DCBassman
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- The lumpy far South West
I don't ride off road as in mtb, just not on roads. And even if I did, where's this 'good, flat tarmac'? Not even the best of west country roads have much of this. And, flat bars. Only. Check the Burrator ride I posted last, here. Easily the smoothest ride I ever undertake, and even that was a hard average to achieve,. I was far from the slowest doing the circuits...I will certainly say I don't do enough miles, but I do what I can.Offroad, granted, it could be very difficult!
On good flat tarmac on a still day and riding in a fairly comfortable position with hands on the hoods, you'd only need to sustain just over 100 W to do 25 kph which should be okay for anybody who doesn't have health problems and who cycles regularly?
So, to bring this thread detour to an end, I can perfectly see why e-bikes work for so many, because a sustained 15.5mph would seem like flying to a lot of cyclists.