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How are you liking the Wheeltop for gravel? Are you okay not having a clutch? I'm not sure I want to chance going electronic on my gravel bike. If the groupset dies, I'm usually on more remote mountain trails. I am debating converting my other road bike also to electronic. Contrary to other user experiences, my ER9 has been working perfect. Though I wouldn't mind trying the Wheeltop groupset as well.

Since my gravel bike is a 2 X 12, the old rear derailleur didn't have a clutch.  The new EDS TX rear derailleur works the same as I am used to on a 2X set-up.   To date, one of my 1 X 12 EDS OX rear derailleurs, the battery lasted over 5 days of very heavy shifting usage. (Approx 600 miles.)

On my 2 X 12 EDS TX on my gravel bike, the longest ride to date has been 80 miles, and the battery dropped by about 10%.  I suspect I can get 800+ miles, with lots of shifting and still have battery power left.  One thing that bugs me a little on the TX rear derailleur is that the magnetic recharge contact and rubber sealing boot are on the back side of the battery.  I have a difficult time trying to blindly get the charging cable to sit flush and charge the battery.  I end up flipping the bike up in the air so I can look through the rear wheel spokes and get the charging cable aligned so it will charge the battery.
(3 charges to date:  Initial charge,  One when the battery was down by 20% after initial set-up/shift trimming, and then one time when the battery was at 60% and I was going to ride 90+ miles, but this ride was cut short to 45 miles due to snow on the road.)
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29er / Re: LCFS917
« Last post by Cerps on Today at 09:04:50 PM »
I have metal spacers on both sides of my shock on the trunnion bolts.  I thought my frame came with them.
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Cyclocross Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: LTWOO eGR
« Last post by trcycling on Today at 08:38:35 PM »
Ok, I said I'd be back with some info once I got it built. It's preliminary as I only have one ride on it so far, but you can read it here

https://trbike.blogspot.com/2024/05/ltwoo-egr-results-writeup.html
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Well, I have not been so lucky with my frameset. I ordered mid-February and apparently it got lost somewhere in Europe two months ago.
The seller promised to send me another frame, but I still don't have any tracking from them, so I guess I'll just start an aliexpress dispute and get my money back.

I would suggest opening the AliExpress dispute and handle everything through that. I had a lot of issues with this seller and they always tried to take things to personal email with false promises. Just stick with the dispute and don't budge on refund value and you'll get your money back eventually. Airwolf can't be trusted in these matters.
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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Speeder Cycling SC-R55D
« Last post by ricedaddy on Today at 05:21:11 PM »
Difficult to say by comparing the 3D rendering with real pictures, but is Speeder Cycling the OEM of the Tavelo Arow frame?


People have suspected that Speeder is the OEM for Winspace and Tavelo are ex-Winspace employees....
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Hey how is the geometry of the bike treating you? Also, what size stem did you go with? I’m considering buying this frame but the long reach worries me (lower back pain). If I do get it I’ll have to go with a shorter stem (80mm) and use all the spacers on the steering tube.
You should look at the VB-R-066; basically a Canyon Endurace carbon copy with more forgiving geometry and tire clearance. Some "roady" gravel frames might not be bad either. A safe bet is something with less top tube than reach.
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I no longer have any cables on any of the bikes I ride other than my dropper post cable.  Hydraulic brakes and Electric wireless shifting eliminated the need for those cute little plugs...

How are you liking the Wheeltop for gravel? Are you okay not having a clutch? I'm not sure I want to chance going electronic on my gravel bike. If the groupset dies, I'm usually on more remote mountain trails. I am debating converting my other road bike also to electronic. Contrary to other user experiences, my ER9 has been working perfect. Though I wouldn't mind trying the Wheeltop groupset as well.
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1. Tavelo arow thread had already been made. Check the link above and actually read it

2. Geometry doesnt look similar at all according to what im looking at on geometrygeeks. Post screenshots if you think otherwise
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Got a pair of the group buy carbon spokes wheelset offer from Leon.
40mm depth. Ceramic bearings.
weight: front 560g, rear 695g.
wheelset are well packed, come with several spare spokes and rim tapes.
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Geo isn't remotely similar ...

Maths was never your skill set I guess
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