+took delivery of an FX+ about a week ago but weather just good enuf the last few days to get out and ride. Previously I was riding a Schwinn mountain bike 10 speed. There is a small hill close to home that took me down to the lowest gear on the Schwinn, slow enough that balance was a factor. On the FX+ I am able to ride the same hill without changing gears or losing speed simply by increasing the level of assist. So I am happy with the FX+ doing what I had hoped it would do when I purchased it. I did change the seat on it to a more comfortable sprung seat with a little more padding.

The other thing I researched before I decided to purchase the Bike, was if I would be able to ride it on the local bike trails. The most restrictive seemed to be the "Three Rivers Park District" trails here in the Twin Cities. The dealer told me they were absolutely not permitted. I contacted the Park District and was told that technically that was the rule but they are not enforcing it this year while they study the issue of e-bikes on the trails. I think the rule will probably be changed unless some idiot goes out there and tries to see how fast he can go and causes a problem. As a matter of fact, the FX+ motor assist stops at 20mph. There are bikers out there now going that fast and causing problems on regular bikes so I can't see why e-bikes like the FX+ should be any problem. Besides that, remove the battery and/or leave the controller turned off and it is just another bicycle. Unless you knew the bigger hub in the rear wheel was a motor, you wouldn't know it was anything other than a regular bike.