WheelTop EDS TX Full Wireless Groupset (Chinese SRAM)

[fhill]

why not Ltwoo ERX or ER9?

I've got the Wheeltop here and the Ultegra Di2 can be found quite easily used online. No other reason than that.

[jonathanf2]

Anyone chance buying the Wheeletop EDS TX from AliEx sellers? The prices are starting to drop down to ER9 prices around the $400-500 USD range. The big issue is lack of warranty coverage from Wheeltop. The Twitter Store on AliEx looks like they're selling OEM packages for their bike builds on the side.

[Tijoe]

Anyone chance buying the Wheeletop EDS TX from AliEx sellers? The prices are starting to drop down to ER9 prices around the $400-500 USD range. The big issue is lack of warranty coverage from Wheeltop. The Twitter Store on AliEx looks like they're selling OEM packages for their bike builds on the side.

I did a search on EDS TX groups.  For the carbon hydraulic version of the TX group,  I didn't find any lower prices than I paid for my TX group last year.

Can you post a link to what you have found to be better prices?

[coffeebreak]

Disregard, I linked the GEX - you guys are talking about TX.

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Not that I am in the market now but I have this $455-500 EDS TX in my cart from pre-tariff days:

https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256807839528218.html

Considering the EGR has gone up in prices to close to $500 (80s designer store, others are cheaper) this price seems pretty close to LTWoo's.

[jonathanf2]

I did a search on EDS TX groups.  For the carbon hydraulic version of the TX group,  I didn't find any lower prices than I paid for my TX group last year.

Can you post a link to what you have found to be better prices?

I was looking at the alloy EDS TX which puts inline with regular price LTwoo ER9. Carbon EDS TX is closer to carbon ERX.

Here's the store I was looking at:
https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256808019608112.html

[jonathanf2]

Considering the EGR has gone up in prices to close to $500 (80s designer store, others are cheaper) this price seems pretty close to LTWoo's.

When I saw the eGR at $300 USD during the Black Friday sales, I jumped on it. It's a seriously good groupset and I've already tested mine in the rain and desert. The only downside is the somewhat conservative in-spec 46t max cog. I would have preferred at least 50t on the back.

[coffeebreak]

When I saw the eGR at $300 USD during the Black Friday sales, I jumped on it. It's a seriously good groupset and I've already tested mine in the rain and desert. The only downside is the somewhat conservative in-spec 46t max cog. I would have preferred at least 50t on the back.

I am okay with 46t as my gravel isn't that crazy. Almost all the Exx groups have gone up in price if you are not buying from LTWoo's official store. That store is dicey, however. I bought 3 times last year and every time it was sent back to the sender without ever reaching me. I think it was a sign from powers that be to not buy it  Now I am not risking it with any big purchases for at least some time even though these current coupons are very lucrative.

[Rebel_Yell]

I was looking at the alloy EDS TX which puts inline with regular price LTwoo ER9. Carbon EDS TX is closer to carbon ERX.

Here's the store I was looking at:
https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256808019608112.html

Best deal I have seen yet and with Anniversary Sale it gets even better.

[Tijoe]

Does anyone have any experience using both the original hydraulic 7000 series calipers and Wheeltop's new 7800 series hydraulic calipers?    Stopping power? weight differences?  heat dissipation?  durability?    Thanks.

[Tijoe]

Best deal I have seen yet and with Anniversary Sale it gets even better.

I went ahead and purchased another EDS TX package from the Twitter store.   I purchased the version with carbon levers, carbon derailleur cage, and 7800 hydraulic calipers for $426 USD.  (After sale price, coins and Aliexpress coupons.)  $100 less than the original EDS TX system Ipurchased last year.

[amacal1]

Sorry, I don't keep up with this thread and I had a hard time picking through it.

I know that, officially, Wheeltop will not provide support if it was bought on Aliexpress (i.e. outside their distribution network). But, has anyone managed to get after-sales support from their Aliexpress vendor?

[Tijoe]

Sorry, I don't keep up with this thread and I had a hard time picking through it.

