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I'm a fan of the SBUv3 - I can't imagine not having a seat to sit on. No calf pain :). The seat post is removable making it pack almost as small as the AirWhe

• eridius 12y ago
  I have an SBUv2. I thought it was really neat, although the one time I tried riding it on a street I quickly decided that I was far too freaked out about falling over and getting hit by a car. Unfortunately, it turns out to not be usable in San Francisco. It handles hills up to a decent grade (I forget exactly what, but probably the 30% the SBUv3 advertises). But unfortunately it doesn't handle variations very well. And as hilly as San Francisco is, you can't walk 5 steps without the slope changing. When I say it doesn't handle it very well, I mean it feels like it's speeding up or slowing down unpredictably. Even just going from the sidewalk to the street, crossing it, and back to the sidewalk is hard. Because of that, I haven't touched the thing in several years. And the last time I looked at it (sometime last year) it turns out the battery won't even charge anymore. Apparently leaving it unused for a couple years is sufficient to render the battery unusable. I have no idea if the SBUv3 is any better. Of course, if you live somewhere that's reasonably flat, then I'm sure it will work great.