It had few features that made it more than just a regular bike with some motor attached. Off the top of my head: — automated gearbox (which was one of the mos

It had few features that made it more than just a regular bike with some motor attached. Off the top of my head: — automated gearbox (which was one of the most often breaking parts, but when it worked was magical) — it had a "boost" button which gave you a little bit of extra power whenever needed (riding uphill, starting from red lights etc); my understanding is that those are now more common, but were pretty unique when S2/S3 generation was introduced — no external batteries (a downside if you don't have a way to charge it, upside if you do because it just looks nicer) — a lock integrated into a frame, that unlocked with your phone — anti-theft features like the mentioned insurance thing, but also a built-in Find My network support for the newer models, and the bike itself has a "Lost Mode" which pings the nearby cell towers — built-in display for showing you battery status, which gear you're on and your speed I really like mine _when it's working_ (it had to spend few months in the shop waiting for parts), _because_ it's such a sleek and integrated product. I probably wouldn't have bought another one even before the bankruptcy, because of the reliability issues; but when I bought mine (early 20201-ish?), nothing on the market at the time was even close to matching the complete package of VM. Cowboy was the closest to it, but I really missed the multiple gears and the boost button when I test-rode one. I was also very annoyed by them nickel-and-diming on things like kickstand on a 2k bike, but that's a different issue.