2022 Focus Jam² 7.0: first ride review

Just in time for the most miserable bit of the year, Focus has launched the new Focus Jam² ebike with the tagline “Happy Place”. Antony takes a first look at...

Giant Trance X Advanced E + – the new kid on the e bike block and First Ride Review

With the launch of the Trance X Advanced E bike range, have Giant finally hit it out the park?

Review: The Saracen Ariel 50E Elite – does a top-end build equal a top-end bike?

As regular readers of these pages will know, there’s a bit of a split appearing in the ebike world. On the one side, there are bikes which promise a diet...

Riese & Müller Packster 80 Cargo Bike – What Fuel Crisis?

Reviewed back in Issue 131 of Singletrack Magazine, the Riese & Müller Packster 80 has done more than just deliver groceries. It’s started a revolution… Riese & Müller is a...

Benno Boost E CX Cargo Bike – Tested for 700 miles

This product was selected for our Editors’ Choice Awards 2022, as published in Singletrack Magazine Issue 146 In the Editors’ Choice Awards we highlight our standout bikes and products from...

Cairn BRAVE – a Back Road Adventure Vehicle for Everyone?

When I reviewed the Cairn Adventure 1.0 I wished for a more adventurous and burly specced option. It’s almost like the team at The Rider Firm have listened to what...

Review: Preparing to nuke the EMTB competition with the Nukeproof Megawatt Factory

It was only a matter of time before Nukeproof produced an eMTB but the question was would their first eeb be a GigaWatt or a Nukeproof MegaWatt? Just recently I...

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Orange Phase Factory Review – UK made EP8 powered power hour smasher

The Orange Phase eMTB takes all the benefits of an Enduro Orange and injects it with the power of Shimano’s latest EP8. I know that a picture or an Orange...

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Swytch Ebike Conversion Kit Review: Did It Convert Us?

Antony checks out Swytch, a lightweight ebike conversion kit that replaces your front wheel. It’s neat and relatively cheap, but is it any fun off-road?

Islabikes eJimi e-bike – A Real World Review

Kevin Brennan is a lifelong cyclist and mountain biker, a regular face at the Monday Night Pub Ride, er, rides and is definitely old enough to know better. So who…

YT Decoy Elite Review: A great value eMTB with a flashy £6299 price tag!

The YT Decoy Elite takes Decoy pricing up above £6K but for this price, you get a carbon frame and components that other brands would charge £10k+ for! YT bikes…

Marin Alpine E Trail

Marin Alpine Trail E1 – Motorised radness on a budget

It’s tricky, this ebike malarkey. Do I write the review for people who are accustomed to regular bikes and are looking to dip a toe into the e-bike water? Or…

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Review: Santa Cruz Bullit returns as a Gloss Lavender eMTB and it RIPS!

Andi received one of the first 2021 Santa Cruz Bullit eMTB\'s to test ahead of launch and watching this review we think be might be in love. The last time…

Review | Canyon Pathlite:On 8.0 and Croozer Vaaya 1 trailer – The ultimate family adventure setup?

Antony enlists this Canyon Pathlite:On and Croozer trailer for some e-assisted family adventures. The Canyon Pathlite:On originally caught our eye thanks to a feature idea involving a family gravel tour...

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Review Merida eOne-Sixty 8000 | Purple powerhouse

Following on from our review of the Merida eOne-Forty earlier this year, Andi throws a let over the longer travel Merida eOne-Sixty 8000 to see what this STEPS powered eMTB...

Giant Reign E+1 Pro Review | For The Long Way Round

Sanny checks out the Giant Reign E+1 Pro – a long travel, 650B wheeled, full suspension ebike from Giant. Price: £4,999 From: giant-bicycles.com Size tested: Large Period tested: 3 months...

Review | Merida eONE-FORTY 9000: Does less travel equal more fun?

Antony checks out the ‘ride it all’ Merida eOne-Forty 9000 – a trail ebike for those that want a nimble ride. I have to hand it to Merida, they’re so...

All new Canyon Spectral:ON First ride review with new integrated battery system

Sanny has been unleashed on the hills north of Barcelona where he got his sticky little mitts on the latest iteration of the Canyon Spectral:ON. Keep reading for our 2020…

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Review | Kinesis Rise E-Trail Hardtail

The Kinesis Rise E-trail is an e-Bike like nothing else I’ve ridden before, so what did I think of its lightweight approach? UK brand Kinesis has taken the idea of...

Specialized Turbo Levo SL Comp Carbon | First Ride Video

Ever since I tried my first eMTB over 6 years ago I’ve been waiting in anticipation of the time when I’d be able to lift one over my head. It’s...

Cairn Adventure 1.0 | E-adventure, E-gravel, E-commute?

Hannah gets her first taste of an e-gravel bike, with the Cairn Adventure 1.0. Is it for disappearing into the hills, or just riding to work? You’re probably aware of...

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Riding the 19.3kg Mondraker Crafty Carbon RR SL – First Ride Review

Andi headed to a wet and muddy Portugal to ride the ultra-lightweight Mondraker Crafty Carbon, the world’s lightest Bosch powered e-MTB. Before we get into this first ride review of...

Thok MIG R Review: A Thok a day keeps the blues away!

Andi takes the unique looking Thok Mig R for a long-term spin full a mud-splattered review. Thok is an Italian bike brand that focuses solely on e-MTB’s. The brand currently...

yt decoy review

YT Decoy Review: Big on travel, big on value, huge on fun!

This wasn’t my first YT Decoy rodeo, I had been on the launch of this impressive e-MTB, but now it was time to tackle my local terrain on this stealthy...

Kona Remote 160 Review | An electric powered Process

Andi has been riding the 2020 Kona Remote 160, find out what he thinks of this electric powered Process here in his review. Kona is one of the oldest names...

2020 orbea wild fs review

2020 Orbea Wild FS first ride review. A YT Decoy killer?

Orbea’s Wild FS carbon eMTB has been on sale for a year or so now, but we’ll be honest that the previous version of the bike hardly had our pulses...

Cube Stereo 140 Hybrid TM |First Ride Review

It’s hard to pick out a single e-MTB from the many available in the Cube 2020 range, but the Stereo 140 Hybrid is the bike that Cube saw grow the...

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Cannondale Habit Neo | First Ride Impressions

We were lucky enough to be able to snag a Cannondale Habit Neo 3 for a couple of days in advance of the launch. As you’ll have seen by now,...

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2020 Commencal Meta Power 29 Team first ride. This isn’t an update, it’s an evolution.

Commencal’s Meta Power range gets a new internal battery, new geometry, and even suspension redesign. This isn’t an update, it’s an evolution. Andorran mountain bike brand, Commencal is often one...

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First ride review: we test the super charged Orange Charger Factory!

We review the Orange Charger, an eMTB which takes the DNA of the Orange 5 and combines it with the power of the Orange Surge. Orange has been building single...