Not gonna lie, riding knee deep powder on a bike seems like a waste but these E-Mountain bikes from Scott are looking prettay sweet. Follow along with Antoine Buffart and Mateo Verdier as they put the electric assist fun machines through their paces in the depth of winter. Heavy duty recreational equipment investment with the cheapest of the Scoot E-Mountain bikes starting at $4,599.99 but there’s a new cash for clunkers bill in France (where this was filmed) offering owners of old cars 2,500 Euros towards the purchase of an e-bike. Interesting bit of legislation.

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