Pro bike: Dan Evans’ Cannondale Habit Neo e-MTB

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(Image credit: Dan Evans)

For most riders, e-bikes are a great fitness and skill leveller that allow those who are less able to get out on rides or ride with faster groups, which wouldn't be possible unassisted. However, increasingly, we are seeing e-bikes being used by the elite riders of the sport as a way to enhance training. For mountain bikers, it’s a great way to pack in as many downhills as possible, refining descending skills quicker and without the reliance on a chairlift or driver to shuttle you and your bike up the hill.

Two-time British hill-climbing champion Dan Evans is no different and has been supplementing his hill climbing and time trial training aboard his Cannondale Habit Neo e-MTB. While the mountain biking skills the Habit helps cultivate may not directly benefit the skills he needs on a hill climb or TT, it's still a useful training tool. We caught up with Evans to drill into the facts of how riding e-MTB benefits his training.

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Dan Evans' Cannondale Habit Neo 2 specifications
FrameCannondale Habit Neo
MotorBosch Performance Line CX 250W
BatteryBosch PowerTube, 625Wh
E-system displayBosch Kiox
ForkRockShox 35 Gold RL 140mm fork
ShockRockShox Deluxe Select+ RT 130mm
GroupsetSRAM GX/NX Eagle 12
BrakeMagura MT5, 220mm/203mm rotors
WheelsetStan's NoTubes Flow S1
TyresMaxxis Rekon
HandlebarCannondale 3 Riser
StemCannondale 1
SeatpostCannondale DownLow Dropper
SaddleFabric Scoop Shallow Elite

Graham has been part of the Cyclingnews team since January 2020. He has mountain biking at his core and can mostly be found bikepacking around Scotland or exploring the steep trails around the Tweed Valley. Not afraid of a challenge, Graham has gained a reputation for riding fixed gear bikes both too far and often in inappropriate places.