CHEAP AMAZON ELECTRIC BIKE VS EXPENSIVE TOP OF THE RANGE E-MTB!

This e-bike costs £555, while this one costs £6,399, only putting them head-to-head to see how they compare. Hello everyone, today is going to be epic, because in the last head-to-head challenge, the cheap bike I used wasn't electrified, and you guys thought it wasn't fair, so I've decided to buy the Swifty e-mountain bike from Amazon. I found this for £555, and it is a hardtail mountain bike with an electric motor in the rear hub there. We've got seven gears on it, we've got double discs, front and rear, there is no dropper post, no rear suspension, and we're going to be putting it head-to-head with the beautiful and brand new Canyon Torque-on-CF9. This far more superior and expensive bike comes straight out of the box as a winning machine. It has Fox 38 forks up front, we've got the Fox Flow X2 factory rear shock in there, it's also got the Shimano EP8 motor delivering 85Nm of torque. I've also fitted Halo Gravitas wheelset on here, along with the Goodyear Newton tyres for insane grip whilst trying to stop or flying into corners. So without any further ado, let's get into the woods and start the first challenges. First challenge, the hill climb challenge, exactly why an e-bike is amazing. Watch how easy it is. On the Canyon Torque-on, seat up, so chill. Now it's time for the nifty Swifty. Let's see if we can do it on this beast. Wow, that's surprising actually. So that first challenge was just to get the feelers of the power of that bike. We've got a bigger hill here, so is this bike going to make it through this bog and up there? The Canyon of course is going to fire through. Why I'm wearing a white t-shirt, I'll never know. And I can just click through these gears straight up, no trouble. As I know this bike doesn't have the same power, we're going to start a little bit further back so we can get into the power band, through this bog section. I'm in the lowest gear already, so... Yo, made it. Now it's time for the brake test. I'm going to go back up to the top of there. We'll set this log as, not that one, it's massive. We're going to set this little stick as the braking point. Here we go. That was alright. Let's leave it leant up, show you what the Canyon can do. Even in them slippy conditions, that was well easy, look. I've still got 50 PSI in here as well. On to the next challenge. The next challenge is the head-to-head race. I'm going to start at the top. I'm going to hit one of the trails down here, cut off into this section up the hill, down there with them trees at the bottom as a finish line. Three, two, one, driving. Go on. Here we go, power's kicking in. Fiery, let's get it. Try not to lose the chain there, that bike. Oh, it's so scary, the brakes don't even work. Oh, I'm scared of these tyres. Come on. Down to the edge. Oh. Oh, God. Come here. Oh, on the tree. I'm scared, the brakes don't work. Yes. Next challenge is the trial challenge. That's what I love about e-bikes, you can make these fun little sections and then... Oh, no, Louis is down. Oh, no. Let's clean this section then. Hopefully, Louis cleans it as well and doesn't land on his back. Right, that section's done. And we're in here. Can't really see how slippy and tight it is. Manage that. Oh, yo. That was well good. It's now time for the swifty and with this heavy low gear of it, I think it's going to be quite hard, but... Oh. We somehow managed that. Oh. Oh, my God. Ah. Okay, the swifty's not good at trials. The gears aren't low enough. There's no grip on the tyres. But I actually went further than I thought it would go. Overall, this bike is doing all right for 500 quid. But what's it like at jumping? Let's find out. We've now come over to a jump. I haven't been here for ages. The lip has been built up so we can get more air time. And unless you've been living under a rock, you know that canyons can jump super well. So let's just blast out a few tricks on here before I get scared and attempt it on that swifty. Oh, my God. That was massive. I jumped over your head, didn't I? Let's do some more. I'm loving this. Feels well dreamy. This is a medium. So it's a nice bit smaller than you'd want if you were actually, like, my size and didn't do tricks. Because I like to move the bike around and do tricks. Medium's perfect for me. Good for manuals. It's 360s on an e-bike. It works perfect. I want to just get a slow motion nose that can. Then we'll switch on to the swifty. That was even a heavy landing on that beast. Now I'm on the swifty. Hard tail, thinnest forks ever made. It's pretty scary. Let me just hit it straight first. See how it feels. Here we go. Oh, oh, ow. Let's start off lightly and get a little suey on there. Oh, the brakes don't work. Oh, no, wow. I'm