Quote from: pedalino on October 29, 2026, 05:56:02 PMbecause i'm not confident about 1x configuration. the total weight, considering the chainring and cassette, is the same.

I think you can run EDS TX without the FD. I've seen some vendors just selling the groupset without the front derailleur. I'm not sure about button configuration though.

Quote from: Ludo on October 29, 2026, 12:25:01 PMWeight?

How big is the weight difference? Carbon shifters are available for GEX, plus the GEX RD has more cage size options.

Quote from: pedalino on October 29, 2026, 11:28:26 AMHi, I would like to use this derailleur in a 1x configuration—meaning without a front derailleur.
I have a couple of questions:
1) Is this feasible, and will the rear derailleur work correctly on its own?
2) Can the button on the left-hand lever be assigned to a different function (for example, acting as a bell, if I'm using an iGPSport BSC500)?

Thank you

Any reason why you'd prefer the EDS TX RD over the GEX RD instead since that one is made for 1x?

Quote from: MarioCanario on October 27, 2026, 04:45:24 PMWhat an unfriendly and useless comment

Just ignore grouchy cyclists. They're grumpy since they have to pedal indoors for the season. 

Quote from: Nickvvliet on October 28, 2026, 01:46:04 AMChange the BB to BSA, put Wheeltop Gex on it, including a carbon crank and carbon wheels from Aliexpress. I did this for a friend of mine who has the same topstone. It changed his bike and easily saved more than 1kg of weight. Btw his frame cleared 50mm g-ones (who measure less in reality).

This sounds like solid advice. Your current frame just needs to go on a diet. My gravel frame is under 8kg easily and that's without doing any major weight reduction. 7kg is easily possible and even hitting the high 6kg mark is doable with the right selection of parts.

Are you sure it doesn't work with eR9 v1 shifters? I got my eRX v3 shifters to connect to my older v1 eR9 RD/FD. Also I thought the battery plug charging was stupid, but I'm running my current eGR that way and I'm presuming it just has better water sealing.

I'm seeing lower prices on the Sentyeh groupset. This one is just under $600 usd after coupons.

https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256813191736017.html

I've been eyeballing this fork for awhile. It has a wide 55c tire clearance. Price seems decent and looks to fit 180mm disc without an adapter. 180mm disc in front is a huge benefit for fast down hills in my opinion.

https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256812252523073.html

Quote from: Pistonbroke on October 23, 2026, 12:36:50 PMAgree-ish
Lightweight wheels are an absolute joy, no doubt. Would recommend them to anyone first.
I thought the frame felt stiffer than my Spec and the R088. Can't put my finger on as to why, so then I hand it to the brute squad for a second opinion.
He's 120kg and around 1400w seated  #jealous.
He thought it felt stiffer. I've got nothing more than that. Just our humble opinion, certainly not gospel and not spoiling for a fight   

I probably don't weigh enough and definitely don't pull that kind of wattage! lol

It does make me wonder if internally threaded T47 is superior in regards to stiffness. I'd much prefer external T47 cups for better tool placement, but many frame manufacturers are opting to go internal instead. 

Quote from: Pistonbroke on October 22, 2026, 10:23:45 AMWell I didn't have the original x68 but did have the r088.
Keep in mind that I'm probably talking absolute bollox , and I'm not a seasoned reviewer like Patty but this is what I think so far...
It's stiffer. Could be the larger BB area perhaps, but feels(probably the most important word, lol) like it puts your power to good use.
It's comfortable even with the bigger forks (these are a very different design) Better tyre clearance too.
I reckon it's a bit faster. I'm using power pedals and often ride the same routes and think it's a touch under a kph faster. Tiny amount for sure, and again, I'm probably full of it
I don't mind a t47 either, I think it's mostly down to the tool.... Which could be me lolz.
Patty's review is so going to sink me  

I have two T47 framesets and two threaded BSA framesets. All four frames are running 165mm length cranks and 24mm titanium axles. I can't tell the difference in performance on hard sprints or uphill grinds. The biggest difference I felt was switching to lightweight carbon spoke wheels which increased my average watts and sprint speeds.

Good news. After showing video evidence of my RD not working, 80 Design Store is sending me an eRX replacement. Props to them, but I'm a bit concerned spare parts are somewhat scarce now for LTwoo products. On the other hand, Wheeltop parts are easily accessible either from Wheeltop direct or various third party sellers on AliEx. With the new Wheeltop fine-tune ability, I feel they might be the better investment for long term reliability.

Can anyone confirm if the new wireless eGR connects to previous generation eGR shifters? I'm thinking of just getting the RD and use my current v1 eGR setup without having to swap all the parts out.

I wonder if the frame design has improved much? If not, it's just more weight. Also I don't see T47 much of an improvement, more like a headache with those narrow lip threads. They're a PITA to tighten without slippage.

This weekend I took the EDS TX on a 60km and 580m climb ride. It performed quite well. The updated app fine-tuning really does help the performance of this groupset. Only downsides is that the FD still needs a bit of finessing to fit and FD shift performance is a bit slow compared to the competition. RD shifting is decent and my hands have finally gotten use to the shift hoods, though still not the best. I consider it now a decent groupset especially with parts access from both Wheeltop and 3rd party sellers on AliExpress.

Quote from: delarune on October 17, 2026, 08:37:39 AM
I don't think so. The 13s xplr cassette will probably be too wide. They way sram solved it is to removed the udh and use an xplr derailleur which is thinner and makes room for a wider cassette (se my earlier post). Please report back if you manage to do it.

Most the issues I hear are from 14 speed that need the thinner UDH hanger in order to clear the Sentyeh RD. Though we won't know unless someone tries with a 13 speed cassette.