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The rule of thumb is that you have to invest at least 4000 euros for an e-mountainbike fully. It's clear that you won't get as much bike per euro in this price range as in any other. But what do the "entry-level fullys" really do? Has the "break-even point" already been reached here? In tester jargon, this is the point at which investing more no longer brings any real added value. Eight e-bikes compete in this contest, which is all about the best compromise. Which bike makes savings in the right place? And where is the most coherent package overall?
Unsurprisingly, the two mail-order bikes, the Canyon Neuron:On 8.0 and Radon Render 8.0, are particularly strong. The specialist brand Cube also impresses with the Stereo Hybrid 140 HPC Race 625. And yet the three bikes are ultimately very different - and not just because of the differences in the main frame material. Twice Bosch, once Shimano, once Maxxis, twice Schwalbe, twice Rockshox, once Fox. But only one bike was able to win the test. Only one bike scored a strong 347 points in the end. Even the almost twice as expensive E-trail bikes from EMTB 1/20 couldn't do any better in some cases. "Break-even point" for 4000 euros? The EMTB test winner manages the balancing act!
You can find these eight E-MTBs in the test:
- Bulls Sonic Evo AM3
- Canyon Neuron:On 8.0
- Centurion Numinis Trail E F850
- Cube Stereo Hybrid 140 HPC Race 625
- Ghost HyBride SL AMR S1.7+
- Radon Render 8.0
- Stevens E-Maverick
- Storck e:drenalin GTC se
You can read the entire EMTB test of entry-level full-suspension bikes in our EMTB beginners' special. In it, e-mountainbike beginners will find everything they need to know.
The EMTB Beginner Special is an extract from EMTB issue 2/2020. 50 pages of tests and buying advice for € 3.99, as a PDF in the download area below and in the EMTB app for iOS and Android.
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Adrian Kaether
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