Haibike can be accredited as one of the e-MTB pioneers although they weren’t first to the line with the recent burgeoning lightweight e-MTB category. The German e-Goliath wasn’t going to be left out releasing the Lyke 140mm trail e-MTB and proclaiming it to be the “beginning of a new era”.
Although Haibike has been almost omnipresent in the e-MTB scene, the brand has struggled to solidify its position amongst the best electric mountain bikes. They look to change this with the Lyke which is the lightest and ‘sharpest’ bike they have produced. I got invited out to the Haibike HQ in Schweinfurt, Germany, and took the Lyke out for a spin on their local trails to get a taste of what's in store for this new era.
