YT Industries' Electrifying Entry into eMTB When a name like YT Industries enters the electric bike game—a brand renowned for gravity-focused mountain biking an...
When a name like YT Industries enters the electric bike game—a brand renowned for gravity-focused mountain biking and having a “Live Uncaged” attitude—the stakes are high. Riders who have fallen in love with YT due to their class-leading downhill and enduro bikes will expect the same aggressive, high-flying DNA to be instilled into an electrified soul.To appreciate a YT E-bike, you have to ride one on the terrain it was created to conquer. We had the opportunity to test two of their most popular and unique models which are the DECOY MX and the IZZO UNCAGED. The first time you swing your leg over the DECOY MX, and right from pushing down on the pedals for the first bit of positive traction, you realize you have confidence.Point the front wheel downhill, and you have the ability to track with super precision, rolling across rocks and roots that would chatter a smaller wheel, yet ease of rear-end whip and berm slashing. So, too, is the suspension, divine plush and forgiveness that is the YT approach.Whether you like to climb or not, our IZZO was created to do all the climbing and backcountry riding you want to do, and have the capability to go much, much further. It shows that YT understands nuance – that they know not every rider wants an extreme enduro e-MTB, and that they have managed to create an e-bike that retains the playful, fast and fun ethos of its acoustic sibling.
