I'm new to the ebike world but it sounds like I use it similarly to others. I use it to fight headwinds, hills, etc. I frequently turn it off to extend my range as most of my trips are 20-40 miles so far. As I add more battery capacity I might take longer trips or use more assist. When I first put it together I throttled a few times to go fast just to see what it could do. The trouble with that is I couldn't pedal so it's just a short range moped.

I prefer to get some exercise and get crap done also. I just added a Wald 535 basket and can't believe how much more useful my bike became. I still enjoy my regular road bike also.