EMTB Display Guide (2025)

An electric mountain bike display is an on board computer that provides riders a vast array of information, such as the battery life left on a bike, current speed and distance travelled. A display is a superb piece of technology to manage your efforts and get the most out of your riding experience. 

The majority of displays work with a light system for battery life. Each light typically represents 20% of charge, which is normally displayed on the top tube. Whilst more complex displays show battery life in a more detailed percentage number.

When choosing a display, it's important to consider how much you value constant access to metrics and statistics when you are riding. 

• If speed, distance, and climbing stats are essential, you’ll want a full featured display. 
• If you just want to ride and only need battery level and assist mode, every e-MTB we sell covers these basics.
• All our brands also have their own app, allowing you to view ride data and tweak settings via your phone.

Bosch retail a vast array of on board computers, the displays and pairing controllers are very well integrated with the compatibility chart below displaying each systems compatibility. All Bosch electric bikes can be ridden without a display thanks to backup LED indicators on the top tube or controller showing charge state and  selected assist mode.

Bosch products are all smart phone compatible through the Bosch Flow app to view extra riding data and make adjustments to your electric bikes assistance modes.
 

Handlebar mounted displays 

 

• Bosch Purion 400 – 1.6" colour screen, great for aggressive riding and rough terrain, shows the same core data as Kiox models.

 

 

• Purion 200 – Integrated into the controller, minimal display for essentials. Can pair with a Kiox for full navigation and split data display.

 

• intuvia - Simple, black and white display with easy navigation, shows distance, trip time, range, speed, clock, and riding mode. 

 

Toptube mounted displays

Bosch Kiox 400C

• The 400C is Bosh’s latest e-bike display - a fully integrated top-tube unit
• A 2” full colour screen with automatic brightness, for visibility in all lighting conditions
• Features audio notifications for navigation cues, and works seamlessly with the Bosch Flow app.
• Offers USB-C charging, making it very practical.

 

Shimano

Shimano Displays feature lots of adaptability, with the ability to connect third party displays such as Garmin systems to substitute out for display, through Shimano’s Steps system. All Shimano displays are connectable via bluetooth to the Shimano E Tube app to access further data and adjust riding modes and even heart tracking via bluetooth.

Handlebar mounted displays 

• E7000 - Small clear display showing battery, mode, and up to 9 data pages including speed and distance.

• SC-EM8000 - Similar to E7000 but with colour coding which helps with mode recognition.

• SC-EN600 - Larger data window displaying speed, mode, gear, time and battery all at once.

  

Toptube mounted displays 

DJI Avinox Display 

• The DJI Avinox display is a 2in OLED touch screen display with a peak brightness of 800 nits, visible even in direct sunlight. 

• The system is fully integrated with the Avinox app to fully customise the display interface. The display features a broad range of information from estimated range to new features such as torque output.

 

TQ HPR display

• The TQ display features a percentage indicator for the battery, assistance modes and distance data. The TQ system is fully bluetooth compatible, linking up to the TQ App, to fully customise the interface.  

• The system also features a stealth mode to completely blacken out the display for a more discreet appearance.

Fazua Display

• The Fazua display is very simplistic, with both the riding mode and battery indicated through the lights on the toptube display.

• The colour the lights are indicates the riding mode and the number of lights lit up indicates the current charge state, each light representing 20% of charge.