Older rider: My first e-bike
Ripcurrent-s: it's amazing. I'm an older rider and a weak bicyclist. This w-bike enables me to ride anywhere, especially mountain biking trails with significant uphill grades that I would never be able to tackle without the assist. Since getting the bike, I'm getting way more exercise and loving it (I only use the assist when I can't do it in my own). So much fun.
The only issue I've had is that my brakes are squeaking like crazy. They function as they're supposed to, but they make a very loud noise. I'm not sure what to do about that.
Assembly was simple but I'm decently handy. There were a couple places where the Queen instructions were unclear, but the YouTube video is exceptional; if you get stuck, check it out. There's a QR code in the manual that links to the video.
This was a significant purchase but this e-bike really has opened all sorts of new frontiers and it's just so much fun to ride.