Chinese Carbon Road Bikes > Cyclocross Frames, Wheels & Components
LTWOO eGR
Phaxe:
--- Quote from: jonathanf2 on August 27, 2024, 08:13:52 PM ---Both my road bikes are running Ltwoo ER9 and they've been running flawlessly. I've been tempted to go electronic with all my bikes, though I'm hesitant with my gravel setup just incase something happens while I'm on a remote trail in the mountains. The other thing is I'm not entirely convinced I'll stay 1x, I also like 2x gravel as well. I'm currently using 2x Ultegra shifters, so it'd be easy to drop a mechanical FD if I switch back.
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I went with a 42 up the front, and a 10-50 at the back, and that gives me fairly wide gearing that's similar to what I had with the 2x. I'm thinking of getting a 40 or maybe even a 38 up front to give me just a little more on the steep hills we have around where I live.
Otherwise, colour me dead impressed with this groupset.
amacal1:
Welp, I'm about to find out what it's like to reach out to Ltwoo. I had a bit of a crash late yesterday evening riding some proper gravel track about 10 miles or so from my house. I went over the bars and my bike went elsewhere and bent the eGR. It almost looked rideable, but then after a few strokes trying to ride it the chain sucked the derailleur into the wheel. I spent a few minutes untangling everything and managed to get it free and clear of the wheel and the cassette. After that, I really don't know how, it was shifting again and I was able to ride it home. I spent the rest of that ride home puzzling over in my head how it could still be shifting smoothly while it was obviously bent all to hell (I stuck to a few speeds in the middle of the cassette and avoided the extremes to avoid dropping my chain). It was pitch dark when I got home so all I did was hose the bike down and put it away. I haven't been able to give it a proper post-mortem and see what's salvageable and not. From what little I did see, my derailleur hanger looks straight as an arrow but the first part of the eGR that connects to my hanger looks bent badly. I didn't bother looking at the jockey wheel cage but I assume that's got some bend as well. I suspect it still shifted smoothly because the parallelogram which contains all of the shifting mechanism and geometry was still internally aligned. I'll post some pics once I have a chance to look at it and also reach out to Ltwoo and see if any of my bent parts can be obtained from them instead of scrapping the whole thing.
Phaxe:
--- Quote from: amacal1 on August 30, 2024, 12:00:50 PM ---Welp, I'm about to find out what it's like to reach out to Ltwoo. I had a bit of a crash late yesterday evening riding some proper gravel track about 10 miles or so from my house. I went over the bars and my bike went elsewhere and bent the eGR. It almost looked rideable, but then after a few strokes trying to ride it the chain sucked the derailleur into the wheel. I spent a few minutes untangling everything and managed to get it free and clear of the wheel and the cassette. After that, I really don't know how, it was shifting again and I was able to ride it home. I spent the rest of that ride home puzzling over in my head how it could still be shifting smoothly while it was obviously bent all to hell (I stuck to a few speeds in the middle of the cassette and avoided the extremes to avoid dropping my chain). It was pitch dark when I got home so all I did was hose the bike down and put it away. I haven't been able to give it a proper post-mortem and see what's salvageable and not. From what little I did see, my derailleur hanger looks straight as an arrow but the first part of the eGR that connects to my hanger looks bent badly. I didn't bother looking at the jockey wheel cage but I assume that's got some bend as well. I suspect it still shifted smoothly because the parallelogram which contains all of the shifting mechanism and geometry was still internally aligned. I'll post some pics once I have a chance to look at it and also reach out to Ltwoo and see if any of my bent parts can be obtained from them instead of scrapping the whole thing.
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oh mate, the most important thing is that you're ok. Parts are replaceable.
jonathanf2:
I doubt they have spare parts laying around. I’d wait for the next AliEx sale and pick up a replacement eGR RD. Post some pics of your RD, you should be able to readily remove the inner cage plate and spray paint any scruffs. Also nail polish enamel can be used to cover up any scratches on the main unit.
I’d still double check your derailleur hanger with an alignment tool, no way you can eyeball if it’s straight.
https://a.aliexpress.com/_mrLShx2
denisv:
Is anyone has news about two shifters operation of egr ? Very disappointing of this one hand use only.
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