Norco Fluid VLT with Bosch SX motor
Reviews

Taste Test: Bosch’s Lightweight SX Motor

Could you live with a Lightweight e-MTB? Norco’s Fluid VLT has a fun personality, but without a battery range extender, it might not be versatile enough.

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E-Bike Tech

Specialized Butcher Grid Gravity Tire
E-Bike Tech

E-MTB Tire Tech: DH Casing, Inserts, and More

With the extra power of an e-bike, you can ride heavy, sticky downhill tires. But just ‘cause you can doesn’t mean you should.

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E-Bike Tech

E-Bike Battery Fires: Should We Worry?

Lithium-ion batteries are essential to e-bikes and any number of modern electrical products. But are they dangerous?

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Stickers
Features

The Secret Messages in 3 E-Bike Hater Stickers

I’ve been seeing some creative anti-e-bike stickers lately. But maybe there’s a deeper message that’s hidden in their polemics.

Cannondale Moterra SL E-bike
Features

Light-ish: Cannondale’s New Moterra SL

Okay, bear with me. It’s not a “lightweight” e-bike, but it is called the Moterra SL… And maybe it’s the right direction for all e-MTBs.

Rides

Sam Blenkinsop
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How DH World Cup Star Sam Blenkinsop Rides E-MTB

Endless DH laps, toggling power modes for intervals, and even a bit of stag hunting. “Blenki” is an e-bike e-vangelist.

Spencer riding an e-MTB in California
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What Is Direct Current?

E-bike technology doesn’t need to be confusing. And there doesn’t need to be a stigma around riding an e-bike. Direct Current is here to share the stoke and explain the tech.