one reference ride, not a measurement. Yours will differ with terrain, weight, tyres and weather, which is what the range calculator is for.