700c Metro Bicycles H2 Hybrid Bike (Men's or Women's, Various Sizes)

I understand what you're saying, but this is how I think about it. Drivetrains made a huge leap in functionality when 10 speed became common, as far as clutch derailleurs and wide range cassettes, so this argument you make applies more to 10 spd vs 9 spd. If I were to upgrade the drivetrain on either the H1 or H2, the first thing I would do is change to a wider range cassette for easier climbing on steep hills, and your options for 8 or 9 spd are pretty limited either way. Also, using a wider range cassette is going to REQUIRE a longer chain, AND a rear derailleur with more range capacity, AND therefore also a new shifter. So basically you have to swap out the WHOLE drivetrain anyways, so you might as well save the money initially with the H1, unless you really want the hydraulic brakes. For a mountain bike, I would absolutely want hydraulic brakes, but for a road bike, it's not that important to me. Plus, hydraulic brakes can be a PITA if you hang your bike up vertically, like on a wall hanger, because it can introduce an air pocket into the brake line. Back to drivetrains, I think the cheapest way to improve the drivetrain would be to do Microshift Acolyte 8 spd, then Microshift Advent 9 speed, then Advent X 10 spd (as far as costs go). Again, any of those options are going to require you to change out the whole system.

Lightly assembled my x2 H2s. No damage. One box was a bit beat up (thanks FedEx - i saw it laying in an odd position when they opened back of truck). Bikes seem fine. Brakes rubbing on front tires. More so on the women's bike. Male bike - there is a brake cable that rubs the tread of the tire. I think a previous post mentioned that also. I see no way around that.

Waiting in kickstands... and water cages.

I will be removing all the plastic clips that hold the external wiring with zip ties i think. Not impressed with that. I am in shock with how light these bikes are.

I am 6'1 - 6'2... Maybe should have went with the large per sizing chart. Bar between legs is a wee bit close to the goods when standing flat foot off seat. It will be ok --- but heads up to others. Not sure if L would lower that?

Beautiful colors.

I shared a kickstand link in a previous post. Noticed my Trek has a "Greenfield" kickstand on it. Gonna go with that again vs random amazon brand I shared.

Besides break rubbing, and my male bike brakeline oddly rubbing. These are fantastic.

Granted - didnt ride them yet

Anyone know with the two black plastic screw caps are for that came with each bike?

I seem to be missing one cap also.

What about the clear flexible plastic piece that came with each bike?

For the guys who received their bikes already, can you post pictures?

Would love to get a better sense of how they look since online pics/vids are very limited.

Do you mind share the link to water cage and kickstand?

I'll send u a message. Apparently its thumbs down to talk about Kickstands. Lol. Also H2 owners... The seat post shaft that the seat inserts into is 31 - 32 mm. Look on Amazon - u can find 31.8 mm quick release seat adjusters vs having to have an allen wrench for quick adjustments.

I bought a medium H1 for a woman and I want her to have a kickstand too. I was thinking a non-adjustable all metal one would be better. I don't know how long it has to be. I want to fully outfit it for her.

Careful. May get a thumbs down. Look on Amazon for the brand "Greenfield". I got the 305 silver. They make some for bikes "with plate" some without. H2 has a plate

I am going to return my adjustable ones when they show up... Just seems like more to go wrong.

I got my H2 today. It does have hydraulic brakes, and it's not a bad bike. The tires seem cheap, but functional. Setup was pretty straightforward, it feels a little loose, so I need to go through everything before I take it on a real ride.

Received my H1 yesterday. Condition of the bike was excellent. No damage from shipping or packaging. Finished installation/tuning this morning and just got back from bedding brakes.

INSTALLATION NOTES:
1) Both rotors had 2 noticeably loose bolts. Each were only about half way in and were not sitting flush to the rotors.
2) The front brake cable rubs the front tire. There is already a cable tie mid-way up the fork, but I will need to zip tie another higher up to stop it rubbing when turning.
3) Derailleur would not shift to lowest gear. I had to undo the cable from the derailleur & manually adjusted the H & L screws. It now shifts well.
4) Both brakes rubbed. Had to loosen caliper, spin, brake, tighten a couple times both ends. Then had to bend both rotors slightly.

GENERAL NOTES:
1) Bike is really light. I have a medium and is super easy to pickup move around.
2) Brakes still seem to not be up to snuff. It could just be I need to bed them more, but noticeably more effort is needed to brake compared to the hydraulic brakes on my MTB. Couldn't do a stoppie since the wheel just kept turning.
3) The low gear seems adequate for hilly terrain.
4) Both wheels and/or tires are slightly wobbly. I have not diagnosed this yet.

CONCERNS:
Front fork/headset seems to be loose. If I hold onto the front brake and move forward/back a little I can hear a slight knocking. I tightened the headset bolt and still kind of there. The other really strange part is if I drop the bike, the front vibrates almost like a tuning fork for a couple seconds. I'm not used to having a rigid fork, so maybe this is normal?

Overall, I'm still happy with the bike. It's light, peddles well, and I like the look. For $160 seems like a solid deal.

Did u figure out what the small plastic rubber caps were for? About the size of a screw head. I think they were in a bag near the handle bars? One H2 came with 2 of them. The other H2 I got i could only find one.

Thoughts on what the clear rubber strip was for? Package with pedals and reflectors?

Thoughts on what the clear rubber strip was for? Package with pedals and reflectors?