Originally Posted by
Camilo
I've "ridden" (operated?) one. It was not only inefficient, it weighed a ton, was impossible to go up hill and simply was not fun at all. It would be interesting to me to see if there's any real data about how many times a person uses one if they buy it. I'd guess less than 10.
There's a guy who rides one regularly on the MUP I use for my after-work ride. He gets it going about 15 mph, but there's no serious grade up or down where he rides. He's in pretty amazing shape. I don't think he's the typical user, his speed is about 1.5 times faster than anyone else I've seen on one of those.