Thanks for the replies, folks. As I said, I'll be riding hills a lot of the time, since flat rides where I live are scarce here in SW NH. What we do have is scenery and great country roads with little traffic.
The bikes that have caught my eye are Trek's Allant series, especially the Stagger models, since step over at my age is getting challenging. They weigh in at 54-56 lb, though, which strikes me as a bit heavy, but they do have the battery, gearing and motor that would get me up the local hills, at least on paper. Am I missing something? (like budgeting in an ebike for my healthier spouse?
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