I'll be very curious to hear.

I asked a follow-up for details on the one I got and all they would say is that they hoped they'd be able to sell the new version soon. I inferred that they got some early production on an unreleased product.

I just ordered a new cage from 80 Design as I bent my original one. It'll be interesting to see whether it's the longer one (I hope so, as I'm running a large cassette out of spec)

Sorry, when I found out the answer, I went back and edited my original post instead of making a new reply.

I did check and found that the replacement cage I received was an exact replacement of my original eGR cage. Also, as I originally noted, it was only "half" of the cage (one side of it). It seems like maybe the other half/side of it is possibly integrated with part of a linkage that's more difficult to replace and they didn't send that piece.

I'm fine with them making incremental upgrades or even "big" model-year revisions, but the lack of clarity from a "model" standpoint makes me worry about getting replacement parts and service as time goes on. Even if parts are somehow available if they're damaged in a few months or next year, how can I even ask for a replacement if everything is just "eGR" and not "eGR 2023" or "eGR v.1". I don't even know if I have a 2023 eGR or a 2024 eGR or a v.1 or a v.2.3 or whether the new one is v.2 or v.3 or 2024 or 2025!

Bad news, gents. I just received my eR9 from the choice purchase and it is NOT the new version. Definitely the old version with the magnetic charging on the rear and the old FD without USB-C charging. Oh well. It was still a great price. Now I gotta think about whether I want to keep it or deal with a return.

I just had a chat with Ltwoo Official Store. They said they were selling the new version and are sorry somehow received an old one. They said I could return or exchange and get a new version. I may go ahead and try to do that since I'm not installing this on a frame right now anyway.

I got the last ERX listed on the LTWOO factory store for now. They said it is the V3, the FD has USB-C but the rear derauiler also has the magnetic charging. I asked a few times if the RD is infact V3 as well and they reassured me that it was.

I guess we shall see

I'll look again when I get home, but I did not see either the USB-C port nor the open area to adjust the FD location that Trace Velo pointed out.

It amuses me with the Kocevlo bars, the bars themselves are great but the other parts (spacers and mount) are pretty crap. I would've thought the bars would be the most difficult part to get right!

The bars may be custom made, molded carbon pieces whereas the flat components may simply be laser cut from pre-made carbon flats. They may not even make those parts themselves, and simply get them from a very low cost supplier.

Joe has said apparently they are cross compatible with drop-bar levers in a reply to one of the comments - this could make for an interesting gravel option then (if it's reliable...).

That's great. Since we know eGR and eR9/eRX levers are all cross compatible, it seems to indicate this is all one big, happy electronic shifting parts family. Pick an RD, pick a shifter, and have fun! Ltwoo might still have some things to work out, but I really like some of their system ideas (non-proprietary battery cells for their road units was another idea I'm a HUGE fan of).

Update us when you get your ER9 groupset and which version you get. If it's not V3, returning Choice items is fairly easy.

I double-checked, and - though it was a choice purchase - the seller was actually Ltwoo-Official store. So, I assume I'll be able to reach out to them for after-sales support in the event of potential warranty issues. They may not have the stellar track record of 80's Designer Store, but I don't think I've heard any horror stories either. Furthermore, I know for a fact I can reach out to 80's Designer Store for buying spare parts, should I end up having to buy something that breaks on it.

Sorry, I don't keep up with this thread and I had a hard time picking through it.

I know that, officially, Wheeltop will not provide support if it was bought on Aliexpress (i.e. outside their distribution network). But, has anyone managed to get after-sales support from their Aliexpress vendor?

I bought an Ltwoo eGR for my gravel bike almost a year ago. It's been rock solid. I've heard very few (almost no) complaints about the eGR, and I have zero complaints of my own.

I kept up with the threads for their er9/erX road groupset and the feedback was a lot more mixed. However, a lot of that was from the first few months to year of release, and it seems like they slowly improved on the big reliability problems areas of water ingress and random gremlins. The tail end of the first gen models seemed to garner fewer complaints. Now there's a new gen coming out which promises to carry forward the reliability gains with a few minor improvements.

They just went on fire sale and I couldn't help but buy an eR9 groupset. It appears that I'll be getting one of the v2 (v3?) versions of it, but that is poorly documented from the seller and even Ltwoo themselves. For right at or below $300 it's a great deal, as long as it doesn't die prematurely.