Full-suspension

Best Shimano eMTBs 2026: 6 EP600, EP801 and RS-tuned bikes worth buying
The best Shimano eMTBs in 2026 cover a surprisingly wide spread of riding, from affordable hardtails for bridleways and forest tracks to carbon enduro bikes with enough suspension for properly rough trail-centre and natural terrain. Shimano is no longer the only big name in eMTB motors. Bosch has pushed its latest Performance Line CX harder,…
Best eMTBs under £5,000 in 2026: 9 full-suspension bikes worth buying
Five thousand pounds is a serious amount of money for a mountain bike, but it is also one of the most competitive points in the UK eMTB market in 2026. Spend wisely and the best eMTBs under £5,000 can now get you a carbon frame, an 800Wh battery, proper four-piston brakes or genuinely capable suspension…
Best full-suspension eMTBs under £4,000 2026: proper trail bikes without premium pricing
The best full-suspension eMTBs under £4,000 now include bikes that would have looked implausible at this price only a short time ago: carbon mainframes, 800Wh batteries, Bosch Performance Line CX motors, proper four-piston brakes and suspension packages capable of taking on rough UK trail centres rather than merely smoothing out towpaths. The important part is…
Best Bosch eMTBs 2026: CX, PX and smart system electric mountain bikes for UK riders
The best Bosch eMTBs 2026 cover far more ground than they did even a year ago. Bosch still has the familiar full-power Performance Line CX at the centre of the range, but current bikes now stretch from approachable 50Nm hardtails to 800Wh trail bikes, lighter 600Wh all-mountain builds and long-travel enduro machines that can unlock…
Best women’s electric mountain bikes 2026: nine eMTBs for UK riders
The best women’s electric mountain bikes 2026 are not watered-down versions of men’s bikes. They are eMTBs that fit properly, put the controls within easy reach and give the rider the right balance of power, grip and handling for the trails they actually ride. For some riders, that will be a women-specific frame with an…
Best eMTB for UK Trail Centres 2026: eMTBs for Green, Blue, Red and Black Routes
The best eMTB for UK trail centres is not automatically the bike with the most suspension, the largest battery or the most powerful motor. It is the bike that suits the routes you actually ride. A rider spending most weekends on flowing blue trails and forest tracks has very different needs from someone tackling black-graded…
Best eMTB in the Balfe Bikes sale: 10 electric mountain bike deals worth buying
The best eMTB in the Balfe Bikes sale is currently the Trek Fuel EXe 9.5, which drops from £5,550 to £2,749. That is a saving of £2,801 on a carbon-framed lightweight electric mountain bike with a quiet TQ motor and 150mm of front suspension. It is not the only deal worth considering. Balfe’s Bikes currently…
Best beginner eMTB 2026: the smartest first electric mountain bikes for UK riders
Buying your first eMTB should feel exciting, not like being dropped into a swamp of motor numbers, battery sizes, suspension travel and geometry charts. The best beginner eMTB is not automatically the cheapest electric mountain bike, and it is not always the one with the biggest battery or most powerful motor. It is the bike…
The best eMTBs to buy in the January sales 2026
January is one of the smartest times to buy an electric mountain bike in the UK because it’s when retailers typically clear out remaining stock, discount last-year colourways, and sharpen prices on bikes that have been sitting in specific sizes. The catch is that January sales eMTB deals are rarely “one size fits all”: a…