Scott already has sportiness written all over the doorbell, so their latest creation comes as no surprise. The E-Spark is based on the new Spark frame. A high-end e-mountain bike with 120 millimetres of travel and Nude Shock with Trunnion Mount at the rear and 130 millimetres of travel at the front. The Fox 34 fork comes with a tuning adapted to e-mountainbikes. As usual and particularly useful for e-mountainbikes, the E-Spark also rolls on 27.5 plus wheels.

Scott chose the E-8000 from Shimano Steps as the drive. This delivers 70 Newton meters of torque with 250 watts of rated power. With its compact design, it fits perfectly into the E-Spark, as it enables short chainstays and a low Q-factor of 175 millimetres for e-mountainbikes. The cool thing about the E-8000 motor is that it is operated with the left shift lever of the Di2 shifting group - making it fully compatible with the electronic shifting group.

BMC shows prototype and 3D print

The Grenchen-based company has kept a low profile when it comes to e-mountainbikes - until now: BMC is showing a cracker of a pedelec at Eurobike. The frame is still an unrideable 3D print that shows very well what BMC has in mind. The final version will be a carbon frame with an aluminum rear triangle. The exact stroke has not yet been determined. However, it should be set between 140 and 160 millimeters. For the suspension system, BMC also relies on the APS system for its e-mountainbike.

Shimano's Steps E-8000 is also used for the drive. BMC's aim is to present a top model and other more affordable models in spring 2017. The other aim is for the ride feel of these models to come as close as possible to that of normal mountain bikes. In addition to the 3D model, BMC is also showing the prototype that was created in the Impec Lab in Grechnen.

Trail hardtail from Rose

A year ago, Rose presented its e-mountainbike with an unrideable frame from the 3D printer. At the trade fair, the Elec Tec, a bike that is both rideable and eye-catching, was on display. The trail e-hardtail rolls on 27.5 plus wheels and has 130 millimetres of travel at the front. Unlike the former, Rose relies on a Conti drive system powered by a Brose motor.
The bike with Sram's "EX 1" e-bike gears is due to go on sale shortly before Christmas for 3999 euros.

Kenda with three special tires

It soon became clear that tires for e-mountainbikes have different requirements to those for normal bikes. Kenda is the first manufacturer to offer special tires for e-mountain bikes. The three profiles, from enduro to downhill to plus-size tires, are not only more robust but also have more stable sidewalls so that the tires remain on the rim under the additional weight even with lower air pressure.