DH Bike Vs Downhill E-MTB | What’s Fastest Down Hill?

It's this episode of our What is Faster? series, Neil Donoghue is back out riding Difi Bike Park to compare the Nukeproof Dissent downhill bike with a Husqvarna Extreme Cross 10 downhill EMTB!
Will the agility of the downhill bike beat the stability of the E-Downhill bike?

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Have you ever tried a Downhill or E-Downhill bike? Which of these bikes would you choose to ride and why? 👇

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[mike_ewins]

I've had my 2019 Haibike downhill 8.0 for a few years now and absolutely love it. Smashes uphills and downhills 🤟

[cossiecol]

Loving me Kenovo expert, all the good bits of a DH with a built in uplift :)

[mikemurzynski]

Neil, I thought you’re review was balanced, true and objective. Was refreshing to hear. Glad to see it wasn’t a commercial mixed in with a challenge.

[legyvanmaster]

I owned Specialized Turbo Kenevo with 180mm travel front and back, 24.6kg....Awsome bike, very playful, accurate...I shortly tested Husquarna too....felt like a tractor, heavy, not so balanced...But about the video - great test and of course - great riding Neil! Greetings from Slovenia!

[emtb-explorer]

First time seeing a downhill Emtb bike in action, interesting to see not much difference in speed between the two at Difi, would suit steep climbs with no uplift service, very informative thanks for sharing!

[RobHill]

Had a blast around Afan last week, the climbing on the e-bike was probably more fun than the DH?!🤔 that’s the thing with emtb, it’s as much fun going up as going down!

[Jukerer]

I hope you make some urban mountain bike contents like what tires you need, suspension setups, how to tackle stairs, gutters, urban mtb commute, etc.

[patrolmaverick]

I was wondering if we'd ever see downhill E-MTB's.
That Husky looks amazing. I don't think it would be something you'd really ever compete in comps with, but it looks like it would be great fun for general downhill/techy stuff where there's no shuttle service.
I wonder if it's a bit overkill for an E-bike though. It would be interesting to see how something like a Kenevo or even a Levo compares on that same Dyfi trail.

[stanb]

My bank account.

It goes faster downhill than any of these.

[plokmko]

Can you volume down the music mix so we can hear the trail/rider dynamics which is the real music to our ears

[nERDANZIEHUNG]

I think Max from GMBN auf Deutsch said it. The Bio DH ist slightly faster and a little bit more fun, but with an E-DH you can ride lokal DH Trails a few times more often, because you are much faster the way up.

[MrJ]

I was surprised how fast I could ride dh on an ebike. Its very comfortable, just takes a little getting used to the weight. been using a norco range vlt 180mm front 170mm rear.

[sillytorque]

The ebike nay sayers that use lifts in bike parks haven't thought it through very well. A great alternative

[FerrariGTO]

If anyone is wondering the music on the first montage @ minute 1:30 is The Scavenger's daughter from Fire and Sword

[vinceking]

The e downhill would be great for me to practice at my local welsh mountain rough rocky trail with no uplift

[alexerioeduardo]

No mention of price in this video. That's the sticking point for many. Emtbs are still too expensive for me..

[Braselton]

There's no chair lift at Sky Park Village in Cali.
So having that Husky would be a great help riding back up to the top :)

[warlockboyburns]

I bet the downhill emtb would feel amazing with 5000w

[anitalandkroon]

Great video 😃 it's always fun to watch a comparison 😃

[texfromro]

"slow is smooth, smooth is fast"... The naturally aspirated felt way faster because it was all over the place. The weight of the emtb was making the bike feeling like a plough smoothing out all the little imperfections 😊