L-Twoo, Sensah or 105?

[Froglover825]

I would go with 105 unless you want to go 1x where i would then go sensah, the fd on sensah is so shit i wouldn't go 2x with them.

[PLA]

105. Don't fuck around with Chinese groupset unless you want to find out.

[jonathanf2]

You don't really need a clutch derailleur on a 1x road setup unless you're sporting a bigger road cassette. On one of my road bikes I used a 44t + 11-32t cassette on a 105 R7000 RD with no drop chain issues. I live in a hilly area and it was easy to climb with this setup. If I lived in the flats, I would have definitely gone with a 50t or bigger. Also using something like a 1x Pass Quest aero chainring has beefy chainring teeth. Just make sure to size your chain properly so it's fitted properly.

If you're used to rolling with a 52/17, something like a 52/11-28 or 11-32t will seem easy for you. If you want a lightweight, affordable 1x groupset option, I'd get an Ultegra RD, Sensah HRD hydraulic Team Pro carbon shifters (11 or 12 speed), a RiRo/Racework carbon crankset (the new version) and a Pass Quest aero chainring. I'd stick to an Ultegra cassette and chain if possible for best shifting.

[Jet the Panda]

You don't really need a clutch derailleur on a 1x road setup unless you're sporting a bigger road cassette. On one of my road bikes I used a 44t + 11-32t cassette on a 105 R7000 RD with no drop chain issues. I live in a hilly area and it was easy to climb with this setup. If I lived in the flats, I would have definitely gone with a 50t or bigger. Also using something like a 1x Pass Quest aero chainring has beefy chainring teeth. Just make sure to size your chain properly so it's fitted properly.

If you're used to rolling with a 52/17, something like a 52/11-28 or 11-32t will seem easy for you. If you want a lightweight, affordable 1x groupset option, I'd get an Ultegra RD, Sensah HRD hydraulic Team Pro carbon shifters (11 or 12 speed), a RiRo/Racework carbon crankset (the new version) and a Pass Quest aero chainring. I'd stick to an Ultegra cassette and chain if possible for best shifting.

I honestly had something like this in mind! I am very interested in the Riro carbon cranks with their own skeleton 1x chainring. I will definitely look into the other components you mentioned.
Thanks a lot for your advice! and everyone else who helped me here too.
I went to check out the SLC 2.0 earlier tonight. It's the right size for me, insanely light. I didn't buy it yet, but I am seriously considering it.

[toxin]

Riro are mtb cranks so a wider q factor. The spindle is 24 mm aluminium so higher risk of failure than 30 mm alu or 24 mm steel.

[TidyDinosaur]

Riro are mtb cranks so a wider q factor. The spindle is 24 mm aluminium so higher risk of failure than 30 mm alu or 24 mm steel.

There are 2 versions of the Riro crank. They have a standard and a MTB version. I have 2 sets of the standard version. Q-factor is 151 if I am not mistaken...

[toxin]

I was actually looking at the road version, but didn't know there was an even wider one. Road is still over half a centimetre wider than normal and has a 24 mm alu spindle unlike the mtb version which has a 29 mm alu spindle

[brifter5]

If 105 or anything Shimano or SRAM is an option then do that. Tried and True.

I for one have installed sensah three times now and the only issue I had was the cassette on the last build. Which I switched out to shimano and it works fine now. 1x setups though because I simply have no interest in 2 x setups.

Never tried l-twoo because I don't like the campy shifters.

I would look into some kind of shimano grx setup , 1x , 11-51T cassette seems appealing to me.

All depends what you want to get out of the bike, preference. Do you want quick service? Are you handy? Do you have spares? If going to bike shops frequently for service, then def Sram or Shimano.

[ENEP]

I would look into some kind of shimano grx setup , 1x , 11-51T cassette seems appealing to me.

I'm also interested in this frankenstein setup on my gravel/road bike. Which parts and chainring size are you looking in to?

[brifter5]

I'm also interested in this frankenstein setup on my gravel/road bike. Which parts and chainring size are you looking in to?

Honestly, was inspired by bike sauce video. Converting the 11 speed grx to use a 10-51T cassette , with a GRX 12 speed rear derailleur.
https://bike.shimano.com/en-EU/product/component/grx-12-speed/RD-RX822-SGS.html



Get a grx 600 shifters on ebay or something, use my existing crankset, and up the cassette to 10-51T and get the RD-RX822-SGS and off to the races.
It's like a $400-$500 upgrade if you can get good deal on parts.