This year we’ve got quite a line up.
There are 10 contenders vying for the title, with bikes from Specialized, Trek, Canyon, YT, Cannondale, Mondraker, Nukeproof, Vitus, Giant and Whyte. In terms of motors, all the main brands are represented, including Bosch, Shimano, Brose, and Yamaha. And there are mullet bikes, 29ers, coil shocks, wireless gears and even electronic suspension.
All told we’re talking £73k worth of bikes, so it's fair to say that Christmas has definitely come early!
As usual we ran www.maxxis.com/ control tyres to create a more level playing field for all the bikes, choosing to run the Assegai 2.5 up front in Exo casing, and the Minion DHR II at the rear in reinforced EXO+.
We chose the mid MaxTerra compound both front and rear to balance grip and rolling resistance, which is important for battery range.
Also supporting us is www.feedbacksports.com/ with its range of workstands and tools - perfect for all the weighing, measuring, tyre swapping and battery charging.
Along with foxracing.com/, which supplied helmets, kit and its new Union shoes.
Read more here: www.mbr.co.uk/buyers_guide/be..., including all the actual weights and measurements on all the bikes as we upload the full written reviews.
It's a long video, but if you don't want to sit through the whole thing, you can skip to a specific bike below:
0:00:00 - Intro
0:01:27 - Giant Trance X Advanced E+ 1
0:06:50 - Cannondale Monterra Neo Carbon LT 2
0:12:59 - Mondraker Crafty Carbon R
0:18:36 - Vitus E-Sommet VRX
0:24:22 - Whyte E-160 RSX
0:31:38 - Trek Rail 9.7
0:40:09 - Nukeproof Megawatt 297 Factory
0:46:00 - YT Decoy Core MX
0:49:25 - Specialized Turbo Levo Comp
1:00:27 - Canyon Spectral:ON CF 9
1:08:18 - Outro
This video was produced in partnership with Feedback Sports and Fox Clothing
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