Light AM/enduro ultimate list

[Northman57]

Hi guys, I've compiled a list of lightweight full-suspension Trail/AM/Enduro e-bikes with travel between 140mm (RIP Focus Vam2, Flyer Uproc SL, Scott Lumen, BMC Fourstroke AMP LT, Rotwild R.X275, and Corratec X-Vert EL Pro - a hardtail) and 180mm. These bikes weigh under 20kg, with some exceptions at 21kg. I've only included the top-of-the-line models. They should all be made of carbon unless otherwise indicated. I excluded the aluminum versions of the Transition Relay Alloy because they are too heavy. The list is categorized by motor type.

The light segment is recent: this is a provisional list that is expected to grow. Complicating matters, there are also full-power sub-20kg models. I've included a few of those. Once upon a time, there was the Crafty Carbon RR SL. Please add any missing light e-bikes in the comments, considering the criteria above, and point out any errors or inaccuracies. Thanks!

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Bafang M820 (75nm, 410Wh battery, no range extender)

Agazzini 18.5 (150mm+9mm/160mm or 150mm+9mm/170mm) (optionable 645Wh battery)

Karbon Powerline SL (no piggyback, 150mm/160mm)


Fazua Ride 60 (60nm, 430Wh battery + 210Wh range extender not yet available)

Salsa Moraine Deore 12 (alu, 140mm/160mm)

Focus Jam2 SL 9.0 (no piggyback) and 9.9 (150mm/160mm)

Ghost Path riot LTD (no piggyback, 140mm/150mm) or Full party (140mm/160mm)

Haibike Lyke CF 11 (no piggyback) and CF SE (140mm/140mm)

Ari Nebo Peak Pro and Team (140mm/150mm)

Lapierre E-Zesty LTD (no piggyback, 140mm/140mm) or AM 9.4 (140mm/150mm)

Maxx Jinxx ELF (alu, no piggyback, 140mm/140mm)

NOX Epium ALL-MTN 5.9 (150mm/160mm) or Enduro 7.1 (mullet, 180mm/180mm)

Pivot Shuttle SL Team XTR (132mm/150mm)

Santa Cruz Heckler SL C and CC (mullet, 150mm/160mm)

Transition Relay Carbon (160mm/160mm or 170mm/170mm)


TQ HPR50 (50nm, 360Wh battery + 160Wh range extender)

Rose Bonero Plus (hardtail, 140mm)

Fantic Rampage DC 1.4 Factory (no piggyback, 140mm/140mm)

Megamo native 01 and 03 (150mm/150mm)

Mondraker Neat RR and RR SL (150mm/160mm)

Simplon RAPCON PMAX TQ (150mm/150mm o 165mm/170mm)

Stevens E-Maverick AM 9.4.3 (no piggyback, 140mm/140mm) or ED 9.4.3 (160mm/160mm)

Trek Fuel EXe 9.9 and 9.8 (140mm/150mm)

Unno Ikki (160mm/170mm)

Scott Voltage 900 SL (no piggyback) and 900 Tuned (155mm/160mm)

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BH 2EXMag Gen2 (65nm, 540Wh battery + 180Wh range extender)

BH Ilynx trail carbon PRO 8.9 (150mm/150mm)


Shimano EP801-RS (85nm, 420Wh or 630Wh battery + 210Wh range extender)

Orbea Rise M-LTD (no piggyback, 140mm/140mm) or M-TEAM (150mm/160mm)


Shimano EP8/EP801 (85nm)

1- 375Wh battery, no range extender

Rotwild R.X375 (140mm/150mm) or R.E375 (160mm/170mm)

2- 540Wh battery + 180Wh range extender

BH ⁠iLynx Trail Pro 8.9 (140mm/140mm)

4- 601Wh battery, no range extender

Cannondale Moterra SL LAB71 and 1 (150mm/160mm)

3- 750Wh battery, no range extender

Bulls SONIC EVO AM SL 3 (no piggyback) and SL-I (140mm/140mm)


Giant SyncDrive Pro2 (85nm, 400Wh battery + 200Wh range extender)

Giant Trance x advanced e+ elite (mullet, 140mm/150mm)


Brose S-Mag (90nm, 720Wh battery, no range extender)

Fantic XTF 1.6 Carbon Factory (no piggyback, 150mm/160mm)


Specialized 1.2 SL (50nm, 320Wh battery + 160Wh range extender)

