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Lauf eElja Electric Mountain Bike Review: Power Trip
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At 37.7 pounds, it’s a few pounds heavier than their traditional mountain bike.
Key facts
- The Race sits on E*thirteen Optimus Carbon Sidekick, tubeless-ready, six-bolt, XD freehub 29-inch wheels wrapped in Goodyear Escape Max Trail Lite 2.6-inch tires
- With many e-MTBs tipping the scales in excess of 50 pounds, the eElja’s sub-40-pound weight makes it easily maneuverable on the trail
- Then again, the reporter kind of expect to be blown away by a bike that retails for more than $8,000
- At 37.7 pounds, it’s a few pounds heavier than their traditional mountain bike
Summary
Over the past decade or so, Icelandic brand Lauf became most well known for its innovative front suspension. These days, Lauf is venturing into complete bikes, recently rolling out the new eElja electric mountain bike in one of two offerings: the high-end Race build, which boasts carbon wheels, upgraded suspension and groupset, and carbon cranks; and the slightly more modest but still amazing Weekend Warrior build, which has alloy wheels, a high-midrange groupset and suspension, and alloy cranks. The reporter recently spent a week putting the eElja (pronounced “el-ee-yah”) Race model through its paces and was absolutely blown away by about everything the bike has to offer. The eElja is fast and nimble on descents, and easy and at home on climbs.