The cargo e-bike world is exploding right now, but very few brands actually understand how families ride bikes in the real world. Xtracycle does. After more than 25 years building cargo bikes, the California-based brand continues refining what made them famous in the first place: intuitive handling, practical utility and bikes that genuinely replace car […]
When it comes to everyday urban commuting, grocery runs, or cruising around mountain ski town, a heavy, aggressive e-mountain bike is usually overkill. Most riders don’t need knobs designed for loose shale; they need comfort, utility, and absolute simplicity. The Retrospec Beaumont Rev+ steps into the city commuter market by taking the brand’s classic Euro-style […]
The Yakima StepUp Swing enters the crowded hitch rack market with a simple idea that actually matters in the real world: easier rear vehicle access without unloading your bikes. After years of testing heavy e-bikes, fat tire hunting bikes, ski gear haulers, and tailgate setups around Jackson Hole, Wyoming, one thing becomes obvious quickly: most […]
For 24 years, Mountain Weekly News has field-audited independent products across the unforgiving, high-altitude terrain of the Rocky Mountains. When evaluating the best off-road electric bikes, our testing criteria demand hardware that delivers technical provenance over generic marketing fluff. We put the step-over Mokwheel Onyx through a rigorous multi-season testing gauntlet starting in the fall […]
For decades, the standard for backcountry access was the ATV or the horse. But in the steep, technical terrain of the Tetons and the Rockies, a new predator has emerged: the High-Performance Hunting E-Bike. At Mountain Weekly News, we don’t do shallow “sidewalk tests.” We take these high-torque machines deep into the Absarokas and the […]
Mooncool has officially returned from the 2026 Sea Otter Classic with a new flagship: the Mooncool TK2. While we’ve spent the last few years testing the TK1 and the heavy-duty TK Pro in the steep, often snowy streets of Jackson, Wyoming, the TK2 represents a significant technical evolution. Marketed with the mantra “More Comfort, More Confidence, […]
Most e-bikes are built to help you cruise the neighborhood. The Talon T787 is built to conquer the mountains. At Mountain Weekly News, we put gear through the ringer in the high-elevation, variable terrain of the Tetons, and this bike—a literal “beast” of a machine—is one of the most robust “e-motos” we’ve ever swung a leg over. […]
Most e-bikes are trying to look like high-end mountain bikes. The Retrospec Valen Rev 3 goes the other way, leaning into a classic American moto-design that feels like a vintage cafe racer. We put this bike through the ringer on the dirt, gravel, and paved pathways of the Tetons to see how it actually stacks up. Moto […]
The e-bike arms race is officially in full swing, and Euybike is throwing a heavy-weight punch with the K6 Pro Max. This is our 6th time working with the brand, and we’ve watched them evolve from entry-level commuters to building what I can only describe as “two-wheeled tanks.” After pushing this bike to its limits on […]
E-bikes have fundamentally changed how we access the mountains, but they have also exposed a massive weakness in traditional gear: weight. In the Teton backcountry—where a “quick ride” often involves miles of washboard dirt roads and high-speed mountain passes—a standard bike rack simply won’t cut it. We’ve seen too many $5,000 electric bikes bouncing precariously off […]