ITS FUEL ECONOMY DEPENDS ON THE RIDING STYLE. BUT ITS GOOD COMPARE TO RIVALS. I AM GETTING 36 IN CITY AND 42 IN LONG RIDES. I THINK ITS WORTH. GEAR IS REALLY SMOOTH. GIVES COMFORT WHILE RIDING. BUT PUSHING AND PULLING THE VEHICLE WHILE PARKING IS NOT AT ALL EASY. THIS IS WHAT BIKE IS MADE FOR, STABILITY AND HANDLING. WHATEVER YOU DO IT WILL STAY STABLE. THE ONLY ACTUAL CON WITH THIS BIKE IS PILLON SEAT, ITS PATHETIC JUST BECAUSE OF GRAB RAIL.USELESS EVERY TIME I GET COMPLAIN TO ACCELERATE SLOWLY BECAUSE THE OTHER TENDS TO FALL BACK EVEN AT SLIGHT ACCELERATION.