We went to Eurobike expecting to get a look at a new motor from Shimano, the E6100 city motor that we told you about last month. And in fact we found out that the Japanese component giant had not one new motor system, but two! E7000 is a more affordable system for electric mountain bikes. … Read more
The Bosch Active Line Plus motor feels like a big step forward from the motor it replaces, the Active Line. It’s much quieter – to the point of being functionally silent – and it’s more powerful too, with a better feel in use. It’s lighter too. It’s basically better in every way. The Bosch Active … Read more
We’ve very recently tested the aluminium Orbea Gain D15, which is an interesting new player in the lightweight e-road bike, itself one of the newest sectors of the e-bike market. Orbea isn’t resting on its laurels: hot on the heels of the Gain is the Gain Carbon which – you’ve guessed it – swaps the … Read more
The Bristol Bicycles S’Park Street puts in a very good performance. The hub motor is good for the money and the bike as a whole is sensibly specced and rides very well. If your budget doesn’t stretch to a more expensive mid motor bike then the S’Park Street is well worth considering as a daily … Read more
If you want an e-bike that doesn’t look like an e-bike, the Gain range from Basque brand Orbea might well hit the spot. Orbea describes it quite accurately as being designed to “enhance your ride, not dominate it”. What they’re getting at is the fact that the motor is significantly less powerful than the Shimano … Read more
There’s lots of e-MTBs out there now. But there aren’t a huge number of full carbon e-MTBs. One of the benefits of carbon – its lighter weight – isn’t such a benefit on a bike that weighs 21.5kg, but the stiffness of the full carbon chassis translates to a very efficient power transfer from the … Read more
If you’re looking for a dependable and well-specced city e-bike that you’re going to use all the time, then around the £2,000 mark is where you’ll find a lot of choice. It’s a big enough budget to get a good mid-motor and very solid transmission and finishing components. The Raleigh Motus Grand Tour is a … Read more
Focus has unveiled its new e-road bike, the Paralane², to great fanfare. It’s a lightweight, full-carbon road/adventure bike that uses the Fazua Evation motor system. Focus has produced this rather nice video to back up the launch, showing the bike being put through its paces in a number of different guises: a full-on road bike, … Read more
The B’Twin Elops 900e is a decent e-bike that’ll get you around with a minimum of fuss. At £999 it’s keenly priced, as we’d expect from a company with the buying power of Decathlon. Available in diamond frame and step-through configurations, the Elops 900e has everything you need for city riding. It doesn’t have the … Read more
The Mustang is an honest bike, but I felt it was not without flaws especially as it’s not a cheap machine at £2,800. You get the mid-mounted motor and downtube battery layout which higher end e-bikes all tend to have – albeit integrated with nowhere near the finesse of more expensive bikes like the Bianchi … Read more
