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Wheeltop EDS-TX Wireless Carbon Electronic Shifters and Derailleurs (road bike)

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The most cost-effective way to upgrade your bike to electronic shifting in 2024
Low weight
Shifting and braking performance
Ease of fitment (wireless)
Compatibility
The price!
Battery life
Batteries aren't removable
Rubber port covers
Magnetic chargers can fall off
Weight: 
1,333g
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If you're looking to upgrade your current bike to electronic shifting, the Wheeltop EDS-TX Wireless Carbon Electronic Shifter/Derailleur kit is going to be the most cost-effective way to do it. There are clever features galore, such as its ability to work on bikes with 7-speed cassettes through to 14-speed, but there are also areas where it lacks behind the more established brands, such as battery life and app refinement. All things considered, though, if you're considering switching to electronic shifting then it's a very credible option.

> Buy now: Wheeltop EDS-TX Wireless Carbon Electronic Shifter/Derailleur (Road Bike) for £470.99 from AliExpress | $633.90 from Amazon.com

Up until now, if you've wanted to get your hands on a budget electronic groupset for your road bike then you've basically had two options, either you fit SRAM Rival AXS or you go for Shimano 105 Di2.

But now there's a third option. The Wheeltop EDS-TX upgrade kit is cheaper than what's currently out there, it's also fully wireless, available for rim brake or disc brake bikes, and has some rather nifty features that you won't find on even the range-topping groupsets from the big hitters. It's got a lot going for it then, but is it any good and will it be giving SRAM and Shimano a Wheeltop-shaped headache?

What's in the box?

2024 Wheeltop EDS TX what's in the box

So, what is EDS-TX? Well, the first thing you need to know is that it isn't a complete groupset; this is a drivetrain upgrade kit made up of six main components. In the box you get a pair of shifters, a pair of brake callipers, a front mech and a rear mech. You do get some other bits and bobs which I'll get on to in a minute, but the idea is that you fit this to your current bike and keep your current cassette, chain and crankset.

In my case, that meant I could take my old Specialized Tarmac SL6 which was previously running mechanical Shimano Ultegra and upgrade it to electronic shifting without having to remortgage a house. As the drivetrain was in good nick, I was able to keep my cassette and crankset and my current KMC chain, and then bolt on the wireless mechs and replace the brakes.

2024 Wheeltop EDS-TX Wireless Carbon Electronic Shifters and Derailleurs - rear mech 1.jpg

Your next question might then be: will this fit my bike? Well, chances are, yes. As I said above, Wheeltop is making this not only in disc brake form but also in a version for rim brake bikes. I can see that being a huge positive over SRAM and Shimano offerings, which are limited when it comes to electronic rim brake offerings.

Also, because it's wireless it doesn't matter if your bike has external cable routing, you could still fit it.

2024 Wheeltop EDS TX on bike drivetrain

The good news doesn't stop there, either: Wheeltop has done what Shimano and SRAM have either been unable or unwilling to ever do and make this upgrade kit compatible with multiple speeds of bike – I can go into the app and turn the rear mech into one that will work with anything from a 7-speed cassette all the way up to a 14-speed. It sounds so simple, yet this is something that up until now we just haven't been able to do. So if, all of a sudden, 13- or 14-speed cassettes become mainstream on the road, you won't be forced into purchasing an entire new groupset.

2024 Wheeltop EDS-TX Wireless Carbon Electronic Shifters and Derailleurs - rear mech 2.jpg

All of that sounds rather good, but what's really going to determine whether this is a success is the price. This upgrade kit has an RRP of around £740 (it fluctuates with exchange rates), and it's £70 less for the rim brake version. Realistically you can probably pick it up for a fair bit less than that – on the Wheeltop website it's reduced to £621.49 at the time of writing, and a quick online search reveals that on AliExpress you can find it for much, much less. For our reviews on road.cc we always use the RRP to compare prices, just to keep things fair across the board.

A closer look

It's probably easiest to summarise the rest of the details as five things I rate about the Wheeltop groupset and five things I think could be a bit better.

2024 Wheeltop EDS TX on bike rear mech

What's good:

Firstly, it weighs just 1,190g (dry), which is seriously impressive. Rival AXS, for example, SRAM's lowest-tier road electronic groupset, is about 200g heavier in 2x format. In fact the EDS-TX groupset is about the same weight as the previous generation SRAM Red eTap groupset.

Secondly, it's got carbon bits! Not only are the shifter blades made of carbon fibre but so is the rear mech cage – that's not something you get until high up the SRAM or Shimano ranges.

