Weight really. My e gravel bike weighs less than a lot of non e mountain bikes. I do a lot of hilly road riding, where the extra weight would be a hindrance, even with a more powerful emtb motor. Plus I just like drop handle bars and the geometry of a road/gravel bike.
Hope you don"t mind me asking but why not an e-MTB ? Seems like doing those rough tracks lend themselves to an e- mtb with dual suspension
Weight really. My e gravel bike weighs less than a lot of non e mountain bikes. I do a lot of hilly road riding, where the extra weight would be a hindrance, even with a more powerful emtb motor. Plus I just like drop handle bars and the geometry of a road/gravel bike.