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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: Another Seaboard GR02
I'm really enjoying this bike. I built it up as a commuter but I've taken it on a few of the local dirt roads. I also brough it along on a trip to Las Vegas and rode the bike path from Boulder City down to the Hoover Dam. It handles really well. It feels much more like a road bike than my Carbonda 707, although the 707 is far better on rougher trails. The Seaboard would be a great frame for an all-road / light gravel build. March 17, 2024, 11:47:25 PM |
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Re: LTWOO ER9 & ERX - Electronic groepsets
Ordered eGR on 3/11 and the came on 3/19, didn't pay for air shipping but they got here to Texas in a week. Pretty nice set up again. I am disappointed that they don't ship it with mineral oil bottle, olives and barbs, or seatpost battery plug, but overall happy to this point. Waiting on cassette and chain to install.
March 20, 2024, 02:56:09 PM |
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Re: Hygge Aero Carbon Frame
I have a VB-268 frameset delivering later today. When it comes it to building up these super budget frames I find that a careful consideration of 3rd party components, wheels, and hardware are far more important than the frame itself. At this point I don't even bother ordering handlebars or headset bearings anymore. Obviously a customer should not need to do this if the brand is providing decent equipment. But usually this is where the cost cutting measures have been made. Don't leave the 3 contact points up for chance. Quality handlebar/stem/wheels from reputable brands, extra long compression plug, and a reliable bottom bracket. The marginal upgrade of each component collectively can transform most $500 frames. March 22, 2024, 11:24:07 AM |
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Re: My TanTan TT912 build
I still need to revisit the Versa BTA plate. its rocking against the arm cup, making annoying noises. i will probably swapped the armcup to the ones on my Controltech aerobar kit on my TCR(currently the bolt is siezed). swapped to my old tcr giant approach saddle, since its lower stack. i may be in market for a short-nose saddle as my aliEx Pro Stealth saddle base getting soft n saggy btw, this frameset used Sram UDH style hanger. I finally got the bike completed, minus the temp crankset  im a lil afraid to do bike photoshoot since its like a flag/sail, can topple at anytime when theres wind  Frame: TanTan TT912 size52 + IceCrack blue paintjob Stem: TanTan alu stem 100mm Basebar: TanTan HB096 400mm Aero extension: TanTan HB086 44° + 80mm w/ 15° angled riser Brake lever: Tektro TL720 Saddle: Giant Approach (from tcr) Crankset: 105R7000 170mm (from tcr) Chainring: 50/34T (from tcr) PM: xcadey xpower2 left crank 170mm (from tcr) BB: ztto bb386-24 normal bearing Shifter: Microshift BS-A11 RD: 105R7000 SS Cassette: 105R7000 11-28 Wheelset: Parcours Chrono 77/86 Rotors: 140mm MT-RT900 Caliper: Onirii BR005 mechanical Looks awesome, well done!Currently im still on 28mm gp5k front n back. once the rear worn out, definately gonna fit in 32mm. the cockpit felt a lil better now with the bartapes. Since i already have the frame, folks can just AMA  Really great to see updates on this, the price of TT bikes at the moment is painful. I would love to know the actual weight of this and if you manage to sort the rattling / things getting loosein SG even 2nd hand tri bike market going at silly price for the age of the bike. my build(minus parcours wheelset) literally can get almost 2 new speedmax cf7 105 mech. the headset rattling issue was sorted with the micro spacers that i forgot. tomorrow i'll weight the bike edit: it weights 10.3kg equipped as in pic. bta not yet attached. heavy AF. i did considered a lightweight build ala Sebastian Kienle Norseman Tri scott foil tt-cockpit, but decided to go proper tri frame geo March 23, 2024, 11:21:42 AM |
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Re: LTWOO ER9 & ERX - Electronic groepsets
@Serge_K It's 26€ handling + vat on 170 +-. Mostly between 45 and 50€. i am from BE and rideing the er9 groupset, I payed an extra 30€ on tax. They put the price lower without asking them . Worth taking the risk, sram front shifting was horrible never going back to that. I'll try to put something over the connections to protect it from water ingress. March 25, 2024, 07:17:54 AM |
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Re: new iGS800 Bike GPS Computer
Certainly interesting, I've been on the 630 for a month and very happy with it, I consider it a straight upgrade in every way to the garmin 530 (except maybe the third party integrations but the app really isn't that bad). I trust them to beat the 1040 but magene is about to drop their own touchscreen computer for $160 so I would have hoped it was a little cheaper than $350. I can't remember the last time I was excited for a western release, but between TPU tubes, DTSwiss clone hubs, hydraulic and then electronic groupsets and higher end bike computers, I feel spoiled. I wonder if it would sync up with Wheeltop EDS OX and TX electric derailleurs.They sync with LTWOO eRX already, no doubt they would sync with wheeltop March 25, 2024, 11:55:17 AM |
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Re: Interesting Aliexpress finds! - good deals, interesting stuff, new products etc!
I failed the test. Ltwoo ER9 incoming Ltwoo EGR incoming Yep, glad it's over. Now how do I explain this to my wife? 
March 27, 2024, 10:05:25 AM |
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Re: Interesting Aliexpress finds! - good deals, interesting stuff, new products etc!
I failed the test.Just like they do when buying clothes: you just say how much you "saved" by buying in sales. March 27, 2024, 10:07:27 AM |
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Re: WheelTop EDS TX Full Wireless Groupset (Chinese SRAM)
Now it seems WheelTop is upping their game with reviews through Trace Velo and GC Performance. People will tend to listen to these influencers on Youtube. I tried my best to bring up the product at the start of my journey. Guess its over to these big hitters now
March 27, 2024, 12:40:24 PM |
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Be careful when you see trucks, you can get pushed or sucked in hard on something like that, try not to die.