E-mountainbikes are getting better and better: sophisticated motors, powerful batteries, sensitive suspension and harmonious geometries - the manufacturers are working on all of this. But there is one thing that the latest generation of e-MTBs is not: easy on the wallet. Even on many full-suspension bikes around €4,000, you'll find plenty of economy components, while hardtails around €3,000 almost invariably come without a dropper post and with cheap suspension forks. We took the Canyon Neuron:On out on our selective test track in Arco, Italy, together with the expensive high-end bikes from EMTB issue 1/20 - and were pleasantly surprised!

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