Silence is golden
French company Electric Motion has been churning out impressive offroaders since 2008. But for 2022 it has taken another step up, making an electric-powered trials bike that’s a truly viable alternative to petrol.
The Epure all-electric trials bike comes with a multitude of features, the key one being a working diaphragm clutch, with TKO (tick-over). If you’re new to electric bikes, most operate like a twist-and-go scooter, meaning that you simply operate the throttle to move forward.
The new Epure Race, however, is unique as it offers a conventional clutch, with a biting point and tick over. There are still no conventional gears, but the clutch allows the rider to personalise and control the initial movement of the bike, from very slow and smoothly using the balance of the clutch and tick over,
