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[[{“value”:”Here at The Loam Wolf, we have always approached our shootouts from the perspective of the rider, who use these group review features to make informed buying decisions. Our goal is to help riders who simply cannot test ride all the latest eMTBs, by providing as much data and feedback as possible to make the most successful purchases they can. As a collective, our test team has very different personalities, having grown up in different regions and riding a wide range of trail types. Similarly, we know our readers vary in age, region, and riding goals. We all have different desires on the trail, different aspirations for our riding experience, and for that reason, we know that just picking ‘The Best eBike of 2026’ is a disservice to the majority of riders.
Each year, we compile a roster of bikes we consider most relevant in their respective categories, and index them against the hundreds of bikes we’ve tested over more than a decade of testing mountain bikes. Rather than focusing on placing a crown on a single bike, our crew has put themselves in the positions of riders from beginner to expert, and considered regions from Florida, the UK, Indiana, the rocky Southwest, to the steep and deep trails of the PNW, and everywhere in between. We know every region requires different things from a bike, and we focus on those nuances in our review process.
With our 2026 eMTB Shootout, our goal is to help you have the most well-rounded understanding of the latest eMTBs for 2026 and how we’d personally prioritize our purchases on what matters most. Through more than 3,000 man-hours of research, testing and planning, we hope you can formulate an educated opinion based on our unbiased, real-world experience, and decide which is the perfect eBike for you.
Written Feature: https://theloamwolf.com/emtb/2026-emtb-shootout/
These intensive group reviews would not be possible without some amazing partners. Their support ensures our entire crew can ride all these bikes on a variety of terrain to establish real-world data for our audience.
Fox Racing kept the team warm during the odd storm, comfortable on hot days, and ensured we were always looking cool while staying protected.
Schwalbe Tires provided control tires with amazing and predictable performance, and 2 weeks of testing across the 15 test eMTBs with zero flat tires.
We’d also like to thank our destination hosts. We stayed at Glorieta Adventure Camps just outside Santa Fe, New Mexico and we were supported by Sante Fe City and Santa Fe County and their Tourism Dept. Thanks for the hospitality, and you should definitely get down there for yourself!
Sponsor Links:
https://www.foxracing.com/
https://www.schwalbetires.com/
https://www.santafe.org/
https://www.santafecountynm.gov/community-development/economic-development
https://glorieta.org/
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Chapters:
0:00:00 – Intro
0:02:55 – Drive Unit Tech Talk
0:07:11 – Bosch Vs Avinox Range Test
0:10:12 – Amflow PR
0:16:24 – Aventon Current
0:25:11 – Cannondale Moterra LT
0:29:58 – Canyon Spectral:ON
0:35:36 – Forbidden Dreadnought E
0:41:29 – Intense Tazer
0:47:36 – Marin Alpine Trail E
0:54:06 – Mondraker Zendit
0:59:36 – Norco Sight VLT A
1:04:04 – Pivot Shuttle AMP’d
1:10:31 – Pivot Shuttle LT
1:18:31 – Propain Ekano 3 AL
1:23:56 – Rocky Mountain Altitude Powerplay
1:30:09 – Santa Cruz Vala AL
1:35:01 – Specialized Levo EVO
1:41:06 – The Awards!”}]] Read More The Loam Wolf
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