(Class 2 and Class 3 varieties have throttles and/or different top-assist speeds. Officially, they are categorized as Class 1 e-bikes, which means they have no throttle and a top-assisted speed of 20 miles per hour. In the same way you’d choose an enduro bike for shredding supergnar descents or a cross-country bike for all-day endurance epics, an e-mountain bike is simply another arrow in the quiver for situations when standard pedal bikes might not be as much fun.įor clarity, the e-mountain bikes in this review are electric-motor-equipped bicycles that only go forward if you pedal them. In short, rather than be afraid of e-mountain bikes, we should see them for what they are: a new tool. And whole new trail systems are accessible as the assist opens up terrain that would be too steep, loose, rocky, or brutal on a standard pedal bike. Lunchtime rides become more interesting because you can ride farther and see trails that otherwise wouldn’t have been possible in such a short time. That’s because, like it or not, e-bikes are fun to ride.
When they return, they’re inevitably grinning ear to ear. We’re talking about bicycles, not Satan. Then I usually send naysayers off to ride one of these machines. If you raise the topic among a group of cyclists, as I did recently at Outside’s annual bike test, you’re sure to get an earful about how pedal-assist bikes are making the world a lazier place, causing all manner of trail conflicts and trail closures, and generally just ruining cycling. I’m continually shocked at how much disdain and vitriol e-bikes-especially the mountain variety-elicit.
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