I bought a new EZ Racer (LWB) do do a cross-country tour from St Augustine to San Diego (ACA Southern Tier route; east-to-west). Got as far as Austin, TX before the hills finally did me in. I did a lot of training on the 'bent before the tour and traveled 1400 miles to Austin before determining that I couldn't climb the hills on the 'bent. Maybe a different 'bent would do it, but me on that 'bent couldn't.