I had ridden ebikes a couple of times very briefly just to see. But last month in Bend I spent most of a day on one. It was a sturdy no nonsense rental. Weighed a freaking TON. But as a way to see a new city it was fun and practical. Only problem we had was trying to figure out where it was and wasn't okay to ride. (We kinda sorta kept accidentally finding our way onto some of the more obvious local trails.) Lots of mixed messages from various sources on that one. But the verdict overall was "very cool."