BIKE TEST: E-BIKE OF THE YEAR

Part two of our e-bike test looks at direct-sales bikes – they deliver arguably better value than their shop-bought brethren from December, but test riding or even sitting on one is often an impossible task. Let us do the hard work for you then, picking out the cream from the crop. On test is

YT’S coil-sprung Decoy Shred, the Intense Tazer, Radon’s Render 10.0, Vitus E-sommet VRX, Commençal Meta AM Power Essential, and the Canyon Spectral:on CF 8.0