Bosch has just announced the Performance Upgrade 2.0 for the CX and CXR Gen 5 motors. It's a free download for anyone with a Bosch-powered e-bike, so we updated our bike and headed to Bike Festival Riva, on the beautiful Lake Garda, to try out the new features and race the Bosch eMTB Challenge.

The Bosch eMTB Challenge is an e-bike enduro with six stages (seven for pros) that incorporates…

When YT said it had the new Decoy X for us to try out, we knew we had to find a ride that was genuinely challenging. Something to test the 160mm of travel, MX wheels and game-changing power of the Avinox M2S motor.

This content was produced in association with YT Industries The obvious candidate for true test of the YT Decoy X …Continue reading »

**The Canyon Spectral:ON is a previous winner of MBR's Direct Sales E-Bike of the Year, and for good reason. It had great geometry, sublime suspension, balanced handling and a good specification for the price. How does the 2026 version stack up and just how far can it travel on one charge?
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This content was produced in association with Canyon Three years on from its victory in our Direct Sales…

Choosing the right battery size for your e-bike is not just about giving you enough range: it also affects a multitude of other factors, including power, weight balance, suspension set-up and handling.

This content was produced in association with Specialized We’ve been using the latest Specialized Turbo Levo 4 to dig into …Continue reading »

Mondraker has taken it to the next level with its new Zendit, an enduro e-bike with 165mm of travel and the ridiculous new Avinox M2S motor. Danny Milner took it to some of the best enduro tracks in South Wales to find out just how good this new package is, and how fast charging and 1,300W of power redefines what's possible in a day's riding.

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We ride the second generation Megamo Reason with the new Avinox M2S motor and a host of revisions to the specification, including a beefier fork and tougher casing tyres.

This content was produced in association with Megamo. The Megamo Reason still has the 800Wh Avinox battery hidden inside the …Continue reading »

Thanks to its Avinox M2S motor, the Shuttle AMPD is Pivot's most powerful e-bike yet. In our latest video we put it to the test on the iconic trails of Finale Ligure, one of Europe's best mountain biking spots.

This content was produced in association with Pivot Cycles The Avinox M2S drive unit fitted to the Pivot Shuttle AMPD …Continue reading »