“On the flat or uphill? Watched people hit the limits and it cuts out or turn it off to demonstrate and it suddenly turns into a heavy bike needing a lot more effort to move it. You.cant change physics if the motor is off you need to be supplying the extra effort.”
On the flat it’s quicker than either my 27.5 full-sus or hardtail. Uphill it requires a bit more effort but as the total system is less than 10% heavier than it’s not a huge deal at all. You can’t change physics!
I deliberately take on difficult climbs without the motor because it’s satisfying to keep up with everyone when I’ve got the small handicap of the extra weight.
Downhill, power off, even with minimal gradient, bloody hell it gathers and carries speeds like a mofo. Have to leave plenty of space in front and recalibrate for how fast I’m hitting jumps.