Product Reviews
We’ve tested 12-speed Shimano chains before and that wasn’t too much work. With minimum maintenance and maximum motor assistance, we could finish...
When testing the new Bosch Performance CX gen5, we were also introduced to the TRP E.A.S.I. A12 automatic shifting and the the new ABS profiles...
Let me start by apologizing to Bosch for calling the new Performance CX motor the “gen5”. They insist the new motor is called the “BDU38”. I‘m not...
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Every now and then, I buy a new helmet. So I’ve tested quite a few. Thanks to my head shape, it can be difficult finding a helmet that fits...
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I think the Bosch Performance CX Race has been doing okay, I haven’t seen a huge rush of people reporting bent cogs and broken chains. But I...
The small and light Bosch Performance SX is rated at 55 Nm of torque. It’s obviously been designed to be less powerful than the Performance CX...
Not too long ago, we tested how the motor overrun worked on the Shimano EP801. Shimano never really had motor overrun. But that changed at some...
When interviewing Nick Murdick, a Shimano MTB product manager. We briefly talked about motor over-run, or carry-over. He told us the EP8 does in...
No doubt you have already seen reviews of the new 1.2 powered SL, but here's my view on the updated KSL.
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Some people suffer from cold hands more easily than others. I can ride lightly insulated gloves even in a few negative degrees Celsius. Fredrik on...
The new Specialized SL 1.2 motor resembles the old SL 1.1 in a few ways. Both the looks and weight is very similar, and they are both “generous”...
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- emtb specialized turbo levo sl
My first factory built emtb was a 2013 Cannondale Tramount 1. That was a hardtail with a Bosch Performance 60 Nm motor and a 400 Wh external...
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- bosch emtb lightweight
The Panasonic motor can only be found on one emtb brand, Flyer. At least that's the case where I live. We've been riding a Flyer Uproc X 8.70 for...
The Bosch Performance CX Race isn't a completely new motor any more. But this is our first encounter with this much-talked-about motor. The CX...
We’ve had a couple of encounters with the new EP8 motor already. We rode it on a Yeti, and it was so quiet. Despite riding on frozen and noisy...
Automatic shifting, on an emtb, who asked for that? I never found an automatic transmission in a car that shifted the way I wanted. Why would this...
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I had the chance to look at the new Shimano EP8 (EP801). It was a cold and icy day, which wasn't perfect, but it's not like I could decline the...
We’ve taken a closer look, or rather listen, at 8 of the motors we’ve ridden lately. This is a comparison of full power emtb motors, yet one of...
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- comparison motor noise
The Shimano EP8 is a 2.65kg and 85Nm motor that is used on many full power emtbs. But Orbea decided they wanted to use it on the Rise, their...
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- ep8 shimano superlight