This past weekend I bought a 2016 Trek Lift+, and I'm pretty happy with it!
A bit of background: I ride a 2016 Trek Verve 3. I love the geometry and riding position, so the Lift+ was a natural choice, as it is quite similar (although much smaller wheels). I had test ridden ~20 various eBikes at almost as many stores over the past couple of months, trying to dial in what I wanted. Shimano's STePS system drove the decision as I fell in love with the performance and design of it. My other half rides a Pedego City Commuter.
I have a Thudbuster for my Verve 3 and I have ordered a sleeve to adapt it from one bike to the other so I can just swap the whole seat + suspension assembly between bikes, as I find the stock seat on the Lift+ is pretty bad. About the only thing component-wise I could find to complain about.
Some day I would love to ditch the rear derailleur + casette and replace it with a Di2 Alfine 8-speed hub; no idea if that's even possible, but I had hoped that it would just plug right in to the STePS system and would turn this into the perfect bike.
Cheers,
-Iain
Ontario, Canada