The not-quite-sufficiently air-conditioned halls of Messe Frankfurt oozed with new biking tech within the 2023 version of the Eurobike industry display. A few of it will exchange the trade eternally. A few of it is going to by no means see the sunshine of day. For one reason why or any other, all of it’s attention-grabbing. We now have lots to turn you guys over the approaching days (and most probably weeks), however right here’s a handy guide a rough spherical up of a few rad new eMTBs and mountain motorcycles we’ve had the excitement of seeing within the flesh.

Rotwild R.X 1000 with Pinion ONE:E MGU

Coming quickly is the brand new Rotwild RX 1000 whole with the all-new Pinion Venture ON.E Motor Gearbox Unit. A 960 Wh battery powers an 85 Nm Motor with an built-in transmission, turning in a 12 Velocity eBike and not using a derailleur.

In this chain-driven eBike, an appendage remains to be fixed to the dropout, however this chain tensioner is far smaller and thus much less inclined than a standard derailleur; it serves to take in the chain slack created because the Rotwild’s efficient rear middle period varies via its rear wheel journey.

Main points at the Rotwild R.X 1000 eMTB are a bit skinny for now, however we reckon it’ll ship round 140/150mm of rear wheel journey by the use of its four-bar linkage, pairing that with a 150mm fork. Extra main points to return in this cutting edge new eBike.

At the moment, the Pinion Venture ON:E MGU eDrive will also be discovered on Rotwild, Simplon, Bulls, Flyer, and Pegasus motorcycles, however we get the sensation the program will transform a quite common sighting at the trails in years yet to come.

Scott Endorphin Race Thought Motorcycle

From prototypes to idea motorcycles, we deliver you a whole Purple Herring. Scott had some folks hook, line and sinker with one. Alas, I used to be reliably knowledgeable that if I had been to trip it off a small curb, it could most likely destroy in part. This three-D revealed Scott Endorphin is simply an idea, designed to recreate the unique Endorphin race motorbike of 1996 in a extra trendy aesthetic.

Allutech Armageddon eMTB

Shifting onto reasonably extra rideable motorcycles, on the DT Swiss sales space we noticed an Allutech Cycles Armageddon eMTB with a 57° head attitude. The body package for the acoustic model is yours for two,999 €, so be expecting the eBike to retail at one thing some distance north of that. A tale will practice with extra main points at the German logo’s newest electrical motorbike.

Constructed across the 85 Nm Shimano EP8 motor, the made-in-Germany Allutech Armageddon body delivers its rear wheel journey by the use of a four-bar linkage, with damping looked after by means of the DT Swiss 535 ONE surprise. Chainstay period will also be adjusted on the dropout. Extra to return at the up to date suspension elements from DT which might be mentioned to have progressed small bump sensitivity over their predecessors.

Myotragus Dorothea DH Motorcycle

The Mallorcan Myotragus Dorothea prototype fronted the Trickstuff sales space. This 200mm journey downhill motorbike delivers an virtually straight-line rearward axle trail by the use of its digital high-pivot twin-link design. We prior to now were given the advance tale with founders Roger Pisà and Juan Bujosa.

The Myotragus used to be house to the highly-acclaimed Trickstuff Direttissima brakes; this set taking advantage of three-D revealed titanium levers evolved in partnership with Trumpf, creators of additive production programs.

Nicolai Saturn 11 Swift eMTB

Nicolai has a few new eMTBs underneath the identify, Swift. Each are constructed across the Bosch Efficiency Line SX Motor that introduced closing week. The two kg motor augments rider enter to the music of 55 Nm torque, and is powered by means of a 400 Wh battery. The 110mm journey Saturn 11 Swift (above) and the 140mm journey Saturn 14 Swift (beneath) too can employ the 250 Wh vary extender that matches onto water bottle mounts within the entrance triangle.

CDuro Enduro Motorcycle Made by means of CompoTech

Intend BC had their very own sales space at Eurobike for the primary time. Amongst different high-end portions, owner Cornelius Kapfinger used to be appearing off a prototype USD carbon fork that he’s creating along with Czech corporate, CompoTech. The prototype fork is recently dwelling on a machine-made carbon fiber body from CompoTech’s motorbike logo, CDuro.

