Nice review !

 Why didnt you buy a 4iiii .. recognize brand, and a canadian cie !
I got the left side Ultegra from their store .

I have mine for 5 months so far, no complaints .

I ordered one of these based on the previous recommendations. Waiting for it to arrive any day now. I’m closer to 89 Kg or so, so we’ll see how long it lasts! Would be a huge weight savings compared to my Specialized Power Comp.

So, I was looking at part compatibility. So, is the same empire rear derailleur used for 11 and 12?

SENSAH Rear Derailleur 11/12 Speed LONG Cage
https://a.aliexpress.com/_mMKYPXv

Hi ,

 Wheredid you see the noise level of the R07 ?
 I cannot seethe dbsound level in the spec.

In fact I am looing for a quiet wheel from the vendor but they not not provide the DB noise level of the hub

Ok thank you.

More general question - having previously lived in TO I couldn't imagine commuting via bike with the streetcars and poor drivers. You are brave!

Are we talking about the HB010 and HB011 from OG evkin, or vélo build?

I can't seem to find them on the velobuild website

I'm all for losing weight and am trying to do it as much as possible with my 168, however there is no way I'd trust such a small and light expander on a carbon steerer tubed fork, especially for the sake of 30g of weight saving.

There's no science behind this and its my opinion only, however I'd put the longer, stock expander back in if only for peace of mind.

As far as I know tubeless rims have different hooks on the side of the rim than the clinchers. I think they are bigger or more prominent or something else to help the tubeless tyres to achieve a good seal. So it is true that clincher rims will not accommodate tubeless tyres but the tubeless rims can fit clinchers. I have gp5000s on my tubeless wheels at the moment and did not have a problem with it. I also had pro one tle tubeless tyres before but after having 3 punctures in a week I ditched the whole concept of tubeless and went back to clinchers.

I have tried many wheelsets with different hubs but all of them had the same flaw. Most of the pawl based hubs are annoyingly loud. I hate that. Then I tried the dtswiss 350 hub with an 18 teeth star ratchet system and I can say it is a huge difference. They are really quiet. So for me the extra $100 would totally worth it.

One thing I am keen to try out are the dtwiss star ratchet copycat hubs on ali. Also the RD13 hub from elitewheels is such a dtswiss copy.

Having almost no flats, and lower pressure for comfort are worth the small effort even for pure road riding.
Everybody could try a pair of tubeless tires once, use them until they die or being fed up, and make their own idea of it, instead of reading forums 
In any case if you are shopping for new rims, take tubeless and get both options.