Ride tests electric mountain bikes for the first time

Electric bikes are the big hit in the bicycle industry, and many manufacturers are focusing on them and looking to the future. While the additional motor has so far only been used on everyday and touring bikes, mountain bikes with an electric drive will be launched on the market for the first time in the 2010 season. The Swiss mountain bike magazine "Ride" is the first specialist magazine to address this trend and has subjected the first models and prototypes to intensive testing. The September issue, which has just been published, provides an overview of the new mountain bikes and shows where the bikes already make sense today and where there is still a need for development.

The strong focus of "Ride" is not only on presenting the most important new products, but also on the detailed tour reports. In the September issue, three of the most attractive but little-known multi-day tours in Switzerland are described. From Spiez, the travel editors cross the Bernese Oberland in two days, traveling from Lake Thun to Lake Geneva; they circle the Gotthard massif in three days and experience the diversity of Switzerland in compact form; and they set off on the Haute-Route for mountain bikers, one of the toughest mountain bike routes, conquering the Valais Alps from Verbier to Brig in four days.

Now on newsstands or as a download
The September issue of "Ride" is now available from newsagents in Switzerland and can be ordered directly from the publisher. The magazine can also be downloaded as a PDF document from the magazine's website.

Order Ride 04/2009:
http://www.ride-shop.ch/product_info.php/info/p527

Order Ride 04/2009 as a PDF:
http://www.ride-shop.ch/product_info.php/info/p528

Browse through Ride 04/2009 digitally:
http://www.ride.ch/rideviewer/index.php?ausgabe=ride200904