I bought this bicycle for use as a "single passenger golfcart" to get around campus. After about 6 months of use and a couple of hundred miles it has worked out fine. The motor assist kicks in when starting from a dead stop, or the wind kicks up against the direction you are riding. I suspect it would help on hills too, but this is Florida and we do not have hills. In the middle of the summer I can ride around campus while wearing a suit and tie without breaking a sweat at all. The top speed motor assisted is about 14 - 15 mph. The battery life and recharge speed have not been an issue for me riding it for 1 - 2 mile trips throughout the day.

Compared to my traditional bicycle, changing tires is harder with the motor on the front and the in-hub gear and connections on the rear. Also, the tubes must have the longer airstem due to the wheel design. The "pull" of the motor on the front wheel does take a little getting used to at first. There is an occasional vibration out of... Read more