Had this bike for about 10 months now and have put almost 2,700 miles on it, this bike is super easy to work on and use as a base line for learning about electric bikes as you ride. Flats are your biggest enemy if your doing any considerable road riding, I'd advise carrying a spare inner tube and a bike pump, past that this bike will get you around at a comfortable 20 mph for speed, you can expect about 20 miles of range if you ride like me and keep the bike on 3rd gear for the peddle assistance.