Have we become too obsessed with motors and forgotten the importance of the suspension, geometry, and frame design when choosing an e-bike?

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Have we become too obsessed with motors and forgotten the importance of the suspension, geometry, and frame design when choosing an e-bike?

Everyone seems to be obsessed with motors at the moment. Power and torque numbers have become the new head angle and BB height, with everyone (us included) fixated on the headline stats. Yes, this has always been an important aspect when choosing the best e-bikes, but since the introduction of the Amflow PL Carbon and the DJi Avinox motor, the arms race really seems to have ramped up, and we are all lapping it up.  But are we missing something? …