actually going to go off the smaller lip so I don't die. Yes. Oh, suey. My hands weren't even back on. That's so, so scary on that. Right, that is it. The whole thing is bending. That's so horrible. I know I've got to go quicker to clear it better. But already that landing's so flat. I don't need to make excuses up. It's terrifying. Look at it. Look at them. Let's get into an urban environment. See what else we can do on these bikes. The next challenge is an urban classic. It's the stair set of doom. I'm going to blast down on this and then see if it's possible on the cheap one. Let's get it. Big sends. Wow. On the cheapy. As I said, I'm not doubling in. Oh, it's not too bad. Oh, my God. It's so death. The fork's making such death sounds. Surviving it, though. There we go. The canyon once again smashed the cheap bike on this ridiculous stair set of doom. We're now going to move on to some more challenges to see what other stuff we can put these bikes through. Next challenge has been chosen because I think the Swifty may be the expensive bike. We're going to drop in here on this pump track. No pedaling allowed. Three, two, one. Swifty. There we go. Now that is what I call a quick time. We measured that at about 14.25. Can I beat it on the canyon? Let's find out. Three, two, one. There we go. Straight in. Oh, my God. This is going to be slower because of the full suspension. Ow. There we go. We've just got a time of 15.05 on the expensive canyon. The Swifty is quicker at pump tracks. Maybe we shouldn't mention that to canyon, actually. The next challenge is the top to bottom challenge. We're going to start here, and we're going to set a time down to that bottom Olympic ring there. You're on the cheap bike, Louis. Think that'll be fun. I'm going to stay on the canyon because it's new, and I love it. It's the best thing ever. So I'm going to film you go down there, and you can set the first time. Three, two, one. Go. Oh, he's in. Oh, my God. That was well good. Well, at least I look impressive. Yeah, stand up, then. This is crap. Actually, it's not that crap. Oh, my God. Cutty, eh? I wonder if that looks easy and cool. Oh, I don't know what the route is. Is that the bottom? Three, two, one. Dropping. There we go. Free ride. Whoa. Hooray. You didn't have to stay on the track. You could have just sent it like that. This thing's way quicker. Next challenge is for you to decide. Simply, we're going to come down that hill, grab a load of the back brake, and see which bike can drift the best around and down this bit into that bit of trail. Good old-fashioned fun. Let's get it. Next challenge we've come across is this fallen log, which can be used to emulate a trail that might have a log in the way. I can get over it easily on this. Well, I say easily. I haven't tried yet. Let's see if it will work on the Swifty after I've done it on this beast. Well, let's do it back the other way as well. See? Chill on this. You can use your suspension to bounce into it and over. Swifty's very heavy. This is also quite heavy. It is an e-bike. But with the compression and bounce, you can sort of make the weight disappear. So let's try it on that and see if it's possible. That worked. Let me try the bigger bit. Oh, yeah. Just definitely not as stylish and easy as on that bike. But it is possible. Completed it. Next one. The final challenge is upon us, and this is the towing challenge. We moved it over the canyon. You know it's possible. I've done it already. If I can even slightly move it with the cheapy special, that is going to be mind-blowing. Let's give it a go. That's just my leg power. The motor doesn't kick in until you start moving. So that is it for the challenges and the head-to-head between these two very differently priced e-bikes. And this little Swifty actually survived much better than I thought it would. I guess £500 isn't really that cheap, but some of the parts on here are unbelievable. So dangerous, the forks. I mean, it does say no jumping or stunting on the top here. The wheels are actually quite strong. I think that's because an e-bike has to be rated differently, and they probably have to go through some sort of other ratings to allow it to be sold. So, yeah, it wasn't too bad, but obviously the canyon torque on, looking all beautiful over here, destroyed that thing. Hill climbs, stair sets, downhill, racing, grip, braking. I mean, it's outshone that by miles, and obviously it would with a price tag of over £6,000, but you literally get what you pay for. That is an insane bit of kit. Obviously, if you wanted to get into a bit of e-biking, you wanted to go down the pub or something, that might be one for you, but I wouldn't even dare risk buying that to ride in a bike park. See you in the next one.