Ride Highlights: Best of e-mountain bike news 2015 | Ride MTB

Ride Highlights: Best of e-mountain bike news 2015

You can like it - or not: the e-mountain bike is in the (trail) fast lane. The top ten most-read news items on Ride in 2015 already include several electric reports, here is the full overview of the e-news items that electrified Ride readers the most.

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1. Haibike shows 2016 huge collection of e-mountainbikes
In the Xduro line, which is equipped with Bosch motors, Haibike launched a whopping 41 models for the 2015 model year. The Sduro collection with Yamaha motors features 27 new e-bikes. Ride shows a selection of the most interesting new additions to the comprehensive Haibike e-mountainbike range.

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2. Specialized brings trail bikes with electric drive
A short time after the presentation of the new Stumpjumper models, Specialized comes up with further news highlights - the Turbo-Levo family. For 2016, Specialized is launching e-mountainbikes with 27.5 plus wheels, great geometry and flowing shapes, developed in Switzerland.

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3. "From Marsmobile to mountain bike"
An Obwalden-based company is entering the e-bike business with expertise in space travel, medical technology and industrial automation. The Swiss company has already built micromotors for NASA and is now taking the next step with a rear motor for bikes.

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4. Bosch builds the mountain bike motor
For Gary Fisher, electric mountain bikes are "the next big thing" - and market leader Bosch sees it that way too: for the 2016 model year, the Swabians are launching a new motor line that is predestined for fullies and scores with more juice under the hood. And: the capacity of the batteries is increasing.

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5th battery adieu? E-bike with fuel cell as a prototype
E-bikes need electricity to keep the battery happy. But there is another way: technology group Linde is presenting an electric bike that uses a fuel cell based on hydrogen gas to provide a tailwind.

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6. Bosch says: boom in e-mountain bikes is sustainable
Five years ago, Bosch made its debut at Eurobike with a drive system for e-bikes; today, around one in four electric bikes in Europe is equipped with a drive system from the Swabian company. For the 2016 season, Bosch is introducing a system specifically for mountain bikes for the first time. Claus Fleischer, head of the E-Bike Systems product division at Bosch, explains the background and strategies behind this.

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7th BionX reinvents itself
The motor remains in the rear wheel, but otherwise BionX is firing off some innovative rockets for 2016. The battery integration is innovative, there are new features for the satellite control element and a new display is also at the start. The path to the E-Fully has also been paved.

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8th Jaal Cycles: With lots of endurance to the most exclusive e-bike in the world
How does a downhiller come to build the most exclusive e-bike in Switzerland? Ride spoke to Janez Grasic about the long road to the "Dedo" e-bike. It's a story of friendship, a special kind of patriotism and perseverance.

Flyer Uproc7

9th Flyer shows new E-Enduro
Flyer has already caused a stir with the Uproc line. With the "Uproc7", the Swiss e-bike pioneers are presenting a motorized flagship for high demands and challenging terrain. On board are an innovative two-speed motor and a new display.

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10th fresh electric additions from Wheeler and Stöckli
A mountain bike portfolio without motorized bikes? Unthinkable by now - and so Stöckli and Wheeler are showcasing brand new rolling stock that is electrified.


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