Hey Joe. Thanks for chiming in. Just today, I went for a short ride on my e-bike and as I was going back up Livingston Street (that's the hill), I couldn't help but think to myself what a huge difference in pedaling effort between the bike I was riding (which is effortless) and something like a three-speed Brompton. Now I am really curious.

Yes, a top gear ratio like a 75 inch is quite high since I don't ride fast. I like to cruise at 10 or maybe on a good day, at 12 mph, it seems almost redundant. As stated in previous posts, I could have a bike shop change out the hub's cog to say something like a 16 tooth, and maybe that could prove to be the "sweet spot:" for me.

I still have yet to pull the trigger, so we'll see.