Without a doubt, the Super73 R Series Brooklyn is the worst bicycle I've ever ridden. It's too small for many adults, it forces you into an awful riding position, it's unconscionably heavy, and it offers a grand total of one gear.
Riding it was also far and away the most fun I've had on an electric bike yet.
All that weight gets you a robust, dual-suspension frame and fat tires that swallow the bumps and cut confident turns on all sorts of surfaces. And it gets you a powerful motor that lets you blast away from stops despite the bike's weight. You also get a huge battery that supposedly offers a range of over 120 km when the bike is in "eco" mode—a mode nobody will ever use because it's far too much fun to rocket around with the electrical assist maxed out.
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