I'm in Quebec for the summer. The Route Vert is excellent for getting around.

The bad news is that going up a steep hill, there was a grinding sound from the rear of my Veloteq and then the motor stopped working. At first I thought that it just tripped the circuit breaker. Nope. There is no local Veloteq dealer, so I called Segway and had a chat with their mechanic.

The upshot is that I'm going to get the necessary tools and remove the controller and motor and mail them to Segway in Toronto for testing.

The Veloteq is an excellent concept of ebike, but I've been having nothing but breakdowns. So I'm officially a dissatisfied customer.

In the meantime, until I can get my Veloteq fixed, I'm buying one of the Schwinn I-Zip ebikes now on sale at Canadian Tire. Although it is a lot slower, less capable and lower range, at $500 the price is irresistable. Even after my Veloteq gets fixed, I'll keep the I-Zip as a backup for my Veloteq's frequent breakdowns.