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E-Touring Bike of the Year 2022Bulls Sonic Evo AM-SL 1

Adrian Kaether

 · 17.08.2022

E-Touring Bike of the Year 2022: Bulls Sonic Evo AM-SL 1Photo: Georg Grieshaber
The E-MTB of the Year in the Tour category: Bulls Evo AM-SL 1 Carbon.
The Bulls Sonic Evo AM-SL 1 makes the impossible possible. It is light, affordable and has a large battery - no wonder it was promptly voted eMTB of the Year 2022 in the e-touring bike category in our reader survey.

E-MTBs weigh more and more. Weights of over 25 kilograms are now the rule rather than the exception, and that's no wonder: after all, the batteries are getting bigger and bigger. The lightest e-mountainbike we have ever tested with Bosch's 750 Powertube and Smart System still weighed 24.3 kilograms.

At 21.5 kilograms, the Bulls Sonic Evo AM-SL 1 is not only one of the lightest, but also one of the most affordable E-MTBs on the market.Photo: Georg GrieshaberAt 21.5 kilograms, the Bulls Sonic Evo AM-SL 1 is not only one of the lightest, but also one of the most affordable E-MTBs on the market.

Bulls Sonic Evo AM-SL 1: Large battery and 21.5 kilos for 5199 euros

Is it even possible to build really lightweight bikes without sacrificing range? It is possible, as Bulls shows with the Sonic-SL models such as the Sonic Evo AM-SL 1. Despite a whopping 750 watt hours in the battery, the Bulls weighs just 21.5 kilos (EMTB measured value). Even more surprising: at 5199 euros, it is also relatively inexpensive. Bulls combines the opposites of high battery capacity, low weight and a good price in an inimitable way. It is therefore hardly surprising that our readers voted it E-Touring Bike of the Year.

Bulls Sonic Evo AM-SL1 is clearly ahead of the second strongest candidate with over 35 per cent of the votes cast, the Centurion R2700i/2600i EQ. The latter was particularly convincing with its robust equipment, the high permissible total weight of 150 kilograms and its high suitability for everyday use. The abbreviation EQ stands for Equipped - the Centurion is already equipped with mudguards and pannier rack for everyday use. Thanks to its grippy tyres and 140 millimetres of suspension travel, it should also be able to impress on the trail. Haibikes AllTrail 9 29 came third in the readers' poll with 19 per cent of the vote.

Convenient removal: The BMZ battery with 750 watt hours can be easily clicked out. However, a little caution is required when inserting it - the holder is rather delicate.
Photo: Georg Grieshaber

The Sonic-Evo model range: AM-SL and EN-SL in the EMTB test

Bull's newly crowned E-Touring Bike of the Year 2022 was presented to us in Already testing EMTB 5/2021. There is also a downhill-orientated model. The Bulls Sonic Evo with the abbreviation EN-SL costs at least € 5999. You can read about how Bulls' superlight EN-SL 1 construction for 6999 euros compares with the most exciting E-Enduros up to 7000 euros in EMTB 4/2022 - available now from specialist dealers, Digital and in the Online shop.

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All the winning bikes from the big survey of our readers can be found here: >> EMTB Of The Year 2022: The winners of our readers' poll <<

Adrian Kaether

Adrian Kaether's favourite thing to do is ride mountain bikes on bumpy enduro trails. The tech expert and bike tester knows all about Newton metres and watt hours, high and low-speed damping. As test manager at MYBIKE, Adrian also likes to think outside the box and tests cargo bikes and step-through bikes as well as the latest (e-)MTBs.

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