Re:The hub motor is the limiting factor (Score 1)

I've test driven ZVO's Burro bike (I think that's the name of the model). The electric ride is very cool, nice acceleration etc. What surprised me was how "real bike"-like the pedaling was. I didn't try it but it seemed to me that you could pedal the bike very comfortably should you run out of juice. It was, to paraphrase Steve Jobs, insanely cool thing to ride...