First Impressions Review
2025 Santa Cruz Vala eMTB
Not the first non-VPP Santa Cruz in recent memory - but the 160/150mm Bosch-equipped eMTB is a major departure
First Impressions
2024 Norco Range C1 VLT eMTB
The Range VLT is a long-travel bruiser of a bike with a high pivot and idler, Bosch CX motor, aggressive angles and a party in the back...
Review
Rossignol Mandate Shift XT eMTB
The winter gear company serves up premium performance at a pedestrian price
Two E-species: the Instinctitude
Rocky Mountain Instinct-to-Altitude Powerplay
The Rocky Mountain Instinct Powerplay (that became an Altitude) went through 6 iterations during the 5 month test period.
First Ride Review
SRAM Introduces Powertrain eMTB System
SRAM has finally introduced an eMTB system - and it's all about integration and simplicity.
First Rides
Introducing the 2024 Santa Cruz Heckler SL eMTB
Santa Cruz has an answer to bikes like the Trek Fuel EXe and the Specialized Levo SL
Long Term Review
2023 Trek Fuel EXe 9.9 XX1 AXS
Mostly good (and great) news but also some niggles after almost a year on Trek's light, whisper-quiet eMTB.
eMTB First Rides
The 2024 Canyon Strive:ON + Torque:ON eMTB
Big days in the e-saddle at the site of the first ever EWS race in Massa Marittima, Italy, riding an e-enduro race platform and a self-shuttling park eMTB.
VIDEOS
Pick-A-Part - eMTBs VS The Shore
Wade Simmons teams up with fellow North Shore sender Steve Vanderhoek to cover everything you'd want to know about combining North Shore Gnar with some eMTB tech...
Beggars Would Ride
The Luxury Of Hypocrisy
Is it possible to be a fair weather Luddite?
eMTB First Impressions
Introducing the 2023 Trek Fuel EXe 9.9 XX1 AXS
The Trek Fuel EXe's remarkable 40 lb weight isn't the most noteworthy feature of this Ninja eMTB.
Long Term Review
2022 Rocky Mountain Altitude Powerplay Review
RMB's torquey Dyname 4.0 motor and "mid-high pivot" platform separate the Altitude Powerplay from the herd.
Long Term Review
2022 Norco Range VLT Full Review
Big bruiser E bike gets a beatdown for months - and then gets a new motor...
Long Term Review
2022 Norco Sight VLT C1 eMTB Review*
Norco's second biggest e-brawler - with a modular battery system - over the long haul in all kinds of weather...
First Impressions
2022 Norco Range C1 VLT eMTB
The new Range VLT gives E-riders a brawling beast on the downs with plenty of free power for the ups.
First Impressions
2022 Norco Sight VLT eMTB
With Norco's new system you no longer buy bike and battery together - choose your bike and then choose from three swappable battery sizes...
Obsessed With Mountain Biking
The NSMB Podcast: Chris Porter – Big Mouth Strikes Again
Are eMTB's a finished product? Thoughts on the shortcomings of MTB tires, high-pivot bikes, linkage forks and more…
eMTB 'Review'
2020 YT Decoy 29 Pro eMTB
This is a surprisingly spritely platform and you might even wonder if you're on smaller wheels...
FIRST RIDE REVIEW
Riding the 2021 Santa Cruz Bullit eMTB
Two days riding fast single track and loamy steeps on this mixed-wheel 170mm-travel beast with Shimano's new EP8 Drive System.
Sort of a Review
2020 Rocky Mountain Instinct Powerplay Alloy 70 B.C. Edition
"I'm not an eMTB afficionado:" A Mountain biker's perspective on an electric mountain bike...
YouTube Roundup
Kriss Kyle Crosses Over, Ratboy on an eMTB & Problems with F1
Maybe we don't want downhill to be the F1 of MTB…
VIDEO
Losinj Croatia DH Course is ROCKY!
Take a look at the first World Cup DH of the season from two, make that three perspectives – one from an e-bike...