I am looking at eMtnBs in the north west area of Los Angeles. I am 70 and mostly road bike now - I am the slowest regular rider going up the hills on Mulholland Hwy. I would like to get back into mountain biking, which I rarely do now as I now need to walk many of the steeper dirt hills I used to be able to get up on a "analog" mountain bike. I have done test rides on the Trance X Advanced E+2 and the 2021 Specialized Turbo Levo Comp in my size (large), but I could only ride them around the neighborhood (no hills or dirt). I plan to also test a Trek. Would appreciate thoughts on these and other eMtBs in the $7k-ish range that are in stock or will soon be available in SoCal.