Hi there,

I found a deal in aliexpress for $50 for the LH shifter and the front derailleur, for that price it's not worthy to spend your time trying to find the part required and install the parts on the shifter to make the SRX shifter work as a 2x, at least for me. The only downside it is that I hate to have different logos on the shifters.

Hello,

I ran an SRX groupset but I didn't like the massive steps in between gears running 1x, so I bought a empire left hand shifter and a derailleur.
After asking in a group someone told me the RH shifter is the same just with a different name on it.
The rear derailleur a part from the adjustable spring it is a quite longer cage, apparently it can take up to 52t cassette ( i only use with a 46t) and the empire can take up to 34t.

Now with the 2x I use a 36t cassette and it will quite better than with the 46t.

Have a good ride

Can you add the pictures of the build?

I'm rebuilding mine again as I had to change the brake outer cables to improve the braking.

Hello,

any updated in your build? I posted in several posts about internal routing frames because I had several problems with the installation of the outer cables routing trough the area of the stem to the frame. http://chinertown.com/index.php/topic,3499.0.html

I started using Juin tech F1 calipers with jag wire outer cables but the gap in between the stem and frame was so small that it made kink the outer cables.

On my second attempt I trim the spacers of the steerer to make the gap bigger and it worked better but as the outer cables were already kinked the inner cables were not running super smooth.

My third and currently attempt  was to use cheap outer cables for the brakes that are far more flexible and now the inner cables run smoothly, but, I can feel that the outer cables are not so efficient as the jag wire.

My last attempt will be (as soon as I receive all the new parts) using jag wire outer cables all the way but with a small but of the cheap outer cable in the area of the tight bending.
Hopefully it will give me the best performance possible.

Hi All,

I finally finished the build of the my bike.

I'm not totally happy with the feeling of the cable actuated hydraulics brakes because I had to swap the outer cables from the jagwire compression less for a cheap Clarks that were quite more flexible and allow me to fit them through the headset without kinking.

I will give a bit if time testing the bike and if the biting don't improve I will take it to the bike shop to have some advice.

A part from that during the short ride that I did to try all was working fine the bike rides very comfortable.

Hello,

I recently bought the same frame but made by Lightcarbon, not sure what is the difference in between them, but mine looks very well done,the only difference is that lightcarbon sells the bike with or without the integrated handlebar and I bought without it but with a very nice stem and spacers that hide the cables.

Unfortunately I still can't finish to build because of I'm not having too much time after my son was born, but I have to let yoy know that I'm struggling a lot with the routing of the outer cables in the area of the headset because of the small gap availale in between my stem and the spacers.

I guess the bike is designed to work with hydraulic brakes and Di2 or AXS groupsets and once I already routed all the outer cables the cables doesn't move completely free.

At the moment I removed some material of the spacers and I will give it a go as soon as I can.

If you want me to show some pictures showing wat I had to do I could attach them here but first I wanted to make sure that the mod works, otherwise I think I will have to change to a standard stem and handlebar.

I recently bought the same frame from lightcarbon bikes.

All the parts that I bought for my bikes from China they are always from Miracle bikes. Unfortunately when I bought my frame miracle didn't have it on sale.

I hope the lightcarbon frame will be as good and reliable as the parts from miracle bikes.