Originally Posted by
CliffordK
I think a lot of that is gearing. I'm not great off the blocks... but once I get rolling, I can blow by most hybrids... if I feel like it.
That's true.
The gearing on this hybrid is designed to go from 0 to 16 mph in the same gear very quickly, and that's about 75% of the top speed. I live in about two gears most of the time.