Why YOU Should Buy A Lightweight Electric Mountain Bike

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What even is a lightweight electric mountain bike? Although it may SOUND like an oxymoron, the latest category of e-MTBs are now lighter than ever, proving that powerful pedalling assistance and low weight are NOT mutually exclusive…

E-bikes are well and truly part of the mountain bike scene, with new riders using them to access terrain they couldn’t otherwise, and experienced riders going faster and further!

But what about combining the best parts of an e-MTB with the best parts of a non-assisted bike? Well, you get a lightweight e-MTB. So what is a lightweight e-MTB? How do they compare to a full-power e-MTB or a non-assisted bike? What are they like to ride? Keep watching to find out!

Are lightweight e-MTBs the future? Let us know in the comments 👇

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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:57 Special Guest!
02:18 Size And Weight
03:10 Batteries
03:48 Motors
04:43 Components
06:10 Lightweight E-MTB vs E-MTB
06:42 Lightweight E-MTB vs Non-Assisted Bike
07:43 Lightweight Fun
08:54 Conclusion
10:24 Outro

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[bikeradar]

If you could only have one bike – lightweight eMTB or full-fat eMTB – which one would you choose?

[richardrr]

Levo SL £9000, Levo SL 2 £10250 ... So accessible to many ...

[TheBikeRoom]

The additional 4kilos, is that battery and motor? if so that's amazing.

[andrewsutton]

I think we have this weight thing all wrong.. perhaps all the heavy duty components are great, but it seems that stopping an extra 3-4% of weight (including the rider) is not significant

[superawesomefuntimego]

I am not interested at all in a 50+ lb full FAT ebike. I test rode a couple on a demo day this summer and while it was certainly fun at times, I did not really like the handling feel of either and I could absolutely feel the added weight when trying to carve turns and pop around. However a light weight 170mm travel 38-44lb e-bike likely would interest me as a second bike. My current Enduro sled is 34.5 lbs, so it would be a nice compromise in weight to add some pedaling help for me on days that I don't have the energy for a 3000+ ft climb, but still wanted to get out there.

[davefreeman]

Both the lightweight emtb and full fat emtb will be the death of analogue bikes for everyday social riders you can see companies pouring their R&D into assist bikes and the appeal to cram as much biking into windows of opportunity as we can in our increasing busy lifestyles .

[allthingsbike.]

Or but a triumph scrambler 900 and save £3000

[gravelDave]

Do these people live in an alternate reality? £10, 000 e bikes? what?

[Steve-yrbv]

dont like e bikes way out of most peoples pocket plus defeats the whole point of mtb ing to be at one with bike as you as the engine not for me il stick to my retro banshee scream if it aint broke dont fix it lol

[NewLinkMediaofficial]

I like the bicycle so much I didn't buy the bicycle again But why? Bicycle companies are not launching bikes with the model I like

[Dimarious.G]

I strongly beleive this e-crap is exceptionally for pulling customers money: bigger innitial price, more parts to maintain, some of them self-maintanance restrictions by warranty. It has all benefits for the bike companies, and the only thing it gives you as a rider is ability to be more lazy. To be more sitting on a couch than biking. Yeah, yeah, some affiliated bike-bloggers will tell me: "bro! The descents are as much intence as uphills, you will just ride more descents. More descents = more fun. bro!" Uhm.. no and no. That is just a lie. Riding normal bike, self-powered = fun. I saw some e-bikers on the local kind-of-downhill-ish spot: they always looks kind of bored. Of corse! There is no fun riding e-crap 💁‍♂️

[Dimarious.G]

Nice try, e-bike industry 😂

P.S.: no, not, nope, nah, uh-uh

[turner]

it's sad that "MTB" is morphing into a bike with a battery and a motor. eff ebikes