Category: eMTB
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Santa Cruz Skitch Review: Old School Meets New
Alright, so here’s the deal. I just ate a dozen cookies, so I’ve got some energy to burn. Luckily, I have a Santa Cruz Skitch and an afternoon to myself. We’re going to take a stroll through Salt Lake City and see what sort of trouble we can get into. The Skitch appears to be…
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Santa Cruz Heckler SL Review: Light, Fast and Fun
With ebikes becoming more and more popular, I’ve been hitting the gym, so I have the upper body strength to lift them in and out of the back of my truck. Turns out that was a big waste of time, and I can just stick with these little noodle arms. Santa Cruz dropped the Heckler…
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Transition Relay Review: Your Only Bike?
I didn’t know whether to put the Transition Relay on the ebike channel or this one. The bike is a bit of a chameleon that adapts to different riders, terrain, choice in friends, and local ebike regulations. If that sentence didn’t pique your interest, you might want to see a doctor. Stick around to see…
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2023 Orbea Rise Review
Today, we’re talking 2023 Orbea Rise. So it’s been a while since I’ve ridden the Orbea Rise. Since the last time I’ve ridden it, they have made some adjustments and updates to make it even lighter and more like your everyday pedal bike. They’ve added the option for a bigger battery that used to only…
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Orbea Urrun Review: Let’s Kill a Battery
Back at it with a bike that’s a bit out of the norm for us. We’ve got the Orbea Urrun. It’s a hardtail, and it’s an eMTB. It rocks the lighter weight, lower power Shimano EP8 RS and a decent-sized 540Wh battery. All-in-all, it’s designed to go far. In fact, Urrun in the Basque language…
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Orbea Wild Review: Unleash your wild side
Welcome to our in-depth Orbea Wild review, where we will take a deep dive into all its features. With balanced geometry and a dialed suspension design, this bike excels just about everywhere. The Bosch Performance Line CX drivesystem offers a fast, reliable, and quiet ride, integrated seamlessly for a clean look. Climbing steep trails becomes effortless…
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Giant Trance X E+ Elite Review
Lightweight and full power The Giant Trance X E+ Elite is something special. It’s the first time we’ve seen a lightweight but full-power ebike. Up to this point, it’s been one or the other. Power has always been compromised to get the weight around that 40lb mark. The Trance X Elite employs some new technology…
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VALUE EBIKE SHOWDOWN: The Roundup
The final installment of the Value eBike Showdown has arrived.
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Giant Stance E+ 1
In the world of ebikes, it’s tough to find a mountain bike under $5000. The Giant Stance E+ 1 sneaks in at a retail price of $4950. There’s nothing blingy about it, but it is a full-suspension eMTB with, modern standards, a dropper post, and name-brand suspension for a reasonable price. It’s the cheapest bike…
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Orbea Rise H30
The Orbea Rise H30 is the flyweight of our value eMTB showdown. It comes in at least 10 pounds lighter than the rest of the competition. As you’ll see, that becomes the defining characteristic of the bike. So is it the right value eBike for you? Stick around to find out.