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CUBE STEREO HYBRID 160 HPC £5,799

The first full-suspension e-bike we ever tested at mbr was a Cube Stereo Hybrid with 27.5in wheels and a Bosch motor back in 2014. For £1,100 more you now get modern geometry, a hugely improved motor, bigger battery, carbon frame, wide-range gearing and a burly Fox 38 fork. Whichever way you slice it, that’s progress.

To remove the 625Wh Bosch PowerTube battery, you press a spring-loaded button behind the head tube, which releases the

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