I can vouch for that!! I met Philistine and rode his ebike with the Nuvinci hub and even the 960w Cyclone FAR OUTPERFORMED my 1200w cyclone with gears. Up a steep hil near his house, I was stuck in 2nd on my 1200 cyclone ebike at 29km/h, with his 960w cyclone with nuvinci I slowly kept twisting...