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2027 really is shaping up to be an exciting year for e-bike tech. So let’s take a closer look at 9 weird and wonderful new e-bike developments. We’ve got mid-mounted batteries, forged carbon frames, insane Avinox prices, DH dedicated e-bikes, new battery capacities and so much more.
https://youtu.be/fedrbQD-288
The Obscur ENYX is a mid-pivot design 150mm travel suspension bike with about 17mm of rearward axle path and 24% progression. Based in France, south of Lyon, it is billed as the e-bike of the future. It gets an 840Wh removable battery mounted centrally in the frame – which is seriously light! 3.15kg (266Wh per kilo!) It also gets a Intradrive GD8 motor – designed and developed in Scotland. This is a 4.5kg 8-speed MGU with 700W peak power.
https://youtu.be/XdsSR9Q41kw
Another brand using the Intradrive GD8 is Alutech, for the new ePelmo. More interestingly, it also offers a ePelmo with the Gobao XP1 eCVT MGU. And the numbers are impressive: 1,500W peak power, 150Nm torque, 500% gear range, belt drive and a removable 750Wh battery. Delivery anticipated in March/April 2027.
https://youtu.be/regq8hGYI6E
Carbotronics from Italy uses a forged carbon frame for its high-tech emtb. And what’s really interesting is that the motor is mounted directly inside the frame, rather than bolted to it. The casing is the frame. Cabotronics claims that the motor is quiet and drag-free above the limiter, with the integrated motor pumping out 850W peak with 1,100W in boost!
DH meets e-bikes? The Nicolai Gamux R20 MGU AON Edition is more than just a training tool for Reece Wilson. The rear end is a Gamux Sego-inspired 200mm travel high-single-pivot suspension design, paired with a 203mm Manitou Dorado Pro LTD silver fork, MX wheels, Hayes Brakes and Schwalbe gravity casing tyres. Basically as close as possible to the team DH bikes. Powering it all is the Pinion MGU E1.12 12-speed motor gearbox with a Gates Carbon belt drive.
https://youtu.be/6GrxhbGmdsI
Mondraker has launched two lower-priced options in the Zendit line-up. Previously the entry-level model was the RR at £7,399 with Fox Factory suspension, full carbon frame and carbon rocker link. The new R and S models come in at £6799 and £5999 respectively. You still get the carbon front triangle, but it’s now mated with an alloy swingarm and rocker link. A bit heavier, a bit cheaper to make, and MX-wheel only.
https://youtu.be/uFFpJIvlEHE
Canyon's Spectral:ON with Avinox M2S is finally here. And for a bike with the M2S, the flagship 700Wh battery, Fox Factory suspension, carbon wheels, carbon bar, and SRAM wireless gears, £6,699 is wild. The nearest comparable bike is the Amflow PX Carbon Pro, and that costs £2,300 / €3,000 more. So nothing comes close to it on relative value.
https://youtu.be/oBsLk4SxRIQ
The big news from Specialized, other than the addition of 900Wh batteries on all S-Works Levos, is that its Genie shock technology is now available on the RockShox SuperDeluxe shock. You're going to see this tech on Levo R and Levo, but not the Levo Evo, as it runs the standard RockShox Vivid Air shock.
https://youtu.be/ZyoBMnwOebI
The Vandal is Velduro’s second eMTB, and compared to the Rogue it has 152mm travel with 160mm fork – it's much lighter at 21.3kg and way more playful. The Fox Float X shock has less damping and this really helps the bike come alive. MX wheels, but you can run a 29in rear wheel as well. There’s a carbon rocker link, it comes with the Avinox M2S motor and 700Wh battery, so you get the full 1500W peak power.
Honda showed what looked to be a production-ready version of its 2023 concept bike at Sea Otter Europe. The production bike is a carbon monocoque, but it still uses a Y-shape main frame, made by Rotwild. Remember they made the Porsche e-bike. It could be fitted with an as-yet unreleased Shimano motor, but there’s no gearbox, high-pivot idler suspension or Showa suspension like the groundbreaking Honda RN01 DH bike.
Thanks to Ace Bicycles in Guildford for the use of the shop.
https://acebicycles.co.uk/
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00:00 Intro
00:11 Obscur ENYX w/IntraDrive GD8
02:04 Alutech ePelmo GoBao X1P ECVT
03:44 Nicolai R20 MGU AON Edition
06:08 Carbotronics Forged Carbon Power Frame
09.29 Mondraker Zendit R and S
10:36 Canyon Spectral:ON with Avinox M2S
12:35 2027 Specialized Levo
15:09 Prototype Velduro Vandal
17:50 Honda E-Bike
20:22 Conclusion
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