Love them or loathe them, e-bikes are here to stay. Here are the five most brilliant/unique/crazy specimens we spotted at Eurobike 2016.
We take a look at five unique e-bikes for 2017
1. PedalPower eTandem FS
A full-suspension tandem is already pretty niche, but the eTandem FS has a motor on board too. The spec list on this bike includes parts we haven't seen for nearly five years, and imagine the looks you'd get riding this past another rider, leaving your riding companion at the rear to hang their head in shame.
2. Riese & Müller Delite GT Touring
It may not be much of a looker, but the Delite GT Touring could pave the way for commuters of the future. The bike includes full suspension and voluminous Schwalbe tyres, which should create a comfortable ride, while Bosch's CX motor cranks put out a maximum torque of 75Nm. The bike can be upgraded too to include satellite navigation.
3. Trenoli Ruvido
Even taller children can join the e-bike 'revolution' with the Trenoli Ruvido. It has been designed with a slightly smaller frame, rolls on 24" wheels and sits somewhere between a hybrid and a mountain bike.
4. Rotwild R.G+ FS
This German bike has added a big, powerful motor to a downhill mountain bike with eight inches of suspension at each end. Sandwiched between the cranks is a motor that produces a colossal 90Nm of torque, which could spell the end to your uplift days. Rotwild has also designed the bike with those inevitable crashes in mind, with an e-bike control unit and display much smaller than on other electric bikes, very sensible.
5. Bionicon Engine
This 27.5 plus bike packs 140mm of suspension travel at either end and the integrated motor comes courtesy of Shimano's E8000. This choice of motor allowed Bionicon to design a bike with a slammed rear-end and probably the shortest chainstays seen on an e-bike so far.
