When they first appeared a few years ago, e-bikes were sneered at for not being ‘proper’ bikes, transport for the fat and lazy. How times have changed. Today, they’ve been embraced by Lycra-clad roadies, back-to-nature gravel cyclists, urban delivery firms and thousands of ordinary people who just needed that little assisted push to get them back into cycling.
Arguably, though, it’s mountain bikes that have been revolutionised most by e-bike technology. Thanks to sophisticated suspension, chunky tyres and incredibly wide gearing, modern mountain bikes can cover the most hostile terrain, but their Achilles heel is weight. Add an electric motor, though, and it’s as if we’ve all rediscovered the vigour of youth and then some.
Across the Atlantic, it didn’t take long for hunters to realise that this new breed of electric bike would make a fantastic workhorse for shooting and shoot management. Back in the UK, I know of numerous shepherds who choose to use them over their quads for many tasks, but few Shots or shoot managers. Is this about
