Hi Gerald, I am sorry you had a bad experience, but all our bikes are 2021/2022 models, we do lots of tours and we had pretty much all good feedback from clients. It's our phylosophy to buy high quality bikes to allow the client to have a good expeirence and then at the end of the season selling them and buy newer models. e-mountain bikes soometimes you need to know how to use them, and if you use a low gear shift on a climb with a full power engine, there is a risk to break the derailleur and the chain. That's what happened with one of the bikes. About the bike path, if you go on strava or komoot you will see thousand of cyclist doing that path. Unfortunately around our area we do not have bike lanes but in Liguria is not easy due to the fact we have sea and mountains. Last, out of 8 bikes only one had an issue. As said, I am sorry if you had a bad experience but there was no chance to provide you with another bike