Specialized launch slimmed down Kenevo Super Light
Press Release Power up to trail riding’s next level with the Kenevo Super Light and rip the biggest trails like never before. Created by trail riders for trail riders, Kenevo SL is an e-MTB in a class by itself—a previously unattainable combination of light weight, responsiveness, and capability. Ultra-responsive handling and big mountain capability merge […]
Specialized level-up the Levo with new geometry, firmware and a haircut
Specialized have released the latest iteration of their do-it-all electric mountain bike, the Levo. The new Levo brings updated (and adjustable) frame geometry along with a new wheel size configuration of 29″ up front and 27.5″ in the rear – generally known as a “mullet bike”. A new control unit to improve the ride experience […]
Giant launches all-new Trance X E+ Pro 29
Press Release Giant, the world’s leading brand of high-quality bicycles and cycling gear, is introducing an all-new E-bike for trail riding that combines proven off-road engineering and design with updated Hybrid Cycling Technology power. With its high-performance SyncDrive Pro motor, new Maestro suspension system, and adjustable frame geometry, the Trance X E+ Pro 29 is […]
Shimano announces flagship EP8 e-bike system
Press Release The launch of SHIMANO’s new e-bike system, known as SHIMANO EP8, brings the two pillars of e-biking – the hardware and the software – up to a new benchmark in system-engineered e-bike components that can tackle everything from premium mountain biking and competition racing to trail riding, cross-country, casual MTB, trekking and off-road […]
Santa Cruz announces all-new Heckler CC e-bike
Press Release The Heckler is the most agile e-bike on the market—one that sports equal parts capability and playfulness. It’s fun uphill, it’s fun downhill, and it rides more like the aggressive trail bike it was based on than whatever your notion of an e-bike may be. HECKLER CC 27.5 X01 RSV ‘Yellowacket’Using Bronson–our all-around […]
First Ride: The Specialized Turbo Levo SL Changes The Game
Electric-assisted mountain bikes are hugely fun bikes to ride but the one unavoidable consequence of a motor and battery is the added weight and the impact that has on the ride feel versus a regular bike. The Specialized Turbo Levo SL is a bold attempt to redefine e-MTBs with a lightweight bike that has the […]
FNB Wines2Whales Pinotage to host E-Bikers in 2019 edition
E-Bikes are the fastest growing sector in cycling but events have been slow to allow them into races due to a number of restrictions. Luckily the FNB Wines2Whales Pinotage event is unbound by such limitations, so for 2019, E-Bikers are welcome! Photo credit: Greg Beadle. To ensure the safety of their fellow riders all E-Bikers, […]
Do eBikes belong on the mountain?
It’s been a year. Since their arrival. These most unprincipled battery bikes, with on-board power aiding their propulsion. Much like creeping taxation, quinoa everything in restaurants and mobile data pricing, the ebike draws our collective ire. Judgement is absolute and crushing. ‘It’s not a bike. It’s a motorbike… If you can’t ride, go spin on […]