2024 Wheeltop EDS-TX Wireless Carbon Electronic Shifters and Derailleurs - levers.jpg

It's also really easy to fit. Because it's completely wireless there's no faffing about trying to get wires through the frame or bar or any of that malarkey. You might have to route the brake hoses but really there's no getting around that.

The complete install took me just a few hours from start to finish, including indexing, bleeding and aligning the callipers.

2024 Wheeltop EDS-TX Wireless Carbon Electronic Shifters and Derailleurs - disc brake caliper 1.jpg

The next thing I like is the hoods – they're small, they're comfortable and, well, they're just a good shape really. Wheeltop's rivals have spent years getting all the hydraulic gubbins small so we don't have to have towers on our shifters and yet Wheeltop has managed to do it on its first go; they feel similar in the hand to the Ultegra R8170 shifters.

And finally, it looks good. It doesn't look like a cheap option and it doesn't absolutely scream 'I've just saved myself a bucket load', and thanks to the lack of garish branding I'd be more than happy to put this on my best bike.

2024 Wheeltop EDS TX on bike shifters

What could be better:

As you might expect, there are also a few things I think could be improved upon. For example, the batteries are permanently attached to the mechs, which means you can't just swap them around if one goes flat when you're out on a ride. Also, if one were to fail then it's bye-bye derailleur.

Second, and it's kind of related, is the charging. You get two nice long charging leads in the box – you even get a USB-C to USB-A connector – but the problem is they use magnets, and not very strong ones. I keep on knocking them off and then coming back to a bike with no more charge than when I started. Admittedly I am quite clumsy, but I think the mechs would benefit from a physical connection, even if just to locate the chargers.

2024 Wheeltop EDS-TX Wireless Carbon Electronic Shifters and Derailleurs - charging port 2.jpg

Sticking in the same area, the rubber grommets that cover the charge ports just don't fit like I think they should. They're a bit of a pain to put back in, and I assume that the IP67 waterproof rating relies on them being fitted, so it's not something you can just not bother with.

2024 Wheeltop EDS-TX Wireless Carbon Electronic Shifters and Derailleurs - rear mech charging port.jpg

The shifters aren't perfect either – the rubber hoods are just a bit stiff. The easiest way to describe them is that they feel more plasticky and less rubbery than SRAM or Shimano hoods. They are nice and tight but rely on the textured finish for grip rather than the material itself. It also makes it trickier to bend them back to change your shifter position.

2024 Wheeltop EDS-TX Wireless Carbon Electronic Shifters and Derailleurs - lever detail.jpg

Lastly, the shifter buttons do feel cheaper than the ones you find on the electronic SRAM or Shimano groupsets; there's a fair bit of movement before you actually engage the button.

2024 Wheeltop EDS-TX Wireless Carbon Electronic Shifters and Derailleurs - shifter 1.jpg

That brings me on to how you actually actuate the gears. You get one button on the left shifter, kind of like on SRAM, and this is responsible for controlling the font mech: one press for up, one press for down.

You've then got two buttons on the right shifter, kind of like Shimano, which control the rear mech. One button shifts your chain up the cassette block and the other goes down.

2024 Wheeltop EDS TX on bike right shifter

You can actually configure which one does which way using the Wheeltop app. You don't get any auxiliary plug-in buttons with the EDS groupset, so no sprint or climbing shifters, nor are there any buttons hidden under the hoods like you get on Shimano Ultegra and Dura-Ace shifters or the latest SRAM Red. You do get a little light, though. Both shifters are powered by CR2032 coin cell batteries.

Braking

All that tech, low weight and clever features are pointless if you can't stop. Luckily, on the whole the braking performance is really rather good.

2024 Wheeltop EDS TX on bike rear brake caliper

The latest generations of SRAM and Shimano brakes have managed to successfully quash many of the issues that we first experienced with disc brakes on road bikes, and Wheeltop really isn't far behind. Straight out of the box the brakes feel pretty powerful, the modulation is decent and there's adequate pad clearance, which means they don't rub every time you touch them!

They were also really easy to bleed, as they come with fluid already in the levers and hoses, meaning there's a lot less work to do to get the air out. I used the brakes with a 160mm rotor up front and a 140mm rotor at the rear, but you also get the necessary adaptors to run the callipers in a 160/160mm setup. The brake callipers are quite long but I'm confident they'll fit the vast majority of flat-mount standard road bikes.

2024 Wheeltop EDS-TX Wireless Carbon Electronic Shifters and Derailleurs - disc brake caliper 2.jpg

It's also worth mentioning that the brakes use mineral oil, so like Shimano rather than SRAM, which uses Dot fluid.

