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Steve Jones surveys motors, gearboxes and bike choices, while a climbing lesson with Ferg brings the technology back to the trail.
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The Very Best Electric Mountain Bikes For 2027
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- 0:22Jones divides eMTB motors into big-power, full-power and lightweight categories.
- 1:11Electronic continuously variable transmission technology gets an explanation through Gobao and Avinox examples.
- 4:28The Avinox section surveys bikes from brands including Canyon, Forbidden, Mondraker and Whyte.
- 7:28Bafang and Bosch enter the comparison, including Bosch's customer-support infrastructure.
- 15:16The later roundup covers Shimano updates, SRAM Powertrain, Rocky Mountain and Yamaha systems.
What matters once an electric mountain bike has enough power? Steve Jones gives Electric Mountain Bike Network's annual buying-guide tour a useful organizing idea: "2027 will be the year that power stops being the headline and the question will be how you use it."
"The Very Best Electric Mountain Bikes For 2027" was the most watched of the channel's ten new uploads, reaching roughly 86,000 views. Jones starts by separating big-power, full-power and lightweight motor systems, then works through an alphabet's worth of bikes and drive units. Electronic continuously variable transmissions get an early explanation, but the tour also leaves room for component choices, appearance, price and Bosch's customer-support infrastructure. This is more than a torque shopping list.
Viewers have their own additions. Several ask where Velduro fits into the selection; others discuss bikes already ordered or hope for removable batteries. One much-liked response makes the case for a well-maintained, fully paid-for older bike, while another jokes about new purchases becoming outdated before they arrive.
The practical companion is "These Mistakes Are Holding You Back!" Ferg joins Jones for technical climbing advice covering body position, cadence, tire pressure and using motor overrun on roots and ledges. It currently draws the strongest daily audience among the channel's active uploads, with the buying guide next. The EMBN Show also looks further ahead, examining a speculative 2030 bike concept alongside Honda and Merida developments.
The channel added subscribers over the week, although daily views are running at less than half their usual pace. Its weekly audience nevertheless sits toward the stronger end of its nearby motoring peers, with Trailmater Offroad Recovery having a bigger week. For EMBN, the freshest attention is split neatly between choosing the machinery and learning to climb with it.
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The best bike of 2027 is my 2024 model—fully paid for and well-maintained. 85 Nm feels so good!
@yo3429See it on YouTubeI could buy a new bike tomorrow and it would still be out dated yesterday
@SumrandumguySee it on YouTubeI just ordered the Orbea Wild LT M20 with the Avinox M2S. Now I just need to be patient until it arrives in early December 🎉
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Hope that Transition releases an updated version of the Relay and it’s removeable battery architecture
@jokermtbSee it on YouTubeYou forgot to mention Velduro
@mikeburns3297See it on YouTubeExcellent vid, really great! Masses of research must have gone into it 🎉 And picking the Wye Valley and the monastery as a back drop was a delight, thank you 😊
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Who presents EMBN's annual 2027 bikes-and-motors guide?
Steve Jones hosts the A-to-Z survey of bikes and motor systems.