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The new Vala is Santa Cruz’ first attempt on a Bosch-powered emtb. Like many other brands these days, Santa Cruz has gone from Shimano to offering...
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The M1 EN is one of four M1 models built on the same frame. Well, it’s actually six models, but I’m overlooking the “GT” SUV bike and the “FG”...
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Merida has used Bosch-motors for years, but not on the emtbs. The full suspension eOne-Forty and eOne-Sixty always had, and still have Shimano...
The 3rd iteration of the Merida eOne-Sixty was recently released, and we’ve finally gotten our hands on a Merida eOne-Sixty LITE 675. LITE is...
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If you’re like me, you’ve never heard of FitNord before. This is a Finnish brand and as far as I can tell, they only sell their bikes in a few...
BESV is out with a refreshed line of full suspension emtbs. The cheaper TRS models come with an alloy frame and two options of suspension travel...
Finally, Canyon is out with their first mid-assist, lightweight emtb, the Canyon Neuron:ONfly CF. I expected Canyon to introduce a completely new...
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It’s still winter and snow around here, so we decided to test a fatbike. We’re used to riding full suspension emtbs with 2.6 to 3” wide studded...
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The lightweight Superior iXF was introduced a while ago, but it didn’t materialize. Not until now. We were lucky enough to ride a pre-production...
I've been lucky enough to spend the past month riding the new Levo SL. Here are my thoughts of the bike and whether its worth the £13,500 price...
We picked up the Marin Alpine Trail E1 towards the end of 2023. But thanks to both covid and snow, we barely got to ride it on bare trails...
There’s been much talk about the Canyon Strive:ON CFR that was launched in May this year. It ended up taking months for Canyon to ship a demo bike...
The Orbea Wild caught a lot of attention when it was updated for 2023, mainly because the top-of-the line model was a sub 21 kg bike. That’s very...
With the recent 30% discount on all Vitus bikes at CRC and Wiggle I thought it was a good time to discuss whether you are better off buying a used...
We've ridden mid-travel bikes before that were very similar to the more common 160mm travel bikes. Comparable weight, similar geometry, same...
Yamaha have been making ebikes for years. They created the first electric pedal assist motor all the way back in 1989, years before the rise of...
Specialized was among the first offering a mild lightweight emtb with the original 2020 Levo SL. One could argue a 18-19 kg emtb isn’t Super...
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"The two most important things about an emtb is a low price and serviceable motor..." I'm sure someone once said. If you agree, the new Vitus...
Flyer always had an unusual emtb lineup. They offered two different model lines with 140 mm suspension travel, one with a Panasonic motor, and one...
About one year ago, Trek launched a new lightweight emtb with a carbon frame. It was equipped with the mild and silent TQ HPR50 motor and a 360 Wh...