I really recommend this bike for college students/young professionals or people just trying to use an alternative to public transport or cars to get around town. I use this bike to get to work everyday (just under 8 miles round/trip) and still have a significant enough charge to run errands in addition to my daily commute. Something to note is that peddaling greatly increases the time your charge will last as pedaling recharges the bike if you are not going up hill. My commute has several hills and so I always pedal and only use the throttle if I am starting from a stop on an incline. The only downfall is there is no speedometer but I attach my phone to my handlebars via another gadget, throw on a free app, and that takes care of that. I weigh about 130 and even with a heavy backpack still hit 20mph if its flat roads or a small uphill inclines, around 15 mph on steep uphill inclines and 25+ if I dont break going downhill. Ive really pushed this thing, take it apart, fold it up (which is really hard btw so note that) and slam it around and it has really held up despite my mistreatment. Charges quickly and holds the charge for weeks without use. Be safe though, wear a helmet and always give the right a way to the cars. Nobody is looking for you and the amount of times I have almost been hit is too high.
Worth it, pays for itself
I really recommend this bike for college students/young professionals or people just trying to use an alternative to public transport or cars to get around town. I use this bike to get to work everyday (just under 8 miles round/trip) and still have a significant enough charge to run errands in addition to my daily commute. Something to note is that peddaling greatly increases the time your charge will last as pedaling recharges the bike if you are not going up hill. My commute has several hills and so I always pedal and only use the throttle if I am starting from a stop on an incline. The only downfall is there is no speedometer but I attach my phone to my handlebars via another gadget, throw on a free app, and that takes care of that. I weigh about 130 and even with a heavy backpack still hit 20mph if its flat roads or a small uphill inclines, around 15 mph on steep uphill inclines and 25+ if I dont break going downhill. Ive really pushed this thing, take it apart, fold it up (which is really hard btw so note that) and slam it around and it has really held up despite my mistreatment. Charges quickly and holds the charge for weeks without use. Be safe though, wear a helmet and always give the right a way to the cars. Nobody is looking for you and the amount of times I have almost been hit is too high.