Fine, electric mountain bikes don’t suck
Cheater, I’d grumble between huffs as yet another e-bike rider casually skittered past me on a steep ascent. It’s this purist attitude that, for years, has left me blind to one simple fact: electric mountain bikes are fun!
My attitude adjustment came a few weeks ago, the very first time I rode an Amflow PX Carbon Pro fitted with the incredibly compact, lightweight, and powerful M2S motor from Avinox, a new DJI offshoot that has incumbents like Bosch and Specialized on edge. The motor doesn’t make me a speed demon, but it does let me suck better by compensating whenever my poor technique kills the momentum.
Mountain biking has a long history of gatekeeping new technology. Purists have complained about the introduction of full-suspension frames, disc brakes, dropper posts, and 29-inch wheels, claiming they’ve made the sport “too easy.” Today, that technology is widely accepted and comes standard on...
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