I'm surprised how easy it is to ride. I can ride up the hill to my house without getting out of the seat. I'm getting out of the seat when starting off at intersections or lights as I prefer to not be too much slower than cars at those times. However, to get any decent commuting speed does mean my legs are pedalling at a reasonably high tick. Perhaps the gear ratio that's on it now will not be the gear ratio that's on it forever.

In hindsight I kinda it might have been better to go for something like this, but I've made my purchase and I'm not the kind of person to go back and overthink things.