Yesterday I unexpectedly had a day off work, so being a week day (less traffic then a weekend) I flew to Hailey, got the Montague out with it's 1300 watt e motor, and rode a couple miles to the bus stop. For 3 bucks I got a ride to the north end of Ketchum. Then I rode 64 miles up to Galena Summit and back. Try that with a small tired bike! I am WAY into e bikes, and currently have one for the plane (my Rans S-7S, the Montague) one fat tire one for local real rough trails (it sucks on pavement, kinda, exactly, like using bush tires with 4 lbs of air on a paved runway) and my latest, a third full sized bike I carry in my crane, like a dingy.
Here's my tip of the day: there is a flood of junk out there, you want to deal with a reputable supplier that knows and rides e vehicles of all sorts. That ONLY deals with Panasonic and Samsung GENUINE battery cells. There are a lot of counterfeit branded Chinese cells out there in the various consumer toys, along with quality cells you want the right BMS (battery management system) to go with it. Having said all that, my supplier of choice, the supplier that is head and shoulders above all others both in their pricing and quality is
www.lunacycle.com BTW Steve Henry is riding a Luna supplied system conversion on his Montague, I sold him my first e Montague when I upgraded, he got turned on to them and also wanted to upgrade and I believe he passed the first bike on to his wife. What he is riding now is very similar to my ride, except I have a internal geared rear hub, a very high dollar option but one the gives you the broadest possible gearing range between low and high, and worth every penny. What I like about a full sized bike is that they just blend in better then a tiny tired one, or even a scooter, not that that matters but you don't feel like a circus clown quite so much! They are also dead silent, the noise of the tires masks the motor.