Wheeltop EDS GeX

[Aero-X]

Got it. I need to tap the Bluetooth icon in the upper right corner of the home screen to turn it on, then tap the circular arrow icon in the upper left corner to connect. The APP user experience needs some work, not surprised.

[darario]

Did anyone have issues with battery lvl indication on wahoo? My Elemnt Bolt V2 shows low battery warning but battery lvl is still 50% on wheeltop app.

[ricchirock]

Did anyone have issues with battery lvl indication on wahoo? My Elemnt Bolt V2 shows low battery warning but battery lvl is still 50% on wheeltop app.

same on garmin

[Rico666]

Did anyone have issues with battery lvl indication on wahoo? My Elemnt Bolt V2 shows low battery warning but battery lvl is still 50% on wheeltop app.

Same with my Garmin 840.

[geramonta]

Did anyone have issues with battery lvl indication on wahoo? My Elemnt Bolt V2 shows low battery warning but battery lvl is still 50% on wheeltop app.

If it's a wheeltop error, they improved the road version with an update, but it's still there. They don't send the correct battery percentage, I suppose due to ANT+.

[ThePortuguese]

I have to  be honest with this GeX.

Been havin a chat with my mechanic that is dealing with some groupsets from this. For 800€ one can get a groupset (levers, brake calipers, rear derraileur, cassette , bettery, charger and chain) from SRAM Eagle GX with Apex or with some work Rival.

The current pricing on GeX (minus de cassette and the chain) is 600€.

The build quality on both are not comparable.

[Aero-X]

I have to  be honest with this GeX.

Been havin a chat with my mechanic that is dealing with some groupsets from this. For 800€ one can get a groupset (levers, brake calipers, rear derraileur, cassette , bettery, charger and chain) from SRAM Eagle GX with Apex or with some work Rival.

The current pricing on GeX (minus de cassette and the chain) is 600€.

The build quality on both are not comparable.

I just got back from China on a business trip. I got my GeX 93mm cage carbon levers with those light blue colored brake calipers and hoses for roughly $350 on Taobao(Aliexpress in China mainland). I consider this a great value. The Wheeltop US website sells for $550~600.

Here's the thing if you can find a friend who travels to China, you know what to do.

BTW, the flagship Wheeltop store on Taobao threw in an extra set of V2 softer rubber hoods for free. My version already came with the V2 softer rubber hoods which fit better without that ugly "step" transition from the top of the hood to the hard polymer frame which is very noticeable on those early Youtube GeX reviews. The V2 softer rubber hoods also has a grippier texture and much easier to work with.

[cyruscycles]

I just got back from China on a business trip. I got my GeX 93mm cage carbon levers with those light blue colored brake calipers and hoses for roughly $350 on Taobao(Aliexpress in China mainland). I consider this a great value. The Wheeltop US website sells for $550~600.

Here's the thing if you can find a friend who travels to China, you know what to do.

BTW, the flagship Wheeltop store on Taobao threw in an extra set of V2 softer rubber hoods for free. My version already came with the V2 softer rubber hoods which fit better without that ugly "step" transition from the top of the hood to the hard polymer frame which is very noticeable on those early Youtube GeX reviews. The V2 softer rubber hoods also has a grippier texture and much easier to work with.

I know the fashion fakes community uses freight forwarder agents to get products off tb shipped to the US. Maybe it would make sense to forward groupsets through one

[rolypoly]

.... The V2 softer rubber hoods also has a grippier texture and much easier to work with.

You got a picture?!

[RiP]

You got a picture?!

This!

Aero-X, can you help us figure out the differences bettween both versions, visually?

I recently purchased this groupset but I don't know how to identify if mine came with the newer version of the hoods! 

Thanks.

[Asco]

If they have actually made the hoods softer, then you will know simply from trying to roll back the hoods to install the levers. If accessing the clamp bolt is more or less impossible, you're probably on the old hoods.

[Aero-X]

Here're the V2 vs V1 hoods comparison. V1 screenshots are from Bike Sauce, Oz Cycles, Ribble Valley Cyclist early reviews. They all had the V1 hoods. The V1 has a very smooth, satin like surface. The V2 is more textured and very matte finish. The transition/fitting where the edge of the hood meet the polymer frame on V1 is terrible, gaps on the side, the big "step" on the top of the hood knob where the rubber meets polymer. The V2 is much refined. The gap on the side is gone, there's minimum step on the hood knob. I think the better fitting V2 is because of softer rubber used. I had no difficulty in installing the GeX brifters, hooking up the brake hoses. Flipping the rubber over to expose various ports and bolts was easy for me.

[RiP]

Here're the V2 vs V1 hoods comparison. V1 screenshots are from Bike Sauce, Oz Cycles, Ribble Valley Cyclist early reviews. They all had the V1 hoods. The V1 has a very smooth, satin like surface. The V2 is more textured and very matte finish. The transition/fitting where the edge of the hood meet the polymer frame on V1 is terrible, gaps on the side, the big "step" on the top of the hood knob where the rubber meets polymer. The V2 is much refined. The gap on the side is gone, there's minimum step on the hood knob. I think the better fitting V2 is because of softer rubber used. I had no difficulty in installing the GeX brifters, hooking up the brake hoses. Flipping the rubber over to expose various ports and bolts was easy for me.

Thank you very much! As I suspected, I have the V1 hoods on my new GeX shifters (still waiting for the frame to build the bike), so I'm going to order those new V2 hoods...

[jonathanf2]

Here's my Wheeltop GeX gravel bike setup. While GeX works well, LTwoo eGR is better. The LTwoo eGR just shifts faster and more precise. Using both setups back-to-back, the performance difference is noticeable. The GeX though is a bit more easier to setup with no internal battery.

[Aero-X]

One of the things I like and also dislike about the GeX levers is it allows me to wrap all 4 fingers under the hood for a very firm grip when I pedal out of the saddle on a steep and rough climb. I have small hands with short fingers and small knuckles. A four finger grip makes me feel confident. If you have big hands with chunky fingers and knuckles. The lever/bar space below the hood might not be enough to get all 4 fingers under.

All of the previous generation Shimano, SRAM levers could only accommodate for 3 finger wrap, not enough room between the levers and the bar. I loved the latest 13spd SRAM levers when I tried at a LBS. It's a comfortable full 4 finger wrap. The entire hood sticks out a lot more to create additional space.

The dislike. This is the Industrial Design/Mechanical Design problem(pink line on my photo). There's not reason why the inner lever pivot bolt needs to stick out so much. SH and SR inner levers hide behind the outer lever perfectly. This is both ergonomically and visually pleasing. This GeX "protruding" inner lever pivot bolt rubs my index finger. The good part is that the GeX lever has about 5mm~10mm outward play(pivot away from handle bar). The spring tension is very light. So this bolt isn't pressing against my index finger. Still a minor annoyance because of the not so refined Industrial Design.