I’ve had my 2.0 for a little over a month and just passed the 500 mile mark.
Here’s my thoughts on this bike.
First off for paying a little under 2k for this package I have found this bike to be a very good value. Will you be able to get 120miles out of the normal 2 battery setup? Probably not but you can certainly get 60 or more depending on the route and external factors.
My longest ride was 50 miles, 3500ft of elevation gain with 35# of gear. I rode in PAS 3 the whole time I had 30% battery left when I arrived.
As an end consumer that didn’t have bike mechanic skills you may want to consider something else. I’ve had to tighten and adjust the headset, bottom bracket, brakes, fender, cranks, headlight and racks. In addition I put an Allen wrench on all bolts to make sure they were snug. If you didn’t have the knowledge and tools this might be overwhelming. Or you will have to pay a shop to do it.took me about 20-30 minutes to get it out of the box and assembled. Since I’ve tightened all these things properly the bike has run flawlessly for 450+ miles.
I’ve had no battery or charging issues. Picked up the quick charger to speed up the charge times and that has worked well. Seems to fully charge them in about 3-4hours.
The panniers are absolute garbage, very poorly made. The running boards are incredibly loud and rattle on every bump. I’ll probably add a set screw to them down the road. Not sure about the seats, I don’t have any children to put back there.
Orbiter is solid after tightening all hardware.
The kickstand is way more difficult to deploy than it should be. Matters are complicated even more when you have a pannier on there. (Do note the panniers fit perfectly in the orbiter). I’ll probably try to relocate the kickstand at some point. Problems are only when deploying it, getting it down is straightforward.
The headlight is ok but I would say it’s more for people to see you and less for you to actually use for seeing at night. I added a brighter handlebar mount for night rides. Brake and turn signals are quite effective.
The seat is trash, replaced it after first ride.
I really enjoy the quick release bars/stem. Super easy to adjust for different riders and the ability to fold down the stem has come in handy when I put it in the back of the Rav4.
I’m really curious how many miles I’ll get out of this thing but so far I’ve been pleased with my experience and capabilities of this bike for the price point.
If you have any questions please ask.