Originally Posted by
shopkins1995
Why? It's a mountain bike. Even though it is assisted, it has no torque like a dirt bike does. I.e. you can't spin the rear tire or anything like that. It just takes away some of the muscle force needed to turn the pedals.
it does have torque, obviously, and while I can't find a rating for your bike now I'm sure it is at least 1 horsepower. the difference between 1 or 2 horsepower the smallest piston-engined dirtbike is at least tenfold, and not meaningfully comparable to the type of bike any adult would ride.
so your e-MTB sounds harmless enough. but yours is a first-generation bike. (maybe 2nd?) what happens when/if they start selling extremely well, where's the obvious place for a company to make a competitive difference between themselves and rivals?
engine output.
truly: your bike is fine by me. but that slope is quite slippery.