Mountain Bikes
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Canadian ebike maker Rocky Mountain has launch an adventure model called the Reaper Powerplay that's described as a "full-sized electric trail bike in a junior-sized package" and rides as the first mid-motor, full-suspension eMTB for kids.
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Fat-tire ebikes pretty much always make for smile-packed off-road fun, but is one motor enough to power the ride? Oddly named maker Lankeleisi clearly doesn't think so, as evidenced in the X3000 Max adventure folder with dual 1-kW motors.
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Chinese drone and imaging multinational DJI has announced its entry into the ebike drive system market, along with the launch of a new ebike brand and the first electric mountain bike to sport Avinox power.
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We've all wondered who can get down the mountain faster; a mountain bike or a motorbike. Red Bull put it to the test in this white-knuckled thriller of a test down its infamous Hardline race course in Wales, known for big air, big brass, and big carnage.
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You can now buy a McLaren for just US$7,950! We should point out that the vehicle is not a supercar but an electric mountain bike – one of four that the automaker has just announced. Another in that lineup is said to be the most powerful of its kind.
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Propain has added a "short-travel ripper for home trails and trail parks" to its eMTB range. The Sresh CF sports a Shimano mid-drive motor offering 600 watts of peak power, a lightweight blended carbon/fabric frame and a SRAM 12-speed drivetrain.
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Colorado-based high-performance ebike maker Optibike has launched a Class 1 version of its powerful R17 carbon-framed off-road ebike that's aimed at riders over 50, and is "built for durability and rock-solid handling."
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Bike maker Aventon is rolling into new territory with a high-performance hardtail eMTB that features the company's brand-new high-torque A100 mid-drive motor for the promise of a "smooth and thrilling ride on any terrain."
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Last year, Trek launched a pedal-assist version of its popular Marlin hardtail MTB in Europe, "with the same go-anywhere capability as the non-electric." Now the company has introduced the Bosch-powered Marlin+ to US riders.
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Fun though electric-assist mountain bikes may be, they do tend to be heavier than their conventional counterparts. The Bike Lifter modular rack system was designed with that fact in mind, as it doesn't require users to lift their eMTBs onto it.
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While bunny hopping is a useful skill for mountain bikers to have, practicing it out on the rough, tough, unpredictable trails can be difficult. The Garage Bunny is designed to make things easier, by allowing bikers to learn their hopping at home.
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The Patriot was the mountain bike of choice for many downhill and gravity riders in the UK and beyond in the early noughties, and now Orange has revived it for the ebike age. The 2024 LE rides with Bosch power, a mullet wheelset and Strange linkage.
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