A few years ago we wouldn’t have dreamt that Intense would build an eBike, but they have and judging by the fact that Intense’s head honcho, Jeff Steber managed to…
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Mondraker’s All New Level Is Almost An e-MTB Version Of The Foxy 29
So when we looked over the specs of the latest Mondraker e-MTB we instantly thought “surely this bike should be the Fox E 29er”. After all, it runs on 29er…
Video: Watch Graham Agassiz Ride On E, Kona Remote CTRL e-Bike That Is!
Ensuring that no one forgets that they have an e-Bike too, Kona has just released this short video of the Kona Remote CTRL e-Bike ridden by free-riding legend Graham Agassiz.…
Prototype Orange Strange Crush-E. The First Hardcore e-MTB Designed For The UK?
The Orange Crush 29 isn’t the only new hardcore hardtail from the British bike maker at Eurobike, they also have this prototype Crush-E on display too. If you hadn’t already…
Brose: e-Bike Motors Get Smaller And Quieter
Brose, one of the lesser known brand names in the e-Bike motor market, has today launched its next generation of e-Bike motors. The brand doesn’t plaster its name all over…
How Far Can You Go? A myth busting e-MTB adventure
In association with Canyon Bikes UK This is not how I imagined it. I’m pedalling hard, e-assist off, into a rain-bearing headwind, downhill. Not pedalling downhill in a full-enduro race-face…
Could Shimano’s E7000 STEPS mean e-Bike prices to rival standard bikes?
Shimano’s STEPS range grows to 3 models with today’s announcement of the STEPS E7000; an ‘affordable’ drive system for the e-Bike and e-MTB markets. The new E7000 drive system sits…
David Turner Talks E-MTBs: ‘We First Worlders, We Want More’
If you’re not familiar with David Turner, then it would be worth reading Chipps’ interview with him from Issue 109 of Singletrack Magazine. He’s a guy that designs bikes that…
What Can This New Orbea e-Road Bike Teach The e-MTB Market?
Today Orbea launches its new carbon fibre Gain – an e-road bike. Looking as close to a normal road bike as possible, it’s only the small button on the top…
Trek Powerfly LT e-MTB gets beefed up forks, battery and wheels for 2019
Last month Mark was whisked off to the Swiss spa town of Bad Ragaz to get a first look at the 2019 Trek Powerfly LT 9 e-MTB. After a day…
Praxis Works Will Lighten Your e-Bike
With most e-bikes weighing in at the high 30lbs or mid 40lbs mark, saving weight is still a worthwhile exercise, yet most e-bikes run the stock forged alloy cranks that…
29in front, 27.5+ back, and Shimano STEPS in the middle. Canyon welcomes you to the e-Party with the unique Spectral:ON!
In huge news from the German direct-to-consumer brand, Canyon is launching its first e-MTB. Called the Spectral:ON, this is an e-bike that has been a long time in the making,…
Battle of the e-MTBs: Focus Jam2 VS Specialized Turbo Levo
e-bikes and e-MTBs are not only becoming more prevalent as each year goes by, they’re also advancing as quickly as mobile phone technology. One man at Singletrack Towers who loves…
Focus Jam² Carbon ALMOST Breaks 40lb FS eMTB Barrier But At What Price?
So while we were out riding the Focus SAM² in Malaga a few weeks ago they also showed us a carbon version of the Focus JAM² that trims the weight down…
Focus Go Big With Their New Sam² e-MTB
Last week Mark took three days out of the office to swap the British cold winter for a the sunny, warm Spanish version. The weather, however, had quite different plans…
VIDEO: 9 DIY Ebike Fails
Last week we featured a now deleted video of an extremely powerful DIY ebike – that is, one with a throttle that would be classed as a motorbike in the…
First Look: 2018 Specialized Turbo Levo Carbon E-MTB
Like it or not, E-bikes are not going to go away. For those of you reading this, you’ll probably fall into one of the two, polarised, camps on this issue…
Shimano Brings App Controlled Tuning To E-MTB’s
In standard trim, the SHIMANO STEPS E-8000 drive unit gives you a Boost, Trail and Eco modes, but with new firmware released today, riders get a higher degree of control…
A Grand Day Out with Specialized
As part of our Grand Day Out Series, we were paid a visit by Georgia Leslie, possibly the luckiest 19 year old in the world, and two very different bikes from…
Commencal Goes Full E-MTB With Meta Power
After we first spotted the Commencal Meta Power e-MTB back in November last year, it looks like the Andorran brand is finally ready to take the covers off its first battery-powered…
A Grand Day Out With Focus Bikes
This is the first article as part of a brand new online feature series that we’re calling “A Grand Day Out With“. They only come for the coffee Here at Singletrack Towers, we get a…
Video: We Answer Your E-MTB Questions!
E-Bikes. They’re a controversial topic, and especially when it comes to off-road e-bikes, or e-MTBs for short. It seems that some people love them, and some people love to hate…
Shimano Goes Electric with XT-Level Steps Motor
Not really a surprise, given than Shimano already makes an urban e-bike pedal-assist system, but it’s interesting that Shimano is coming in, guns blazing with an XT-level electric motor system.…