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McLaren is best known for building exotic sports cars and supercars, so its move into electric mountain bikes caught much of the automotive and cycling world off guard. The British marque applied its engineering sensibilities to a category far removed from the racetrack, and the resulting machines arrive with the kind of performance ambitions you might expect from a company with its competition pedigree.
The bikes blend lightweight construction with electric assistance aimed at serious trail riders rather than casual commuters. Branching into pedal-powered, battery-assisted machines marks an unusual but increasingly common path for performance brands looking to stretch their identity into new corners of the mobility market.
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