Article Are E-MTB’s The ULTIMATE Training Tool?

[Ben Plenge]

Whilst some of you are die-hard E-Bikers who can’t remember what unassisted pedalling is, plenty of you will still be riding ‘normal’ bikes for fun and maybe even for racing.



As a full time coach to a load of MTB athletes and hundreds of trail riders across the world, I spend a lot of time thinking about how to make them faster and how to help them enjoy their riding more. I think that an E-Bike is one of the best training tools if you want to become a better rider, and in this video I explain why….









What do you think? Do you use your E-MTB to improve your mountain biking? Does it help? How does it cross over and what benefits do you find when you ride both bikes? I would love to hear your thoughts….



Did you know I created the first E-MTB specific training plan in the World? Well, I did, and it’s been used by riders across the world to improve their riding and enjoyment of E-Biking. It is not a full-bore serious training programme, but a fun and achievable plan for...

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[RickBullotta]

ABSOLUTELY! When I ride solo on my eMTB, I tend to ride "at the limit", and it improves my vision, decision making, cornering skills, and braking skills. When I hop on my regular bike, it feels so "flickable". It also allows me to have a more effective "active recovery" day on days when I don't want to hammer hard.

It even helps a little bit with training for dirt bike riding (I mostly ride woods and more technical enduro stuff).