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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: LTWOO ER9 & ERX - Electronic groepsets
« on: Today at 06:29:36 PM »
Quote from: user757 on Today at 06:08:59 PM
Anyone know if ER9 RD is supposed to have a charging port? The FD clearly has a USB C port, but is the RD supposed to as well, or does all recharging occur thru the FD?

Old version had magnetic proprietary charger on RD and nothing on FD. New version supposedly has USB-C port on the FD but no port or magnetic charger on RD.

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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: LTWOO ER9 & ERX - Electronic groepsets
« on: March 31, 2025, 11:16:17 AM »
Quote from: amacal1 on March 29, 2025, 11:36:58 AM
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.

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Component Deals & Selection / Re: L-Twoo eTX - wireless MTB drivetrain
« on: March 29, 2025, 06:26:45 PM »
Quote from: kbernstein on March 29, 2025, 12:44:35 PM
This also guarantees they can be paired with eRX FD too right?
Pair one shifter to eRX FD and the other to eTX RD for a widerange 2x setup? The seatpost battery powering just the FD is weird, but that's a setup I want

The RD is the "master" or the system, so it seems to handle the communication, both with the brifters and the FD. This one might not have the ability to control an FD, but I believe someone confirmed the eGR does.

If that's true, then you could do what you want with the new eGR that was announced, now with 50t compatibility.

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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: LTWOO ER9 & ERX - Electronic groepsets
« on: March 29, 2025, 04:47:37 PM »
Quote from: WWcyclist on March 29, 2025, 04:06:39 PM
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.

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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: LTWOO ER9 & ERX - Electronic groepsets
« on: March 29, 2025, 11:36:58 AM »
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.

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Component Deals & Selection / Re: Interesting Aliexpress finds! - good deals, interesting stuff, new products etc!
« on: March 28, 2025, 09:09:41 AM »
Quote from: raisinberry777 on March 28, 2025, 05:56:41 AM


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.

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Cyclocross Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: LTWOO eGR
« on: March 28, 2025, 09:07:02 AM »
Quote from: jonathanf2 on March 28, 2025, 08:57:27 AM
I wonder if it's possible to swap out the cage on the V1 using the longer V2 cage? Has anyone tried it?

Also I saw one of the AliEx sellers having listed the eGR has having 50t max cog. So I'm wondering if this update has silently been implemented without anyone noticing?

I don't know, but about 2 months ago I ordered a replacement cage from 80's Designer Store and I haven't actually put it on yet. I'm going to go check it tonight to see if it's an exact replacement for the original or if there are any differences. I suspect the differences run much deeper than just a longer cage, though, since I don't even think the cage was fully removable and the parts I received were only one side of it (one of the reasons I didn't put it on yet).

Edit: I just pulled it out to compare, and the replacement cage I ordered is an exact copy of the original. Also, again, confirmed that it's really just one side of the cage so it's of limited use if I actually completely bork the cage in another crash.

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Component Deals & Selection / Re: L-Twoo eTX - wireless MTB drivetrain
« on: March 27, 2025, 06:06:45 PM »
Quote from: raisinberry777 on March 27, 2025, 03:23:58 PM
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).

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Component Deals & Selection / Re: Interesting Aliexpress finds! - good deals, interesting stuff, new products etc!
« on: March 26, 2025, 08:55:49 AM »
Quote from: SillyMochi on March 26, 2025, 03:14:09 AM
Oh wow that 25° one does really look like an accident waiting to happen  ;D

The look of the ElitaOne version scared me, and ElitaOne has a pretty good reputation. I can only look at this one with even more horror. I just imagine where a thin carbon spear would go after that thing eventually does what it looks like it must do...  :o

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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: LTWOO ER9 & ERX - Electronic groepsets
« on: March 24, 2025, 08:48:38 AM »
Quote from: jonathanf2 on March 23, 2025, 01:04:32 PM
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.

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After The Ride / Re: Any thoughts on probability of 20% USA tariffs on purchases next year?
« on: March 21, 2025, 10:28:40 PM »
Quote from: 00Garza on March 21, 2025, 09:46:03 PM
I was checking prices at Btlos wheels and got a follow up email offering a discount code and a reassurance that bike parts are not subject to tariffs.

“According to the latest U.S. customs policy, bicycle accessories are not subject to tariffs, so you can purchase them with confidence.”

Of course they didn’t site any policy. Is this just a sales pitch or does anyone have more info on this?

I've actually done a few different orders since these back-and-forth policies went into place and so far everything has been delivered fine. However, it's all been small stuff. I just ordered a whole groupset with the big discounts this week. I suppose I'll see if it ends up any different than my other "small" orders.

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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: WheelTop EDS TX Full Wireless Groupset (Chinese SRAM)
« on: March 21, 2025, 01:37:59 PM »
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?

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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: What's the people's opinion of chinese electronic groupsets?
« on: March 21, 2025, 01:35:02 PM »
Quote from: biceryder on March 21, 2025, 10:15:37 AM
Serge, I misspoke, I paid 780.00 USD shipped.  That is without crank, cassette, chain, rotors.  Everything came bubble wrapped, no Shimano boxes.  All small parts included and the brakes and hydro lines were pre-filled.


This is the exact package I just ordered from Ltwoo, an Ltwoo eR9, RD, FD, battery pack w/ all cables (no cells, but those are cheap in Ltwoo world), Shifters, brake calipers w/ hoses and all hardware (no rotors), no cassette, no crank, no chainring. No fancy package, all items bubblewrapped. My total was $305 including shipping and tax.

So, less than half of what Shimano 105 costs. But, the savings continue since I can pair it with any wheelset and cassette with a little more confidence.

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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: What's the people's opinion of chinese electronic groupsets?
« on: March 19, 2025, 11:21:08 AM »
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.

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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: LTWOO ER9 & ERX - Electronic groepsets
« on: March 19, 2025, 09:01:08 AM »
Quote from: jonathanf2 on March 18, 2025, 01:14:48 PM

Since you're buying it from the Choice store, you only have 90 days to check if there are any issues. After that, you're SOL if something goes wrong and you didn't notice until after you installed the groupset months later. At least you have peace-of-mind 80 Design Store will easily replace components if something goes wrong.


Hmmm... I thought for sure I had bought it from Ltwoo-official store, but you might be right and it was a choice purchase in actuality. Thanks for pointing that out, and I'll be sure to keep that in mind when I receive it (especially since I don't plan on using it right away).

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