£ 12,999
While there’s a long line of brands promising lightweight, mid-powered e-bikes, Forestal has already delivered not one, but two models, both with 29in wheels. There’s the 150mm-travel Cyon for highspeed trail riding or the 170mm-travel Siryon for smashing out laps on the most rowdy descents. And it’s the latter that we’re testing here.
And by mid-powered, that means both platforms use a compact 60Nm, 250W Forestal EonDrive motor, powered by a 360Wh integrated battery that can be boosted to 610Wh with the optional 250Wh range extender. That’s almost as much power and more battery capacity than the first-generation e-bikes, all in a sub-20kg package.
Forestal’s 3.2in integrated top tube display gives the cockpit of the Siryon a Tesla feel to the electronics, even though the brand is based in Andorra, not Silicon Valley. The touch-screen display is the biggest we’ve seen, and because the bike also has a built-in GPS unit, you’ve got maps right in front of you if you need them. There’s also a find-myphone style geolocation feature, should you be
