E-Mountain Bikes Take Off, Men’s Journal, May/June 2021
Pedal-assist makes steep climbs and technical terrain less intimidating. Bikers are getting charged up. Barely a year ago, e-mountain bikes were a curiosity on backcountry trails—now they’re here to stay. Twenty-five percent of all dollars spent on mountain bikes in 2020 went to models equipped with a motor and battery that boost pedaling power. That’s…