A fun trail bike with an engine

"The E-Spark features some very clever details: for example, the engineers have put the speed sensor into the brake disc, thus eliminating engine failure due to sensors slipping down the spokes. What we also like: the cables and wires on the E-Spark models disappear almost completely in the frame. As you would expect, the E-Spark is really good at climbing. We only had to use the powerful Boost-mode from Shimano in really steep climbs or technical trail sections. Climbing in Trail-mode is very harmonious and the E-Spark even masters trails that might have prior appeared as inaccessible. The 120/130 -mm suspension is sensitive and convinces all along the line."

– MountainBIKE 04/17