I know that, officially, Wheeltop will not provide support if it was bought on Aliexpress (i.e. outside their distribution network). But, has anyone managed to get after-sales support from their Aliexpress vendor?

The "Twitter Bike Store" that I just purchased my Wheeltop EDS TX kit from stated to me that they are an authorized seller of Wheeltop products.   Twitter appears to be Wheeltop's largest domestic OEM bike seller on aliexpress.   There is also one other store on Aliexpress that states they are an authorized reseller of Wheeltop EDS systems.   Weko LIN Bicycle store also states they are an approved Wheeltop seller.

- I interpret this as these 2 stores will work with you to have Wheeltop warranty the product they sold to you, or they may chose to send you replacements for you defective or failed parts.   

If the store is not an authorized store, Wheeltop will requests that you send the failed parts back to the store that sold them to you and YOU have to convince and prove to the store how and why the parts failed, and then the store will send you replacement parts.    (What I found out is that the store I dealt with told me to ship the parts back to them at my cost and they would warranty them.  Shipping back to China was more expensive than what I paid for the parts.)

[Icyseanfitz]

Need some help guys, trying to replace pads but the ones I got where too big, any links or recommendations for a good set of pads

[Tijoe]

I have to admit that I need some help concerning the EDS TX system I am running.   I can't figure out anyway to recover from this problem.

Yesterday, 17 miles from home after climbing a long hill I turned around.  When I tried to shift the rear derailleur, nothing!  I tried the front derailleur. No shifting!   I stopped and pulled up the App.   I could shift the rear derailleur a few gears using the app, and the front wouldn't shift.   I coasted down the hill in a lower gear.  When I stopped,I checked all of the battery levels.  50% rear derailleur, 80% front derailleur, 2.99 volts front derailleur shifter, 2.92 volts rear derailleur shifter.  (I replaced the rear shifter RH lever battery with the spare I carry. )
 This allowed the rear derailleur to shift and I made it home.  (Both lever batteries died at the same time?)   

This morning, I replaced both lever batteries with brand new Duracell ones. (3.3 volts)   Front derailleur light turns green, and I hear the motor buzz, but it wont shift.  The rear derailleur thinks that 5gear is 1gear, and it wont shift any further down to a higher gear.      When the rear derailleur is in the 3gear on the app, it wont shift down to the 1 gear to try to perform an initial calibration because it says the front derailleur has to be in the big ring.  But the front wont shift.   I've spent over a 1/2 hour trying to get the derailleur to move to the actual 1 gear position.     DOES ANYONE KNOW HOW TO RESET THE REAR DERAILLEUR DOWN INTO THE 1GEAR POSITION?   ANY IDEAS WHY THE FRONT DERAILLEUR WONT SHIFT?   Thanks.

I can't find any recovery features in the current version of the app to be able to manually move the rear derailleur back down to the 1gear (Highest cog on the cassette.)  Am I missing some feature in the App I can't find?   

[wolfi]

Update on my wheeltop experience: Initial setup was a bit tricky and I need to fizzle around to get it shifting smoothly, but in the end it worked well (on a shimano XT 11-46 cassette).

I was running it for ~350km mixed terrain on my hardtail, no really heavy or muddy conditions, no races. Some weeks ago after winter I cleaned my bike (no high pressure, just normal water in the garden). After some days I wanted to ride and the rear derailleur was just dead. Tried to charge for some hours but nothing changed.

Contacted wheeltop and after them sending some videos, they confirmed that the battery of the derailleur is dead and they will send me a new derailleur (after sending the old one back).

Main reason for me to choose wheeltop was, that I wanted to use my old 11spd stuff and don't need to invest in new freehub body, cassette and chain until it is end of life. But my overall experience is mixed as the setup was not really easy and on the first occasion it just died. Also the charging was annoying to me (I know, it is not their fault, SRAM patent).

In the meantime I got a used XX1 AXS groupset for a good price and will change to SRAM (I already run a SRAM XX1 AXS on a different bike and I like to be compatible to change spare parts when something breaks).