Test Rossignol E-Track Trail: Really Easy-Going

Many current e-bikes and e-mountain bikes want to impress with incredible features such as baggy equipment, an insane motor, limitless eConnectivity or other features. The Rossignol E-Track Trail does not want that, it focuses on the essentials, namely to give the driver an e-bike on the way, which is easy to handle, which is well tuned and which makes fun on the trails.

The harmonious setting
When I arrive at the meeting point this morning to test the e-bike, my test bike is already there, spick and span. The first impression puts a smile on my face, because Rossignol has really succeeded with the design: Colors, proportions, lettering, that's what an e-mountain bike has to look like nowadays and the mighty down tube, that's really something. I lift the e-bike by the saddle to turn it to my side and think to myself, "Wow, how light is the rear wheel". It feels like a bicycle. The components are also convincing, nothing over the top and nothing cheap, in short a successful set: in terms of suspension, a decent suspension fork from RockShox with 150 mm travel and an equivalent damper of the same brand were installed. This provides sufficient comfort off-road, and even light jumps are possible with the all-mountain e-bike. The brakes are a four-piston model from Shimano with hydraulic brake discs, which ensure strong braking performance with a diameter of 203 mm. The SLX mountain bike shifting system from Shimano was chosen for the gearshift. Big plus with the Rossignol E-Track Trail and its setting: the component sets are largely adhered to and not mixed with components from cheaper sets. Fixed component sets from manufacturers such as Shimano SLX, Shimano XT, Shimano Deore, Shimano XTR, etc. should always be used consistently and not mixed with other sets. This is because a well-functioning tuning suffers. Many bike brands do this anyway to reduce costs and...