We took two pre-production H2s to the Eastern Carpathians in September with eight packs, a torque wrench and no support vehicle. The plan was 120 km a day. The reality was 90 km a day and a lot of pushing through a muddy section near Borsa.
What held up
The drivetrain. 1,200 km of wet, gritty trail and the only maintenance was a chain tension check and one set of brake pads. The IPX6 sealing survived two river crossings that were deeper than we would recommend.
What we changed
Regen was too aggressive on loose descents — the rear would step out when the motor loaded up. Firmware 2.4 reduces regen torque by 18% in the first 200 ms of a descent and then ramps in. It sounds small. It is the difference between a clean corner and a bruise.
The honest number
50 km rated range. With a 78 kg rider, knobby tyres, 900 m of climbing and ambient temperatures around 12 °C, we averaged 38 km per pack. That is the number to plan your day around.
