I heard from one of shop reselling this groupset that there will be a price drop this November. Hopefully this will be around 400~ range to make it really competitive with shi/sram

Don't worry about that, it's the ratchet with grease in it slowing it down when freewheeling. Could clean it and use better grease, marginal gains ;-)

Oh is it? I was thinking there is a significant drag. Anyway, any grease recommendations?

Im using ddpai ranger a bit heavy but its good in low light and has gps.

This or wheeltop gx?

Anyone tried the eds gx?

Feels weird to say "in the biz," since it feels more like dipping a toe in the water as this is a side gig. That said, the barrier here is that to make integrated bars that are narrow but still fit people using bike frames currently on the market. We are looking at a +30mm to +40mm shift in stem length due to reach and the change in arm position. If you had a range of narrow bars with stem lengths going from 120mm to 180mm, I wonder how many people would buy them or how to forecast demand. However, this same issue is why I don't own the rights to this design, so if I do another design, I need to either roll the dice or find a way to get comfortable with it.

Bike fitting is also such a tradition-driven pseudo-science that it will take a while for people to realize what works and doesn't. I think there is also a question of whether some riders should be going back to their "designed" frame size vs. sizing down or even sizing up in some cases. In addition, bars this narrow turn design on their head a little bit. These bars are narrow enough that most people can either touch or almost touch their thumbs from the aero hood's position, so the rider's position limits the impact of integration and aero design. You also have a bike computer up front in most cases, and these bars are wider at the hoods than the TooT or Worx designs. I would be shocked if there is much to gain from integration, which is probably why integrated designs aren't emerging faster.

With all that said, I am slowly sketching options for a v2 version of this bar that I want to own the molds. I am still deciding if it should stop at doing the routing like Cervelo / the new Zipp bar or if it makes sense to design a stem system / integrated one-piece solution. Protecting the design long enough for me not to lose money is another problem, but I will cross that bridge when I get there.

Is this the same as the bikerdoc bars?

https://a.aliexpress.com/_oEDJScp

I like the bikerdoc bar but I feel its a bit too expernsive for a unbranded carbon bars.

Hi Guys, im looking for a replacement chainring  fit for r8100.
Currently using the Fovno chainring but it does not shift very well and chain keeps on dropping during sprint which I did not encounter when using the shimano chainring.

Which one u can recommend?
R7100 chainring? <- this is a cheapest option close to my original chainring.
Passquest?
Stone?
Alugear copy on ali?

Is the r7000 cage compatible with r7150 rd? Not listed in shimano website.
Short story: I bent my r7150 cage due to incorrect setup.
While waiting for the replacement parts i temporarily fit the r7000 cage albeit shorter it is working and even shifting flawelessly.

Just wondering will there be any issue of using the r7000 cage with the r7150 rd? If all good will just leave this and cancel my replacement order.