LAUF eELJA The Elja gets a motor boost

Lauf has launched the eElja, an e-bike version of its Elja trail bike, pairing the same LSP suspension layout with a TQ HPR60 motor and a claimed weight that puts it at the lighter end of the mid-travel e-MTB category. Full details here. https://singletrackworld.com/2026/03/lauf-eelja-tq-first-ride-review/ The new eElja, is very much based on the same platform as the excellent Lauf Elja but with a TQ HPR60 motor, a 360Wh battery and a little more travel. For anyone already familiar with the non-assisted Elja, this looks like Lauf applying the same slightly different thinking to an e-bike rather than starting from scratch and heading straight for full-fat bulk. Key details The numbers are fairly straightforward: 140mm travel up front, 130mm at the rear, 29in wheels, clearance for tyres up to 3.0in, and a claimed weight starting at 16.6kg for a size medium in tubeless form. Power comes from the TQ HPR60 system, delivering 60Nm torque and 350W output. The standard battery is 360Wh, with an optional 160Wh range extender available for longer rides. Like the non-assisted Elja, the eElja uses Lauf’s LSP suspension layout. The frame is full carbon, using what Lauf calls IRM, or Impact Resistant Modulus, and the bike is built around a simplified suspension design rather than a more conventional multi-link arrangement. Lauf has also gone fully wireless on the controls, with shifting, dropper and motor modes all handled through SRAM AXS pods. Tyres are 2.6in Goodyear Escape Max Trail Light as standard. There are two builds. The ‘Weekend Warrior’ gets alloy wheels and cranks, SRAM GX AXS, a RockShox Pike Select fork and Deluxe Select shock, and is priced at $6,990 (UK pricing currently TBC). ‘The Race’ build gets carbon cranks and rims, an eThirteen Sidekick rear hub, SRAM X0 AXS, and higher-spec RockShox suspension, for $8,490.