The body is made with carbon composite fabrics, manufactured via an automatic procedure referred to as Built-in Loop Generation. We’re instructed the method comes to automatic fiber winding, so the danger of human error is eradicated.

The prototype fork may be very a lot in line with the Intend Edge fork for enduro driving, however the brand new carbon uppers shave a not-insignificant 100g at the general weight. Cornelius remains to be operating on creating a protected press have compatibility for the carbon uppers (historically, lowers) into the machined aluminum crown.

Prototype GasGas Enduro eMTB with Unidentified Motor

On the GasGas sales space we noticed a prototype long-travel eMTB that used to be house to an unidentified motor. Whilst lots of the GasGas eBikes are powered by means of a Yamaha motor, this one isn’t. Nobody used to be readily available to expose data at the motorbike, by no means thoughts its motor, so we’re left to take a position. For the reason that the motorbike used to be house to AXS elements with the SRAM T-Kind Derailleur and flat-top chain, we all know which logo we’d bet on.

Top up at the wall of the Labeled Biking sales space used to be the brand new Commencal Meta V5 Enduro motorbike, rocking the Labeled Powershift Hub. Phrase is, the Commencal Enduro Venture Workforce (together with Alex Rudeau) is trying out out the gadget for imaginable use at the race motorcycles later this season.

For the ones unfamiliar, the Labeled Powershift Hub necessarily delivers a 2x drivetrain with out the desire for a entrance derailleur, or two chainrings. That’s due to the interior gearing of the hub that gives two imaginable ratios during the complete vary of the cassette you want to pair it with. Thus, the Commencal Meta V5 with the Labeled Powershift Hub and 12 pace cassette if truth be told boasts 24 gears.

Some benefits of the gadget come with using a extra compact 12 pace cassette (11-40T), with the 24 gears bumping vary as much as 530%. It additionally lets in to be used of a much less inclined short-cage derailleur and a shorter chain.

Then again, the most important benefit for mountain bikers, and particularly the ones in a rush, is the facility to shift underneath load. Switching tools the usage of the Powershift hub provides you with an efficient shift via 2-3 gears when in comparison to a standard 1x drivetrain. That’s going to be particularly useful when you want to step at the gasoline following a good, technical nook, or when rolling right into a marvel steep technical climb. It’ll be attention-grabbing to look how Alex and co get on with this one.

Nicolai Nucleon 16 with Lal Motorcycles Supre Force

Now not particularly new, however nonetheless noteworthy, is the Nicolai Nucleon 16, a high-pivot enduro mountain motorbike designed along with the Lal Motorcycles Supre Force. With a 230mm eye-to-eye surprise, with a 60mm or 65 mm stroke, the Nucleon 16 Supre can ship 165mm or 178 mm of rear wheel journey. It’s designed round a 29″ wheelset, however will also be configured as a mullet.

For now, it stays the one manufacturing motorbike to be had with the opposite drivetrain. In brief, the Supre Force splits the 2 main roles of a standard derailleur into two entities that paintings in unison with one any other to ship tools shifts and arrange chain stress.

We coated the Supre Force intimately closing yr when Lal Motorcycles owner, Cedric Eveleigh, first introduced it. The Supre Force observed here’s up to date with cnc-machined aluminum derailleur hyperlinks, as in comparison to the three-D revealed plastic hyperlinks we noticed at the Nucleon 16 at Eurobike in 2022. The derailleur, chain tensioner and loafer pulley are all made at Lal Motorcycles’ personal manufacturing facility in BC, Canada.

One attention-grabbing function of the Supre Force is its hydraulically-damped chain tensioner. The tube containing the damper fluid is tucked up throughout the downtube.

Crossworx Trip290 x Gates Belt Force x Labeled Powershift

In continuation of this theme of other drivetrains, on the Gates Carbon Force sales space we noticed a Crossworx Go back and forth 290 eBike prototype, whole with Bosch SX Motor, 400 Wh CompactTube Battery, Gates Carbon Force and the Labeled Powershift Hub. To start with look, this one appears to be a single-speed eMTB, however due to the Labeled Powershift Hub it’s if truth be told, fairly stealthily, operating a two-speed drivetrain. The motorbike, as pictured right here, weighs a claimed 20.2 kg.

For us, the Crossworx eMTB used to be definitey probably the most display highlights – extra main points in this cutting edge new eBike right here.