With over 325 years in business, Husqvarna is one of the longest-running brands of any kind and has over a century of experience in the world of motorbikes. But does all that heritage and history mean they can compete with some of the best electric mountain bikes out there?
They are part of the Pierer group, which is also home to the GasGas e-MTB range as well as KTM motorcycles, all with a long history of making two wheels go fast off-road, so I was excited to see how the MC5 stacked up. Husqvarna’s full-suspension bikes are split into two ranges. The Hard Cross or HC range, which are 180/170mm travel e-enduro bikes, and the Mountain Cross or MC range, which are trail bikes with 150mm of travel front and rear and in keeping with the moto theme, both utilize a mullet setup with smaller rear wheels.
