Hey MC....maybe I can help answer your question as I now own three (3) Tidalforce bikes, with a forth IO cruiser (X police bike) on the way, & also own four (4) EV Global bikes (2-36V & 2-24V) which uses the same heinzman gear driven rear hub as the A2B.

The EV bikes are noisy & there is NO comparison to the USA built "stealth" dead silence of the TF bikes. People you ride up on can hear the bike, where as the TF bikes are quiet. The EV bikes are gear driven & you do feel this torque from start up & are fun bikes that will go 16.5 mph....not very fast top en, but great to run the dogs. Of course the price of thse 10+ year old bikes are cheap ($100-$200) & most in excellent condition as the SLA batteries don't last long & so the bikes just sit. Don't even waste your money on the 24V bikes unless you intend to upgrade the controller & battery pack. You can use SLA batteries, but you really have to upgrade to Lithium Ion for range.

I'm actually planning on using a spare TF hub on one of these bikes & then put a lithium 36v/10ah battery in the battery box compartment. Now, we have an interesting ebike!

With that said, I wouldn't hesitate to buy the A2B bike in excellent used condition in the $750 range, & never @ the $2k retail price, & then use the bike for it's intended purpose, though it can't compete with the TF bikes. The same goes with the discontinued Ultra Motors Europa bikes.

Kit
S.CA USA