![Lapierre s Overvolt AM 700 C](https://cdn.mos.bikeradar.imdserve.com/images/bikes-and-gear/bikes/mountain-bikes/full-suspension/lapierre-overvolt-am-700-c-01-1501079177289-1vx4u2ycxt2qh-630-80.jpg)
![Lapierre's Overvolt AM 700 C](https://cdn.mos.bikeradar.imdserve.com/images/bikes-and-gear/bikes/mountain-bikes/full-suspension/lapierre-overvolt-am-700-c-01-1501079177289-1vx4u2ycxt2qh-115-80.jpg)
![Hidden low in the bike’s belly, the battery aids weight distribution](https://cdn.mos.bikeradar.imdserve.com/images/bikes-and-gear/bikes/mountain-bikes/full-suspension/lapierre-overvolt-am-700-c-02-1501079177289-mntddqyuedcl-115-80.jpg)
![Bosch’s display shows plenty of information](https://cdn.mos.bikeradar.imdserve.com/images/bikes-and-gear/bikes/mountain-bikes/full-suspension/lapierre-overvolt-am-700-c-03-1501079177292-10ikumu6ymogb-115-80.jpg)
![Guide RE brakes offer decent power](https://cdn.mos.bikeradar.imdserve.com/images/bikes-and-gear/bikes/mountain-bikes/full-suspension/lapierre-overvolt-am-700-c-04-1501079177297-1jlwfn1exluz8-115-80.jpg)
![SRAM NX gearing is perhaps a little out of place on such an expensive bike](https://cdn.mos.bikeradar.imdserve.com/images/bikes-and-gear/bikes/mountain-bikes/full-suspension/lapierre-overvolt-am-700-c-05-1501079177301-1rq8z4uztw391-115-80.jpg)
![With a flip of a chip in the frame, a set of plus wheels slot straight in](https://cdn.mos.bikeradar.imdserve.com/images/bikes-and-gear/bikes/mountain-bikes/full-suspension/lapierre-overvolt-am-700-c-06-1501079177304-1cdepvlox0y96-115-80.jpg)
No e-bike is ever going to be super light (well, except the 13kg concept Focus we saw last summer). However, any weight saving available is likely to boost on-trail performance.
Lapierre hasn’t shied away from either e-bikes or carbon in the past, so its introduction of a carbon Overvolt full-suspension e-bike is no surprise. Lapierre has combined its fibre experience with an already proven suspension design, thrown in weight placement designed to maximise ride control, to create its 23.5kg e-bike
[Source”indianexpress”]