The new Rocky Mountain Element gets 120mm of travel, Boost spacing and 29er wheels - Jon Woodhouse / Immediate Media
You also get adjustable geometry via their very cubist Ride 9 system, which can change head angle and BB height - Jon Woodhouse / Immediate Media
The e-MTB market is really heating up. This is the new Cannondale Moterra LT, which has 160mm of bounce at either end and a Bosch motor - Jon Woodhouse / Immediate Media
The Bosch pedal-assist motor has a custom mount that angles it upwards at the front. We assume this is to help reduce chainstay length - Jon Woodhouse / Immediate Media
Having the motor tilted upwards definitely helps the approach angle if you're heading over big obstables - Jon Woodhouse / Immediate Media
Most interesting is the custom battery mount, which integrates the standard Bosch 500Wh battery into the chassis of the bike, helping to keep the weight low - Jon Woodhouse / Immediate Media
One instant downside we can see from this is that you'll need to charge the battery on the bike, unless you want to get busy with the spanners - Jon Woodhouse / Immediate Media
With 160mm of travel and a conventional shock layout rather than the pull-shock design of the current Jekyll, this might point to a new design direction for Cannondale's long travel range - Jon Woodhouse / Immediate Media
There's a new head unit from Bosch too. It's got a more compact display that's less vulnerable to damage that the old stem mounted Intuvia item - Jon Woodhouse / Immediate Media
There's also a plain old Moterra, which gets 130mm of travel. This is the entry-level model to that range. - Jon Woodhouse / Immediate Media
Despite the shorter travel, the Moterra uses Plus-sized 2.8" tyres. It'll be interesting to see how this translates into on-trail difference between the two bikes - Jon Woodhouse / Immediate Media
The Giant Trance Advanced gets the new Maestro suspension system plus Boost spacing - Jon Woodhouse / Immediate Media
That means a compression-formed carbon upper link and trunnion-mount shock - Jon Woodhouse / Immediate Media
The Liv Hail advanced is a women's enduro ripper with 160mm of travel - Jon Woodhouse / Immediate Media
The Liv Pique replaces both the Intrigue and Lust and has 120mm of travel. Both carbon and aluminium framed machines are on offer - Jon Woodhouse / Immediate Media
The entry-level bike of the Liv full suspension range is the Embolden. It's got 120mm of travel but uses their more basic flex pivot suspension design instead of the multi link Maestro - Jon Woodhouse / Immediate Media
The Magura Boltron is not a new member of the Transformers but an e-MTB upside-down fork. It's got 150mm of travel and is air sprung - Jon Woodhouse / Immediate Media
It uses a 20mm front hub that's clamped in place with Torx head bolts. There's even a neat tool that's stored in the axle - Jon Woodhouse / Immediate Media
It's a full-suspension bike, but where's the shock? This is the Bold, straight outta Switzerland - Jon Woodhouse / Immediate Media
The DT Swiss shock is actually hidden inside the belly of the beast, keeping it low down and out of the way of muck. We're hoping to get a test ride on this machine soon - Jon Woodhouse / Immediate Media
Fancy an e-MTB but don't want the weight - or in fact, any external signs that you're all E'd up - then this Vivax Assist bike will be right up your street - Jon Woodhouse / Immediate Media
When it comes to bike tech news, the biggest event on the calendar is Eurobike. The massive expo is an unholy storm of show stands and schnitzel, where manufacturers display their latest and greatest machines. When it comes to what really matters, namely riding said machines on challenging terrain, that's firmly off the Eurobike menu. That's why we're at the the Eurobike Media Demo Days event in the Austrian Alps, where we can actually test ride the hot new bikes.
A huge number of major manufacturers are present, all with demo fleets ready to ride on terrain that provides a testing time for the best of them. However, before the main course comes the appetizer, so we've pottered about the pits to seek out what's on offer to whet your new-tech tastebuds.
To set your eyes on the new Giant Trance trail bike, an enduro bike fit for a queen, a Swiss mountain machine that's hidden it's shock where the sun don't shine or Cannondale's new entry into the e-MTB fray, just take a peek at our gallery above and get excited for what 2017 will be bringing.
We'll be posting exclusive First Ride reviews of these bike and more as we ride them, so be sure to check back later this week to see how these machines perform. In the meantime, click through the photos above.
The dt swiss shock is actually hidden inside the belly of the beast, keeping it low down and out of the way of muck. we're hoping to get a test ride on this machine soon: the dt swiss shock is actually hidden inside the belly of the beast, keeping it low down and out of the way of muck. we're hoping to get a test ride on this machine soon - Jon Woodhouse / Immediate Media
Jon Woodhouse is BikeRadar's former technical editor. He has worked as editor of What Mountain Bike, web editor of Singletrack Magazine and editor of off-road.cc.
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