I appreciate you taking the time to make a rec! We do prefer and enjoy e-bikes... mostly because we live in a very hilly place and tend to camp in very hilly places. Maybe those steep grades are enjoyable to some analog cyclists... but not us :)

I’m all for being educated. What would be the more comfortable option for a high performance, lightweight (for an e-bike, mind you) bike that tackles both gravel/dirt and the pavement alike?

My partner and I have owned these bikes for a year+. Full disclosure, we’re probably what you’d consider to be casual riders, no sponsored spandex or helmet rearview happening. But we’re active people, fit even, and spend a lot of time on the bikes in a variety of applications. Here’s what I’ll say, if you can afford…

I think something like “Are you kidding me???? Oh my god!! He fell over!! THIS IS SO BAD!!”

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