E-mountain biking has the potential to be the summer season’s take on skiing! Unlike pretty much any other sport, e-mountain bikes outstrip conventional physical limits and appeal to completely new sorts of people, with potentially fundamentally different requirements for the bikes, services and infrastructure. This is where pioneers are needed! You, us, and the industry. This issue explains it all!
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More than 130,000 ‘unique visitors’ (or readers, if you prefer to avoid the jargon of Google Analytics) read our group test of the 2016 bike highlights – a figure that far exceeded our expectations. The incredible number throws up two elements to consider: just how broad is the scope of the topic and the extent of interest that it generates; plus it heaps (worthwhile) pressure on us and gives us the responsibility to carry out honest tests that reflect real riding situations. So now it’s the group test of 2017 bike highlights where we reveal which bike you should buy.
MERIDA took a while before setting foot (or wheel) in the world of performance E-MTBs so they rocked up late to the party with the eONE-SIXTY. But is it anti-climax or is the party really going to get started now? Check out the bike test for its party credentials.
The Riese & Müller Delite Mountain knows (almost) no limits – or at least not when you’re talking about range! With a total of 1,000 Wh battery capacity, its range is pretty spectacular and took us a long way through the idyllic Fanes-Sennes-Braies Nature Park in South Tyrol.
Happy Birthday Haibike! This Bavarian industry lynchpin is celebrating its 20th birthday this year and kindly opened its history books for us!
The brilliance of E-MTBing is that it comes in so many guises – take Aileen, for example, who’s out riding and spending time on the trails with friends despite having a chronic illness. She tells her story inside this issue.
All this – and much more more – can be found in E-MOUNTAINBIKE issue #008, which you can download right away. Enjoy the read!
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