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Originally Posted by Django
True, but then a normal bicycle would, on a priori grounds, give an even better pure cycling experience if that is what one is after. So why not ride a normal bike unless one wants to but physically requires assistance? (the 'Japanese grand mother' quip). For me, the 'fundamentally better overall performance' and the more flexible manner of power delivery of the Torq make it a far more attractive proposition.
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Of course Django, and why I always stress how different the systems and their aims are, and there's a division of preference in consequence.
There are many who want to continue with a pure bicycle, but want some assistance with circumstances, such as the severity of the hills, a minor disability, their age, or a simple desire not to arrive at work sweating etc. For them the Panasonic or Cytronex concepts are ideal.
I like both types but for different purposes, depending on whether cycling pleasure or power and performance are the priority.
Hence my point above that there is little point to a challenge, since it's like trying to say which is best between Cheddar and Edam. Both hard cheeses but different, the best being an individual's subjective judgement and not definitive fact.
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