Cannondale updates the Moterra and introduces the Moterra LT
Both bikes get interchangable batteries, Bosch motors and carbon frames.
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Cannondale's Moterra is a bike that's built for anything. Whether that's attacking bike park flow or sending steep and natural tech. For 2025, the brand has brought updates to its do-it-all e-MTB, including a new suspension kinematic, but there's also a new, bigger-travelled Moterra LT for full rowdiness.
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The Moterra is built for any 'nobbly Nirvana'
Let's start with the standard Moterra, with two bikes entering the fray. Donning 29-inch wheels at both ends, 160mm of suspension up front, and 150mm at the rear, it's built to cater to those who want a dependable rig for whatever they choose to ride.
2025 cannondale moterramotor.jpg, by Liam Mercer
To achieve that, the bike receives an all-new carbon fibre frame that's said to drop a kilo from its overall weight. It's then driven by Bosch's Performance Line CX motor that's paired with either a 800, or 600Wh battery. The bike's suspension platform has also been tweaked to provide a more supple feel under braking.
As many of Cannondale's bikes do, this one receives the Proportional Response treatment, which graces each frame size with its own suspension kinematic and geometry to balance the handling from size to size. Speaking of geometry, a large-sized Moterra gets a 480mm reach and a 460mm chainstay. All sizes then benefit from a 77.7-degree effective seat tube angle and a 64.4-degree head tube angle.
2025 cannondale moterra range.jpg, by Liam Mercer
Whether or not it's something trail e-MTB riders prioritise in their 150 mm-travelled, 85Nm bikes, the Moterra comes with a kickstand mount.
The Moterra LT is for the big hits
Moving onto the Moterra LT, it's the burlier bike of the two. This one receives 170mm of travel up front combined with 165mm at the rear. It then rolls on a mullet wheel setup, so that's a 650b wheel out back, and a 29-inch hoop at the front.
2025 cannondale moterra hero (2).jpg, by Liam Mercer
Same in name, same in features, as the Moterra SL boasts the same motor and battery options as the standard bike. However, its stack is a little higher and its BB is a little lower.
It's very similar in geometry, too, with a 64.4-degree head angle and 77.5-degree seat tube angle almost mimicking the Moterra. Its reach is a little shorter, though at 475mm on a large frame, and its chainstay is 10mm shorter at 450mm.
Prices start at £4,950 and go up to £8,950.
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