Wheeltop EDS GeX

[Crash217]

I'm waiting around for a 13sp 10-52 XD cassette to pop up,  the 12speed versions are hard to come by still though.

[Walter-sobchak]

I am seeing two different style brake calipers being sold with GEX, does anyone have insight as to the difference and if it is worth the more expensive/newer style blue ones?

[RDY]

I am seeing two different style brake calipers being sold with GEX, does anyone have insight as to the difference and if it is worth the more expensive/newer style blue ones?

They should all be the type as picture on WT's website.  The others are old pre-production.

[eeney]

I am seeing two different style brake calipers being sold with GEX, does anyone have insight as to the difference and if it is worth the more expensive/newer style blue ones?

Sorry I don't know the answer, I've seen reviews with the older styles which have given good feedback on the braking, and yes, I also noticed the older calipers were much cheaper.  However, just to be safe I went with the new style so only have experience with the new model.  The new model is great, I can easily descend on bumpy trails using just one finger for braking

[eeney]

I am seeing two different style brake calipers being sold with GEX, does anyone have insight as to the difference and if it is worth the more expensive/newer style blue ones?

Sorry I don't know the answer, I've seen reviews with the older styles which have given good feedback on the braking, and yes, I also noticed the older calipers were much cheaper.  However, just to be safe I went with the new style so only have experience with the new model.  The new model is great, I can easily descend on bumpy trails using just one finger for braking.

This listing has some reviewer comments, one guy saying the upgrade is better braking, better sprint and wider gap..... if any of that makes sense or is to believed. https://detail.tmall.com/item.htm?id=834399534706&skuId=5584878208960

I'm also noticing that the price difference between the sets with the old/new brakes may have reduced a bit on Taobao

[trcycling]

I am seeing two different style brake calipers being sold with GEX, does anyone have insight as to the difference and if it is worth the more expensive/newer style blue ones?

Based on reviews, the biggest difference is aesthetic. I didn't see complaints on the old or new calipers. The new ones are widely reported as looking more refined in their design. I happen to think the new ones look better and more refined.

[kanuto]

Just giving an update here. Received my replacement rear derailleur and was able to install without any issues. Also the faulty one i get to keep. Maybe used for spare parts later on.

[RDY]

Just giving an update here. Received my replacement rear derailleur and was able to install without any issues. Also the faulty one i get to keep. Maybe used for spare parts later on.

Did they try to diagnose what the fault was after it was determined that it was faulty?

[bus4@207]

heya lads,
have this going onto my ican graro.
I am having an absolute nightmare trying to dial in the shifting.
Using a Campagnolo Chorus 12sp cassette and chain.
A few days since I got it and I couldnt get every gear to sit nice to the point it would skip a gear.
Did it this way...... smallest cog initial calibration. Next cog -dial in. Move it back down and back up and so on but when I get to top 2 or 3 sprockets ie 27.29 31 it just wouldnt work.
Walked away for a few days and started back at it today. Had success until I got to 'gear 8' . Diallled in and went to move to gear 9 BUT the rd drops right back down to gear 3 or so BUT the app still reads as '10' . Hit the shifter again and it goes all the way back to 10 or 11!
Any ideas?
Buyers remorse is starting to set in!


edited to add;
I just tried to do it again. It wont even hold basic settings now.

[fhold]

Have you already contacted wheeltop? They seem to be quite responsive. Without owing a gex yet it sounds like something is wrong on the software side

[trcycling]

heya lads,
have this going onto my ican graro.
I am having an absolute nightmare trying to dial in the shifting.
Using a Campagnolo Chorus 12sp cassette and chain.
A few days since I got it and I couldnt get every gear to sit nice to the point it would skip a gear.
Did it this way...... smallest cog initial calibration. Next cog -dial in. Move it back down and back up and so on but when I get to top 2 or 3 sprockets ie 27.29 31 it just wouldnt work.
Walked away for a few days and started back at it today. Had success until I got to 'gear 8' . Diallled in and went to move to gear 9 BUT the rd drops right back down to gear 3 or so BUT the app still reads as '10' . Hit the shifter again and it goes all the way back to 10 or 11!
Any ideas?
Buyers remorse is starting to set in!


edited to add;
I just tried to do it again. It wont even hold basic settings now.

It sounds like you might have a defect and it's worth reaching out to Wheeltop directly.

But when I read that the big cogs were the worst, I wondered if you have the 'b-screw' tension set correctly (to get the right spacing from cog to jockey wheel)

[bus4@207]

Yeah I have tried everything with all settings. The mech seems to have a life of it's own. Reading on the Facebook groups people having it set up with min fuss. I have spent ,I would guess, about 4 hrs at it and at no point have I got it to run smoothly.

[RDY]

Ordered a set for a rider I'm sponsoring. She'll use it with one of the new ZTTO 10-51 HG 12s cassettes.

We'll see how long it lasts ... she rides about 40,000km a year (though obviously not all of that will be on the gravel bike).  If the derailleur lasts until Force E1's supposed release in June/July, I'll be impressed - assuming we get it built up for her at the beginning of March.  Unless she's determined to stick with it, at that point I'll likely upgrade to Force E1 hoods, Lewis calipers and Eagle XO AXS RD - auxilliary hood buttons and blips will make it a much more flexible race setup.

[federic000]

I don’t understand what’s the point with wheeltop gx, it comes for 600€ in EU, I just bought a sram rival axs 1x12 for 580€, same components. Yes the GX supports more gears and larger sprockets (…and I don’t care) but rival works very well out of the box, it’s reliable, waterproof and thoroughly tested. Should not wheeltop reduce prices?

[00Garza]

I don’t understand what’s the point with wheeltop gx, it comes for 600€ in EU, I just bought a sram rival axs 1x12 for 580€, same components. Yes the GX supports more gears and larger sprockets (…and I don’t care) but rival works very well out of the box, it’s reliable, waterproof and thoroughly tested. Should not wheeltop reduce prices?

Hard to find that in the US, and when we do it’s much more expensive than the Chinese options.