Is An eBike Actually Faster?

Can a 750W Bosch CX motor actually outperform a world-class fitness level on a classic cross-country loop? Neil Donoghue has decided to put this to the test by going head-to-head with our XC specialist from GMBN, James Pickering, to see if the 23kg ebike can beat the 11kg XC bike in its natural habitat. ⏱ Timestamps ⏱ 00:00 - Intro 00:43 - Meet the Riders & Bikes 01:42 - The Speed Limit Problem 02:26 - The Maths: W/Kg Breakdown 04:05 - Rolling Resistance & Tires 05:07 - The Race Begins! 07:44 - Attacking the Climbs 09:21 - Final Descent & Finish 10:00 - The Results: Who Won? 11:42 - Data Deep Dive: Heart Rate & Speed Useful Links: Subscribe to the Channel for more! 👉 https://embn.me/subscribe Submit your Photo and Video to us 👉 https://embn.me/Uploader Looking for eBike Insurance? Check here 👉 https://gmbn.eu/insurance Support The Channel At The EMBN Shop! 👉 https://embn.me/Shop The E-MTB speed limiter (15mph/25kmh) definitely made things interesting on the flats! If you were racing this 7km loop, would you rather have the 750W motor for the climbs or the lightweight agility of the XC bike for the descents? Let us know in the comments! 👇 Watch more on EMBN... 📹    • The Truth About eBike Maintenance   📹 Watch our Editor’s Choice Playlist 👉 https://embn.me/EditorsChoice 📹 Watch our Features Playlist 👉 https://embn.me/Features 🎵 Music - licensed by Epidemic Sound 🎵 Phases - Bonsaye I'll Go Everywhere - Liru I Need You Darlin' (DJ Carpenter Rework) - baegel Cartoon, Musical, Heavenly Choir 03 - Epidemic Sound Spread Love - Matt Large Whatever It Takes (Instrumental Version) - Nyck Caution War Within (Instrumental Version) - Katori Walker Lighter, Gas, Flame 01 - Epidemic Sound Settling, Pebbles, Tumbling, Rolling - Epidemic Sound #embn #ebikes #emtb #bike #ebiking #emountainbike 📸 Photos - © UCI Mountain Bike World Series / © Getty Images / © Sprint Cycling Agency The Electric Mountain Bike Network (EMBN) is the world’s leading electric mountain bike (eMTB) channel and community. Dedicated to igniting your passion for eMTBs, EMBN delivers weekly original content to inspire you to take your riding further, faster – and with more fun. Whether you live to conquer the techiest terrain – both up and down; to access and explore the beautiful backcountry; or simply to pack as much fun as you can into the precious riding time you have, EMBN is dedicated to covering eMTB from every angle. From inspiring you to go electric – helping you understand what you need, where and how to ride to get the best from your eMTB experience, and more – through showcasing and exploring the latest, most innovative tech, empowering and entertaining features, to skills videos that help you progress and can tackle ever-more adventurous terrain, and much, much more. Every week we bring you informative and entertaining videos on… The know-how… The skills… The tech… The inspiration… ...to go faster and explore more! EMBN is mountain biking… fully charged: helping you go faster, further, and with more adventures than ever before. Join the EMBN community:   / emountainbikenetwork     / emountainbikenetwork     / embntweet     / emountainbikenetwork   Thanks to our sponsors: Canyon Bikes: http://embn.me/canyon Whyte Bikes: https://embn.me/Whyte Amflow Bikes: https://embn.me/Amflow Industry Nine Wheels: https://embn.me/IndustryNine Ergon: http://embn.me/ergon Garmin: https://embn.me/garmin Schwalbe Tyres: https://embn.me/Schwalbe MET Helmets: https://embn.me/MET Bluegrass: https://embn.me/Bluegrass Park Tool: https://embn.me/parktool Watch our sister channels: Global Mountain Bike Network - https://gmbn.eu/YouTube GMBN Tech - https://gmbn.tech/YouTube Global Cycling Network - https://gcn.eu/YouTube GCN Tech - https://gcntech.co/YouTube GCN Racing - https://gcn.eu/RacingYouTube Global Triathlon Network - https://gtn.io/YouTube GCN Italia - https://gcn.eu/ItaliaYouTube GCN en Espanol - https://gcn.eu/EspanolYouTube GCN auf Deutsch - https://gcn.eu/DeutschYouTube GCN en Francais - https://gcn.eu/FrancaisYouTube GCN Training - https://gcn.eu/TrainingYouTube GCN Racing - https://gcn.eu/RacingYouTube