£5,999 • 29/27.5in • haibike.com
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● Full-carbon e-bike with 160mm travel front and rear
● Yamaha PW-X2 motor with 600Wh removable battery
● RockShox Zeb Charger R fork and Super Deluxe Select shock and full Shimano XT groupset are no-nonsense performers
● Mullet-sized DT Swiss wheels shod with quality Maxxis Assegai/Minion DHR II tyres
Haibike has been producing e-bikes longer than most. And by only producing e-bikes it’s not tied to building electric versions of existing analogue models in order to make sense to consumers. It can also concentrate its resources on developing assisted models, rather than being pulled in two directions. Which should give the brand a unique advantage over traditional manufacturers. That’s the theory, but does this work in reality?
While it might not have any regular analogue bikes in
