A 2kW-3kW hub motor in the front could provide some well-placed assistance climbing over/around obstacles, but the 20lb increase in unsprung weight...

I received mine last night. This bike has well over 2.5kW and though I can’t measure actual output, I wouldn’t be surprised with 25kW. My surly has a 2.5kW mid drive, only weighs about 80lbs all up, and doesn’t have anything close to the instant go of this thing. It tossed 550lbs (330 for the bike and 220 for me) up a…

The bike has a tail/brake light and the brakes are not combined. No turn signals or license plate bracket, so looks like $20 for the LED combo unit on Amazon.

I spend 30-40 minutes on my 12 mile commute (depending on traffic) twice a day. Many of my coworkers think I’m crazy for wasting that much of my day in a car. This is the longest commute I’ve had in my 30 working years, but our house is my dream home so I buy audiobooks and deal. A 25-45 mile one-way commute sounds…