thanks alexaschwanden, It's a joy to ride. I use the bike on the road 90% of the time, the rest is dirt roads and paths. At 270+ I was a bit concerned with the rear, especially while traveling on dirt roads, but its been pretty good so far. I have visited a fishing spot a couple times that requires a pretty steep dirt path climb, the bike does spin its tires a bit going up the hill, but it does get there.