Specialized Turbo Levo SL S-Works, Pro (mullet, 150mm/150mm) or LTD (mullet, 150mm/160mm)

Specialized Turbo Levo SL Comp Alloy (mullet, 150mm/160mm)

Specialized Turbo Kenevo SL S-Works and Expert (170mm/170mm)


Bosch Performance Line SX (55nm, 400Wh battery + 250Wh range extender)

Thok Projekt 4 (forthcoming)

Canyon Neuron:ONfly CF 9 and CF LTD (no piggyback, 140mm/140mm)

Devinci E-Troy Lite GX AXS and GX (alu, mullet, 150mm/160mm)

Mondraker Dune RR (165mm/170mm) or XR (165mm/180mm)

Polygon Siskiu TLE-R (150mm/150mm)

Corratec RS 140 EL PRO (alu, no piggyback, 140mm/150mm)

Cube AMS Hybrid One44 SLT (no piggyback) and SUPER TM (140mm/140mm)

Norco Fluid VLT C1 130 (no piggyback, 130mm/140mm) or C1 140 (140mm/150mm)

Bulls SONIC EVO AM SX-I and SX 2 (no piggyback, 130mm/140mm)

Superior iXF 9.8 (no piggyback, 140mm/150mm)

Centurion No Pogo SL R8000i and R6000i (no piggyback, 145mm/150mm)

Conway Ryvon ST 10.0 (no piggyback, mullet, 150mm/150mm) or LT 10.0 (mullet, 170mm/170mm)

KTM Macina Scarp Sx (no piggyback, 140mm/140mm)

M1 AM.400.SX.P (mullet, 160mm/160mm) or CC.400.SX.P (mullet, 150mm/150mm) or EN.400.SX.P (mullet, 160mm/170mm)

MMR Kaizen 00 and 10 (140mm/140mm)

Nicolai SATURN 14 SWIFT (alu, 140mm/150mm)

Orange Phase Evo LE (alu, mullet, 160mm/160mm)

Whyte E-Lyte 140 Works (135mm/140mm) or 150 Works (142mm/150mm)

Maxon BIKEDRIVE AIR (40nm, 250Wh or 360Wh battery + 250Wh range extender)​

Spherik E-SMT (140mm/150mm) or E-SMA (150mm/160mm) or E-SME (160mm/170mm)

Thömus Lightrider E Ultimate (140mm/140mm)


Forestal EonDrive (60nm, 350Wh battery + 250Wh range extender not yet available)

Forestal Syrion (170mm/170mm)


Yamaha Airdrive (50nm, a detuned PW-X2, 410Wh battery, no range extender)

GasGas G Light Trail 3.0 (no piggyback, 150mm/150mm)

Raymon AirRay 12.0 (no piggyback, 150mm/150mm)

 

[Northman57]

updated!

 

[arTNC]

I say this all the time, but I just don't think a slight difference in the weight in full power emtb's is that big a deal like it was in our pedal-only bikes. Carbon vs aluminum was a bigger deal in our pedal only bikes, not so much in full power emtb's. I think this small weight difference is just a holdover from our pedal-only days.

Understand I'm not trying to diss' your effort here, but I kind of lean toward it just not being as important now. In fact I'll go out on a limb and say that within reason, the added weight that most all emtb's carry over their pedal-only competition is usually a benefit vs a liability...except when it comes to putting the bike on a stand or bike rack.

Stability and less deflection are improved because the bike stays planted better, and the motor assist doesn't really make you pay a price for the additional mass. This is one reason why dirt motorcycles are relatively forgiving compared to bicycles in rough terrain.

 

[Northman57]

Okay, but with some exceptions, these are light eMTBs with lower torque and battery, NOT full-power eMTBs have you ever tried to ride a light emtb?

 

[arTNC]

Okay, but with some exceptions, these are light eMTBs with lower torque and battery, NOT full-power eMTBs have you ever tried to ride a light emtb?

Yeah...hated it. But seriously I get that people have different preferences. We sell both at the shop, and I don't see much advantage of the lighter models as compared to the full power models. I pretty much contend that if you want more effort or just get closer to the effort and output of the lighter emtb's, you just turn down the selected power level on the full power level.

And again, I'm truly not diss'in the choice people want to make on the ride that suits them. I just kind of think these less powerful emtb's are the place a lot of new riders to emtb's think they need to be in when transitioning from pedal-only. I'm really not trying to make an argument out of this, just keeping it as a lively discussion.