The chain tensioner on the TX looks the same as the gravel derailleur. Its not a true clutch and I would expect some chain slap with it on rough terrain. Mid level shimano stuff would still be a vastly superior product in my estimation.

I'm so sick of the shitty icetec rotors. What rotors are you guys using? Any great centerlocks from ali?

I just get shimano rotors from Ali or Ebay. RT10 or RT54 have worked well for me. Nothing fancy, they just work.

Have GR9 on my Salsa. The thumb shifter cannot be accessed from drops because it’s located way too high. If you are going to have flared bars, it’s even more difficult.

Edit: actual shifting performance is great though. Can't find fault with it. Its the lack of finesse and that thumb shifter placement take away all the fun.

Ltwoo hydro thumb shifters can be reached from the drops. They are different than the mechanical version.
I’d suggest the GR9 11 speed over the 12. It’s just easier to tune and keep tuned.

Somewhat peculiar. I'm looking for white colored stem (not polished silver) but can't find it. Kalloy Uno has silver ones and on eBay I found a single listing for white Uno stem not sure if it's white from factory or was painted over. I know Aliex search can be very difficult to get to specific item and would appreciate if anyone can find white Uno stem?

I see a few white ones, but lots of logos on them.
https://www.aliexpress.us/item/2251832678259040.html
https://www.aliexpress.us/item/2251832672331131.html
https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256804834638184.html

I'm not a fan of the actual building, but pricing out potential builds has become a hobby for sure.

Full sus bikes seem to have the most issues just because they have more moving parts and more "holes" that need to be within tolerance to work well.
Lots of people happy with them though.

I've recently build up my seaboard gr02, in the special Blue/Purple glitter color way they have. Tbh the color is a bit too much for be, but oh well. This will be my main commuter, do any of you happen to have found fitting mudguards for the rainy days?

https://imgur.com/a/nDHRAqR

Build specs:

9.2 Kg
Cockpit: canyon h18 and stem (Had as spare, used an adaptor for 1 1/4 to 1 1/8)
Bartape: Og-evkin (Actually feels really good, paid 8 usd)
Wheels: Koozer cx1800 (Build seems pretty impressive for the price)
Tires: GP Urban 35C
Groupset: Sensah Team pro shifters, 105 r7000 rear derailleur, Shimano Cues u6000 42t Crankset
Brakes: Illpro flatmount semi-hydraulic, 160 illpro disc rear, sram centerline 180 in the front
Seatpost: Tooseek super light
Saddle: Ryet ultimate full carbon eva finish (Only 110 gram, and feels really comfy)
Others: 105 cassette, dura-ace 11 speed chain (Acutally bought a kmc chain from ali, but turned out to be a fake :/ )

Overall really happy with this frame

Nice looking build. Curious to hear how those Koozer wheels hold up over time.

So I'm feeling a little bit of regret not pulling the trigger on some items from the recent sale. I figure I could just wait til the next big sale, but I don't really know when that is?

These are the sales I know of. Let me know if I'm missing any.

11.11
New Year/Chinese New Year
Anniversary sale

Are these the big 3? Are there more?

Mine (well one of the two, the other I am still repairing it after a Car made it fly a few meters) in road mode

Nice. Where did you get it painted? Flyxii only offered matte or glossy black.