Thanks for both your replies, based on a little more research and failing to hear anything back from ltwoo I ended up buying a mixed shimano groupset. For around the same $50 I got an m8100 shifter and m6100 derailleur, since I ride pretty aggressive trails I'm hoping the shimano's stiffer clutch is a better fit for me.

Knowing the development time of chinese companies I'm probably just a few months early to a beefier 12sp group being released, but for now I'm making the most of the big brand stuff.

Does anyone have any experience with the ltwoo TX? It seems like a killer deal compared to sram and shimano, but there's almost no reviews or information about the groupset.

I'm pretty tired of hearing the usual bike shop talk about how everything other than sram or shimano sucks and breaks. Microshift has been pretty much flawless for me, and ltoo's road and electronic sets seem to be quality. Part of me wants to take the gamble, but I've honestly already overspent on this hardtail and a ~$60 gamble just isn't in the budget.

If anyone has tried it, or really any other mechanical ltwoo groupset I would love to hear your insight.