Originally Posted by
2old
They're both mid-drives so get the one that's most comfortable. There's not too many good reasons not to get the (probably slightly heavier) MTB since you'll have the motor.
Yes, that's probably where I was going. While it's primarily for commuting, I can imagine, if it starts to make the hills more of a pleasure, that I could easily find myself on more varied terrain and then I might regret not getting the MTB