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Re: TPU vs Latex innertube
Advantages of inner tubes (TPU/ latex) - lighter - cheaper - less of a hassle to install - no dirty frame (sealant sprayed on your frame) when you puncture Advantages of tubeless: - slightly better rolling resistance - less chance of 'fatal' punctures, but no 100 percent guarantee for a puncture free ride March 16, 2024, 04:41:40 PM |
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Re: Puncture proof Continental Gatorskin tyres any good?
They are good against flats, but they're terrible for riding - heavy, slow and a massive pain to put on. Pirelli Cinturato Velo, GP5000 All Season are better choices.
March 17, 2024, 09:58:21 AM |
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Re: LTWOO ER9 & ERX - Electronic groepsets
What's the general feeling towards ltwoo erx in spring 2024? I've been tempted to pull the trigger on a number of occasions but too many of the YT influencers saying it's not a finished product, has inherent problems etc ( maybe ltwoo aren't paying them enough to endorse). Aliexpress have a sale this week, never been a better time to buy however I value reliability over anything.If you value reliability over ANYTHING, then buy Shimano. YouTubers often receive early units and they serve as beta testers. Bad strategy? These YouTubers had the battery with tabs and not springs, which caused most of the concerns. Your concern over shilling is also warranted. Anybody who has a discount code on anything has an interest in you spending more, mathematically. And so if you don't see a discount code on l-twoo, they don't stand to benefit, which is worse. If they don't make money from it but then users report problems, then they just shit themselves in the foot twice. I'm very happy with my 5 er9, but I kind of want them to fail to see what happens. I enjoy the tinkering and the grind of making my own bike infinitely more than buying off the shelf pre packaged branded stuff. Shimano for me is a patent troll and SRAM is the worst assemble of engineers in recent bike history, so I will get out of my way to try alternatives. I still use a Shimano group on an old bike. That stuff will never die. You probably should buy Shimano if your key concern is reliability. L-twoo electric groups didn't exist a year ago. Nobody can tell you how they age long term. They may age like fine wine, they may age like Lindsay Lohan. Do you want modern day Lindsay Lohan on your bike? March 17, 2024, 01:57:42 PM |
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Re: LTWOO ER9 & ERX - Electronic groepsets
Am I blind or there really is no rim brake version of ER? No rim brake version. Seems like Wheeltop is basically the only Chinese option for electronic and rim brake. March 17, 2024, 08:06:20 PM |
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Re: LTWOO ER9 & ERX - Electronic groepsets
end positions set correctly, there is no friction during normal driving, what you see in the photo was only caused by changing from a small top to a large top
March 18, 2024, 10:24:53 AM |
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Re: LTWOO ER9 & ERX - Electronic groepsets
Er9, the weight difference is tiny
March 18, 2024, 01:28:55 PM |
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Re: LTWOO ER9 & ERX - Electronic groepsets
This seems a bit concerning. Is anyone else seeing something similar? This is my FD after roughly 2.500km of use. The finish wears away and there is this copper coloured layer below. Where the chain hits the cage, it’s basically polished down to the bare steel. But there’s no scrapes or ridges. So I think it’ll last. The black stuff is just wax. I’m not really concerned by these wear marks. March 19, 2024, 11:55:56 AM |
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Re: LTWOO ER9 & ERX - Electronic groepsets
I don't think I'd call that worn out. Maybe the pic makes it look worse than it looks in the flesh. It's really only the surface finish that's worn off. What looks like scrape marks is really only residue of wax and dirt. The metal itself is fine. But we'll see. I got a Campy FD on my other bike that looks very similar. They put a sort of low friction coating on their FD cages to ease up front shifting. It wears off where the chain touches the cage which makes it look pretty horrible. But the thing is still fine after tens of thousands of km. I have no reason to believe that the chain is going to eat away the steel cage. But I guess we'll see. March 19, 2024, 03:04:26 PM |
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Re: Puncture proof Continental Gatorskin tyres any good?
Who in their right mind would go with the gatorskin unless you know nothing about cycling? I run GP5k's and haven't had a puncture in over 2 years now, that's with riding a good 30,000km over shitty Australian roads. March 20, 2024, 07:25:58 PM |
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Re: LTWOO ER9 & ERX - Electronic groepsets
How's everyone's experience with battery life so far? I bought 2x 800mAh batteries. I didn't really pay attention how far I got with the first charge. When I charged the groupset for the second time, I reset the shift counter in the companion app to zero. I have done roughly 4.800 shifts now and the batteries are at 35%. So I should get around 7000-7500 shifts out of a single charge. The bike has done 2.300km with this groupset now. I guess I could do at least another 200km. Some of this was on the indoor trainer, however. Though I do not use ERG mode there, so I shift quite a bit on the indoor trainer as well. All in all, I guess I can expect 1000km per charge without pushing the batteries too much into the red. But if there are batteries with more capacity, this could be increased maybe? I am at 4800 shifts and at 55%. Using vapcell f12. However, you should simply charge when at 30%. Don't stretch the batteries too much if you can help it. March 24, 2024, 05:33:42 PM |
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