My wonderful WorkCycles bakfiets does not have e-assist. We live in Arlington, Virginia was has some hills, and I was very curious how a bakfiets would hold up. Or rather, how I would hold up, haha.
- Hill near our house -- very short, only 400 feet but with a 8% grade. This is tough enough for me to avoid it when possible, but I was able to climb it with 3 riders in the bakfiets.
- Hill from Rocky Run to Whole Foods -- about 550 feet with a 3% grade. Doable, though not trivial.