NUKEPROOF MEGAWATT 297 FACTORY ALLOY

Nukeproof’s Mega just got a simple but electrifying makeover

- Alan Muldoon

£7,000 / 29-27.5in / nukeproof.com

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Motorised version of the V4 Nukeproof Mega, with 170mm travel front and rear

Designed around the Shimano EP8 85Nm motor and 630Wh battery

First MX wheel Mega, and it runs 2.5in tyres front and rear

Takes a 620ML bottle with an adapter mount supplied with the bike

Five frame sizes: Small to XXL, where the larger sizes have steeper seat angles to better centre the rider when seated

Three versions available: Comp £5,000, Elite £6,000 and Factory £7,000

Kilowatt, Terawatt, Gigawatt and Megawatt. All units of power, but only one of them is the new e-bike from Nukeproof. With no Tera or Kilo bikes in the current Nukeproof range, that just leaves the Mega and the Giga platforms that can be powered up. One look at the Giga and it’s obvious that the low-slung suspension layout precludes it from accepting a motor, making the Mega the obvious platform on which to develop Nukeproof’s first e-bike.

Built around Shimano’s compact EP8 motor and 630Wh battery, the Megawatt really is a plug and play version of the current Mega – the full alloy frame using the same four-bar suspension design to deliver 170mm of plush, controlled travel.

The Factory version even shares a lot of the same components as the equivalent Mega too, including staples like the BikeYoke dropper, Shimano XT brakes, Nukeproof Horizon cockpit, Fox Factory suspension and DT Swiss wheels. Even the colour is the same artichoke green. All top quality, proven kit then.