You only have to look back a couple of years at electric mountain bikes to realise how quickly the bikes have moved forward. A new generation of electric mountain bikes are emerging from major manufacturers that are better thought out and executed than ever before, and the Cannondale Moterra is one of them.
Gone are the days of a battery pack awkwardly shoved onto a bodged frame, here we have a frame and suspension set up that’s designed specifically around its motor; some of its components are even designed specifically for motorised mountain biking. The controversy surrounding such machines is a fire that fails to die down, but for people to say that these bikes aren’t improving would simply be wrong.
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Anyway, back to the bike. The €5,999 (international pricing is still TBC) Moterra is an e-MTB that’s based on a 130mm trail bike chassis, and one that uses plus tyres. At the heart of the Moterra’s bulky front triangle is a 250w version of Bosch’s Performance CX motor. With 75n/m of torque it provides adjustable pedal assistance from 50-300 percent via four preset modes, that’s everything from a gentle push to a big old shove.
Take a look at the position — and in particular the angle — of the Moterra’s motor and you’ll see Cannondale has worked to keep the chainstays from being too lengthy, although the 2.8in Schwalbe Nobby Nic tyres the bike is designed around mean the measurement stands at 457mm. That’d still be long for a non-motorised bike, yet it’s really very short compared to some of its competition. Take Scott’s E-Genius, which uses the same motor, it features 490mm chainstays.
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