Ryan Leech on e-MTBs interview

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I had the opportunity to speak with Ryan Leech recently about the controversial subject of e-bikes, in particular, e-mountain bikes (e-mtbs).

• How to track stand on a mountain bike
• Shimano plans to make e-bikes indistinguishable from normal bikes

Ryan’s been a professional mountain biker for over 20 years. During that time, he’s appeared in numerous mountain bike films, performed thousands of bike stunt shows all over the world, and hosted a how-to series on the Ride Guide TV Show. He’s taken his message further by producing a cult-classic instructional DVD called ‘Mastering the Art of Trials’, and is now running an online mountain bike skill development website.

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BikeRadar: When was the first time you saw an e-mountain bike?

Ryan Leech: The first time I recall seeing an e-bike in British Columbia, it was Bjorn Enga from Kranked movie fame, 7 or 8 years ago. He’s adding motors to Santa Cruz V10 downhill bikes.

E-bikes have the opportunity to bring a whole new demographic into this sport

What are some uses for e-bikes?

The big challenge though is what is the etiquette? Will we need separate trails?

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