Originally Posted by
shelbyfv
The greatest "virtue" is that you don't have to sweat the hills! Of course that's been true for most of my motorized vehicles, the 1967 VW Westie being an exception.

Hard not to like more motor.
The motor helps yes but the additional weight makes it help less.
But yes more motor helps with hills and it can keep you in an optimal cadence range more where your body is doing optimal levels of exercise.