It takes a while to learn how to ride a bent, and the Bike E is the easiest. However, it has a more upright seating position, with the bottom bracket lower than the seat, which sort of defeats the aerodynamic advantage of bents, but give you good visibility, which is important if you are gonna ride in the city. It is also very manueverable, another plus for city riding. But if you want speed, and plan to do distance rides, then I would recommend you keep looking, and test riding. I rented a CT BikeE model for a day, and was not satisfied with it. I ended up getting a CLWB Rans Velocity Squared, which is easy to master, and much faster. I am very satisfied with it, except the Sram grip shifters could be better. Keep us up to date on what you decide. BTW Bents are very addictive, so much that I bought a high dollar light so I can ride even at nite.