Congratulations on acquiring the Cube, Manatee, I hope you enjoy it! Did you get the step-through type frame in the end? If you got that type, there's no need to mount the bike in the traditional bloke's way of putting you left foot on the left pedal, with the pedal at 10 o clock, stepping onto it and swinging your right leg over the saddle ...... and you're on. You might still be tempted to mount the bike that way but ...... be careful! If the speed is set to anything above 'tour', when you put your weight onto the pedal as you mount up, it is likely to bring in the motor power and the bike will shoot forward with you hanging on for grim death!
My wife found that her gearing was too low i.e. she found herself having to pedal too fast when she was in the highest available gear. Fortunately, we had done enough miles before its first (4 months?) service to establish that, so we mentioned it and the shop changed the cog foc. I think the new cog was one tooth bigger, and it made a welcome difference.
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