I purchased this bike to ride to work, my commute time on public transport from the eastern suburbs of Melbourne is about 70 mins, riding this bike takes about the same time, there are several major hills along the way, and the electric bike smooths all of these out, I feel like I have done a moderate walk instead of a 70 minute sprint, because it's moderate exercise I use it more often than my traditional bike to work. Only down side has been a creaky bottom bracket. Be aware that the bike assistance cuts out at 25 klm per hour, so if you wish...Read more