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How many full-power emtbs have been launched this year? Yeah, Merida did one. Norco is here to fix this by introducing two bikes, the new Sight VLT and Range VLT. These have powerful motors and big 750 Wh batteries. The Sight and Range VLT aren’t new models for Norco. So, what’s the deal with...

Dune, that’s a cool name. And just like the movie, the Mondraker Dune is out in it’s second iteration. The first Mondraker Dune was an enduro pedalbike released in 2009. Mondraker already have a long travel emtb, the Level. But they brought back the old name for the lightweight, mid-assist...

The Bosch PowerPack 800 has been out in various online stores for weeks, and now the official Bosch press release finally reached us. The new Bosch Powerpack 800 is the old Powerpack 725, only with new cells. Good news, you might say, especially if you ride a cargobike with external batteries...

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 tyres. How much better is the Rock Machine Vyöry with 4.8” tyres on snow? About the Rock Machine Vyöry This fatbike is supposed to come with wide...

Launched back in 2017, the original Merida eOne-Sixty was a revolution to me. New, compact motor designs allowed manufacturers such as Merida to design a frame with sensible chainstay length and bottom bracket drop. This did wonders for handling on the trails. The new eOne-Sixty isn’t as...

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 version of what will eventually be the iXF 9.7. Why were we so excited about this bike, you ask? It’s the motor. Bosch Performance SX 55 Nm motor...

The age of mild and relatively lightweight, I mean Superlight emtbs, is truly upon us. So many electric trailbikes are being introduced, and most of them are lighter bikes with less battery and power. Scott is now out with their second lightweight bike, the 2024 Scott Voltage eRide. What I find...

Finally, we're getting more bikes with the great Bosch Performance SX lightweight motor. Let me start with the name of the new bike. The entry-level version is looking very interesting, and it’s called the “Cube AMS Hybrid ONE44 C:68X SLX 400X 29”. Cube always had long and complicated names...

Do you find emtbs are too similar? A full-power emtb usually has about 160 mm suspension travel. A mild, lightweight bike usually is at about 150 mm. This really is quite a lot of travel. What happened to the bikes we used to call “regular trailbikes” with around 130 mm of travel? Bikes such as...