WheelTop EDS TX Full Wireless Groupset (Chinese SRAM)

[OralMaster]

https://youtu.be/x0L9USE7mco?si=7JPnX7sPmMfElagw


pricing looks good (3999 rmb for carbon hydraulic disc), available in both disc/rim, and carbon / alu

[cramy]

Weights on this reel:
Shifters: 428g
FD: 185g (500mAh battery)
RD: 319g (800mAh battery)
Disc brakes: xxx
Upgrade kit: 1,263g
https://www.facebook.com/share/r/k6QjJLVYM3sBrHVQ/

[Tijoe]

On going thread already exists.   Here is the link to the existing thread.
Do we need a separate thread for the road version?

https://chinertown.com/index.php/topic,3960.0.html

[Sebastian]

That's the slowest shifting FD I have ever seen.

[toxin]

That's the slowest shifting FD I have ever seen.

I am confident that's slow motion footage. Why would they do that? God knows. Chinese marketing departments can be a bit odd sometimes.

[TidyDinosaur]

I am confident that's slow motion footage. Why would they do that? God knows. Chinese marketing departments can be a bit odd sometimes.

Yeah, or the cadence of the rider is very slow 

That FB reel is also really amateurish...

[toxin]

idk what you're expecting. Makes sense to me for them to spend the money actually developing the product in these stages rather than making shiny marketing material. Their future depends on this being an actual reliable and functional product

[toxin]

They have front derraileur trim, if it's auto trim they'll be getting a call from shimano lawyers this time

[Sakizashi]

Its a tough market to be in right now. At ~500USD for the hydro group its tough to justify going with an unproven product when you can piece together a Sram AXS rival 2x system for less than $600 including batteries and an Apex 1x lever set w/ Force brakes + Rival Xplr RD for $470 including battery.

The Wheeltop system also loses the removable battery which is a really nice part of living with the Sram system and you also lose the clutched RD.

Edit: should add that its $522+tax RN to grab open box 105 di2 levers+brakes, FD, RD, battery and cables from the Pros Closet; so there is another option in that $500 price range for electronic shifting for the US based people.

[kbernstein]

I guess it makes it as bad as new campagnolo 

[Sebastian]

Lots of rim brake folks out there who could be interested in this maybe? I am intrigued, but way too happy with my rim brake bike to give this a try.

[toxin]

I am intrigued and I won't run sram as long as the front range is so limited

[jonathanf2]

How do you replace the battery if it goes bad?

[Tijoe]

How do you replace the battery if it goes bad?

My brother will figure out how one replaced the fixed battery.  He recently purchased the new Version EDX fixed battery and says he will figure out how to replace it.  He wanted the original version with removable battery, but they were no longer available.   (I have 4 of the EDS removable battery long cage derailleurs.)   Love them so far!

[Tijoe]

Lots of rim brake folks out there who could be interested in this maybe? I am intrigued, but way too happy with my rim brake bike to give this a try.

This group set is out of the picture for me.  If I ever build up a new road bike, I will go with hydraulic disc brakes.  I have my 2 road bikes that I seldom ride anymore because of safety concerns riding on paved roads with cars.   USA society has slowly been "killing" of road riders via too many distracted and aggressive drivers on the road.

MY money for the rest of my life will be focused on Gravel riding and MTB riding.   Road bikes only for foreign trips and organized rides like centuries.