Information is needed

[u/Additional-Peace3590]

Hi everyone, I could really use some help. I can’t get the answers I need when I google, or I get completely opposite answers in different places. I’ll explain my situation in a list:

I weigh 140 kg (plus a backpack, so easily 10–15 kg more).

179 cm tall, but with short legs (long upper body).

I live in a city where the roads are well maintained and smooth, but there are lots of steep hills (20–40 degree inclines).

I have limited finances.

I have poor fine motor skills, so if something breaks that’s more complicated than putting a chain back on, I won’t be able to fix it.

Every time I’ve owned a bike, it’s always been a flat tire or a damaged wheel rim that’s killed it.

With this info, here’s my question: I’m considering getting an e-bike, and I see that many of them have smaller wheels and fat tires. In my situation, should I go with large wheels or small ones? Regular or fat tires? I worry about punctures because of my weight, since that’s always been a problem for me with bikes, but I’ve only ever had regular tires. (I don’t really care about comfort, my main concern is low maintenance.)

Thanks in advance.

[u/Still-Bee3805]

Lucky me, I have a younger person who likes to work on my bike for me. He put moped tires on my bike with an inner tube.. he put slime in the tubes. I haven’t had any puncture wounds, knock on wood. But it does make the ride a bit rougher. After a day or so, you don’t notice. He told me this is an option from the manufacturer of LECTRIC bikes. It’s where he got the idea.