The Rogue just made Sam Bike's Top 10 enduro eMTBs for 2026

Sam's Bikes has spent seven years covering the electric mountain bike world, and he called 2026 the most significant year he has seen. When DJI Avinox dropped the new M2 and M2S motors on April 9th alongside a wave of new bikes, Sam put together his top 10 enduro eMTBs for the year. The Rogue came in at number two.

Sam is not handing out spots as a favour. He explicitly names these as bikes he would consider buying himself, recommending to mates, or getting in for a proper review. The Rogue earned all three.

He has the bike at his place right now and has already started riding it. His words: "This is an absolutely beautiful super chunky enduro ebike with that ITRA suspension. This thing ploughs through absolutely everything."

What actually makes an enduro eMTB?

Sam draws a hard line at 155mm of rear travel. Anything beyond that is enduro in his book. The Rogue runs 165mm in the rear and 170mm up front, rolling on a mullet setup that is also 29er compatible. It is built to handle the terrain where things get rough and the trail stops being forgiving.

That geometry works alongside the ITRA suspension system, which Sam flagged specifically. It is the kind of bike you point at chunky, technical terrain and trust to hold its line.

1,300W and 150Nm - what the Avinox M2S actually means on trail

The Rogue runs the DJI Avinox M2S, the flagship motor in the updated Avinox lineup. With the internal 800Wh battery, the M2S delivers up to 1,300W of peak power in boost mode and up to 150Nm of torque. Boost runs for up to 60 seconds, which is the window that matters most on a steep, punishing climb or a technical roll-in where you need instant response.

Those figures put the M2S in a different bracket from most mid-drive motors on the market. The original Avinox M1 ran 105Nm and 850W at peak. This is a 50 percent jump in power output from the same mounting standard and a very similar weight.

On trail, that translates to power delivery that works with you rather than against you. Technical climbs that used to take everything you had become manageable. The motor responds to what you are doing rather than guessing at it. Sam described the feeling as the bike ploughing through absolutely everything, and that is a direct result of what the M2S brings to the Rogue's platform.

Full Rogue review coming soon

Sam's full Velduro Rogue review is dropping within the next couple of weeks. He is already fielding questions in the comments from riders who want to know more before it lands. We're looking forward to seeing what he thinks after a proper session on it.

In the meantime, head to the Rogue page for the full spec breakdown.