Alutech's eCVT eMTB carries EMBN Show 454 to eighteen times a normal start
Rich and James's weekly news roundup turned into a transmission seminar in the comments, with car owners explaining planetary gears to mountain bikers.
Electric Mountain Bike NetworkStory of Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 49,923 views a day, 18 times a normal first day on this channel (2,816).
Next Generation eCVT eBikes Coming Soon! | EMBN Show 454
Episode 454 of the EMBN Show is a weekly news roundup, the kind of upload that usually does its job without much fuss. This one had passed 37,000 views fourteen hours after it went up. That is close to eighteen times what a new video on the Electric Mountain Bike Network typically gathers in a whole first day, and it came while the channel as a whole was running a little below its normal daily pace.
The lead item explains a lot. Rich and James open with the Alutech ePelmo X1P, which the episode's chapter list bills as the first publicly available eMTB with an eCVT. The bike pairs a frame from the German maker with Gobao's motor-gearbox system. The rest of the show covers dual-motor patents from Brose and Yamaha, titanium freehub upgrades from Project 321 and Whyte Bikes' move into North America.
The comments read like a garage argument among people who know their drivetrains. Several viewers point out that cars have used eCVTs since the first Toyota Prius, and one explains that the system works more like a differential than the belt-driven CVT most people picture. Another notes that a single rear cog means the chain always pulls in the same direction, which could help suspension design. Some say they are holding off on their next bike until an eCVT or a gearbox drive like Pinion's MGU reaches a friendlier price. A few would rather keep control of their own cadence. One viewer asks the channel to revisit its "ditch the derailleur" video and look at internal gear hubs.
The Whyte news fits the channel's week. Three days earlier, Steve Jones put the 160mm Whyte Karve against the 180mm Karve Evo on technical climbs and steep descents, and that comparison has drawn far more than the short jargon clips on torque and peak power posted around it. Under Show 454, at least one rider in the US already has a Whyte in mind for next year.
Published on Trari
What viewers say
There is only one person in charge of my cadence… And that is me !
@Check-it-outSee it on YouTubeeCVT is the future; first mid-travel one costing ~£6k will destroy chain/derailleur bike sales. So many folk are saying they are waiting for them before buying another bike.
@tim8061See it on YouTubeLooking forward to Whyte bikes in the US, could be my next bike next year.
@guyvishnuSee it on YouTube
Public comments from the video's page on YouTube
Is this your channel?
Share the story with your audience: in a community post, in your channel's description or on your socials. The text and the badge are ready.
You may use the picture, the badge, and link it to this story.
- Subscribers
- 306,000
- Channel views, pace per day
- 43,870 (on a normal day: 60,362)
- Video published
- September 30, 2026
- Video views so far
- 37,469 (less than a day online)
- Video views, pace per day
- 49,923
The numbers
One weekly news episode is moving far faster than the channel's usual uploads, even though the channel overall is having an ordinary stretch.
💡 Test your knowledge
What does CVT stand for in the eCVT drives discussed on the show?
A CVT changes its gear ratio smoothly across a range instead of stepping between a fixed set of gears.
