That's a problem. Maybe I got dumb lucky. Have been a roadie since forever and wanted a e-bike with drop bars, but couldn't find any. Gradually it dawned on me that the e-bikes which sold were available were urban or MTB. All had T bars. So started telling myself, you're not going to find the perfect bike the first try, so just bite the bullet, pick something affordable and could be resold. Found a Vado 3 demo which met both criteria and would give me experience with e-bikes so I would know what worked for me. So far so good. Still want the drop bar roadie ride position, but am understanding some of the "why" of e-bike design. Need quite a different bike than analog. Steady state 28 mph is very different than poking along at sub-16. Need the big tires, and the further into the 20+ mph one goes the more suspension becomes a factor.
The Vado 3.0 is has been a good ride and for the $2k I have in it (after discounts and tax rebate) a real bargain. After a hundred hours in the saddle I have learn the "what for" of some of the features on the higher end models. Could go for the slightly more powerful motor in the 5.0, 6.0 (1.3 vs 1.2) and larger drive gear (which will reduce cadence to 95 to reach 28 mph), and the better front shock, am increased battery capacity. These will be on the next bike. But before I get there am thinking of putting drop bars on the 3.0 just to get the wild idea out of my system, . . . and the look forward to the models developed with those Bosch motors.
