The new electric Giant Reign E is brother to the successful enduro machine with the same name, and the brand’s first real foray into longer-travel e-bikes.
Electric bikes
Pivot Shuttle Team first ride review
First ride review of the new Pivot Shuttle Team e-bike. Pivot reworks its Shuttle e-bike with more travel, lighter weight and a (slightly) lower price.
Focus Jam² 6.8 Nine e-bike: first ride review
New Focus Jam2 is balanced, versatile e-bike that gets back to the essence of trail riding. Good value and boasts excellent new Bosch Performance CX motor.
First ride on the £9k Pivot Shuttle Team 20kg 29er e-bike
Can the Pivot Shuttle match the Specialized Turbo Levo on performance? And what does spending a staggering £10k on a bike get you?
Rocky Mountain Instinct Powerplay A70: first ride
One pedal stroke on the 140mm travel Rocky Mountain Powerplay was enough to remind us why we love Rocky’s bespoke ebike system so much.
Trek Powerfly 9 LT (2019) first ride review
Up hill or down, ebikes take an absolute beating, so the new Trek Powerfly 9 has a beefed up the parts package to handle the additional abuse.
2019 Specialized Turbo Levo first ride
Tailgating the launch of the new Stumpjumper FSR earlier this year is the completely overhauled Specialized Turbo Levo electric mountain bike.
Focus SAM2 Pro review
The Focus Sam2 Pro is an enduro e-bike that trims the weight by downsizing the battery but is the lack of accessibility a price worth paying?
Canyon Spectral:ON 8.0 review
The Canyon Spectral:ON is sporting 150mm of rear wheel travel and short 432mm chain stays that mirror the regular Canyon Spectral bike.
Specialized Turbo Kenevo Expert review
Most great ideas start with “what if?” The new Specialized Turbo Kenevo is how they answer the question, "What if we could have our own personal uplift?"
BMC Speedfox AMP Two first ride
BMC Speedfox AMP is a trail focussed e-bike with aggressive geometry and 29in wheels. BMC's new e-bike will turn up your trail-riding buzz.
Orange Alpine 6 E Factory first ride
The Orange Alpine 6 E is their first foray into the e-bike market has yielded a motorised version of an old classic.
Lapierre Overvolt AM700i first ride
A discreetly housed battery and bombproof build offers all-day action on Lapierre's latest e-rig, the Lapierre Overvolt AM700i electric mountain bike.
Rocky Mountain Altitude Powerplay 70 review
The Rocky Mountain Altitude Powerplay isn't differentiated from regular trail bikes on their website. This speaks volumes about a unique approach to ebikes.
Cube Stereo Hybrid 160 HPA SL 500 (2017) first ride
With the 2017 Cube Stereo Hybrid 160 HPA SL 500 the ultimate power-assisted enduro rig is no longer just an electric dream.
2018 Specialized Levo Carbon first ride
The Specialized Levo Carbon expands Spesh's eMTB range for 2018 to include three new carbon framed models. Reduced weight and increased stiffness.
BMC Trailfox AMP 01 LTD first ride
Two years in development, the BMC Trailfox AMP ebike is finally ready. A showstopper at Eurobike the Trailfox AMP is powered up and ready to shred.
Cannondale Moterra 1 (2017) first ride
At nearly 24kg, the Cannondale Moterra is certainly a brute — even for an e-bike — but clever engineering means it stops short of being a blunt instrument.
Merida eOne-Twenty 900E (2017) review
The Merida eOne-Twenty provides a thrilling and intoxicatingly addictive ride. Great geometry, rapid and flickable. One of the lightest e-mtbs available.
Lapierre Overvolt AM800 Carbon electric bike (2017) first ride
Once at the bottom, it’s not a battle to cruise back to the top at 20kph and do it all over again!