That's my line of thinking too.  2 weeks ago I priced out individual parts for a 12spd Ultegra mini group (w/o crankset, chain or cassette) at about 1000.00.  That was looking across several different websites and looking for sales.

On Aliexpress I found 105 Di2 for 8-850.00

Quote from: biceryder on March 02, 2024, 01:44:35 PM
That's my line of thinking too.  2 weeks ago I priced out individual parts for a 12spd Ultegra mini group (w/o crankset, chain or cassette) at about 1000.00.  That was looking across several different websites and looking for sales.

On Aliexpress I found 105 Di2 for 8-850.00

Agree. I'm seeing around $900 USD for a complete 105 di2 groupset shipped. I really cant see the value proposition for EDS road at the current stated price of about $700 EUR. Essentially equal in price since im sure you could sell the 105 crank and cassette locally for $150-200. There would only be a few reasons i can see for buying it: Wanting to use it on a 10/11/13 speed cassette, looking for lighter weight, want true wireless, or want for rim brake.

I was initially thinking about getting this after longer term reviews came in this summer/fall but only if the cost comes down to about $500USD. Any higher then that and I will go with 105 di2 after this cycling season

I asked wheeltop about this (early March 2024) and they said that due to distribution and patent issues the EDS TX group is currently only available in Europe.  There's a list of places they ship to, but not the United States or Canada at the moment.

I'm trying to retrofit an electronic system onto a rim-brake frame with Shimano cassette so if I could get it this groupset would be a perfect solution for me.

Unfortunate that they are unable to sell to Canada.   I was looking forward to getting my hands on a set.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/C4PYwLTLRho/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

He's apparently also got an electronic group from sensah in testing

If I buy one I'll probably wait for the alu version. Not worth paying for carbon one at launch prices imo

Less than $1300 USD w/free shipping with a Wheeltop EDS TX equipped carbon bike seems like a pretty good deal. Is there any bikes that are 105 Di2 or SRAM AXS for that price point?

https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256806309666933.html

Does anyone know if this type of material is cheaper in Malaysia? I am going there in a couple of months and was thinking about bringing a groups from there if it was much cheaper.

Because of a potential tax free or so. Either this or an ltwoo er9

https://cyclistation.com/wheeltop/

I ordered the Wheeltop EDS TX hydraulic carbon kit today during the Aliexpress Anniversary sale.  With coupon, coins, and discounts, paid $623 USD.   Last time I looked the EZreal Outdoor Store has 5 kits left.  (10 were listed when I purchased mine this morning.)

Came so close to pulling the trigger on one of those from the same retailer.  I will wait till mid-summer or early fall and pick one of the rim brake sets up after there are more end user reviews.

Does anyone know, which type of needles and olive the EDS TX uses? Their website says that these parts are proprietary, but on video, they look very similar to sram or magura.
Or if they are really incompatible with already existed models, where can I get a spare? A quick search on aliexpress showed nothing.

WheelTop EDS TX alloy version appears to be available on AliExpress at a lower price point:

https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256806495696389.html

Quote from: jonathanf2 on March 22, 2024, 12:24:12 AM
WheelTop EDS TX alloy version appears to be available on AliExpress at a lower price point:

https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256806495696389.html

Very nice, but just 30$ less is imho not really a lower price point, when you take in consideration that the LTWOO alloy to carbon gap is at around 130$

Quote from: biceryder on March 18, 2024, 07:45:22 PM
Came so close to pulling the trigger on one of those from the same retailer.  I will wait till mid-summer or early fall and pick one of the rim brake sets up after there are more end user reviews.

That's my strategy too - once a few more are in end users' hands and there's some real-world feedback I might consider the rim brake version on a spare bike.