If the forums are to be believed then you'll have no problems using the Wheeltop shifters with Shimano brake callipers if you'd rather use those over these Wheeltop ones.

The Wheeltop levers do have some reach adjustment, done using a 2mm hex key, but some riders might wish there was more adjustability. They were fine for me but I can see riders with smaller hands wanting the levers closer to the bar.

2024 Wheeltop EDS-TX Wireless Carbon Electronic Shifters and Derailleurs - shifter 2.jpg

Shifting

Next up, the upgrade kit's main job – gear shifting. As I mentioned earlier, a huge positive of this groupset is that you can fit it to basically any bike, anything from 7-speed through to 14-speed, if and when that arrives.

The rear mech is compatible with up to 36-tooth sprockets and down to 10T, so that should be more than enough for most road setups, and the front mech can cope with up to a 16T difference in chainring sizes, which is also pretty good. For example, I used the upgrade kit with a 52/36T chainset fitted and an 11-28T cassette, and it's handled that just fine.

In use, the gear changes feel good; the rear mech is pretty quick and doesn't struggle with changing under load, and the front mech has an auto trim function, which means that it moves a little as you get to the extremities of the cassette, to avoid any annoying rubbing noises.

One thing you don't get is any synchro shift modes, but you can change multiple gears at a time by holding down the button. I can't say I ever use Shimano's synchro shift functions, so this isn't something that I overly missed.

The front mech is a little bit slower than Shimano or the latest SRAM offerings, but it never feels like it's not going to make it, and after a few months of riding I haven't had any mis-shifts or dropped chains, so happy days there.

2024 Wheeltop EDS TX on bike front mech

You can pair it with your cycling computer so you can see what gear you're currently in. I used this with my Wahoo with no issues, although there are many reports that it displays the gears backwards – perhaps this was fixed in a recent firmware update.

Gear indexing is done within the Wheeltop app, which has a lot of functionality. You can not only check the battery levels of individual components but also change between race mode and casual mode depending on your shift speed preference, and index individual gears. This means you can tailor each gear, for example, if you were using a cassette with funny spacing.

The app, for all of its functionality, just doesn't feel as polished as the ones from the big brands. Combine that with some broken English translations and it might take you a few goes to get your head around; it's usable, but don't expect it to be painless.

2024 Wheeltop EDS TX on bike rear mech 2

You will also find that Race mode, which speeds up the shifting, will negatively impact the battery life. Wheeltop says you should see 20,000 gear shifts between charges and that the battery is good for 800 charges. In reality, I've been doing around 100 gear shifts every 10km and having to charge the mechs every 700km or so. That's definitely more often than I have to on SRAM or Shimano, which is surprising given the battery capacities (below):

  • SRAM AXS battery: 300MaH (1 per mech)
  • Shimano Di2 battery: 500MaH
  • Wheeltop EDS-TX: 800MaH (rear) + 500MaH (front)

I'm hoping that this is something that Wheeltop can improve with some software updates, because at the moment this is probably the main drawback of the groupset.

Value for money

2024 Wheeltop EDS TX on bike riding shot road.cc kit

So, it shifts well, it brakes well, it's easy to fit and it seems well thought out, but is it good value? We always compare products at RRP, so that means we're looking at £740 (slight fluctuations for changes in the exchange rate) for this setup.

Both SRAM and Shimano would rather sell you a full groupset that includes a cassette, a chain and some cranks, but it is possible to also buy individual components. For SRAM Rival, the full groupset has an RRP of £1,540 but you can buy just the mechs, shifters and brake callipers for £970, around £230 more than the Wheeltop offering.

Shimano 105 Di2 got quite a bit of stick when it was released with a price tag of £1,670, and if you want to buy just a selection of components then the deal gets even worse. I've totted up a total of £1,318 for just the mechs, shifters, brakes and a battery, and you're then going to need some wires on top of that as well – a significant amount more than the Wheeltop parts then.

2024 Wheeltop EDS TX on bike left shifter

Basically, if you've got a bike that's running mechanical shifting with a chain, cassette and chainrings in good nick then the EDS-TX groupset is a very cost-effective way to convert it to electronic shifting. If, however, you have a frame that needs an entire groupset then if you search around I'm pretty confident you can find a complete SRAM Rival AXS or Shimano 105 Di2 groupset for a similar price to the Wheeltop upgrade kit and the other relevant bits you'd need such as brake rotors, chain, cassette, chainrings and cranks.

Another consideration is warranty. Shimano has a huge dealer network and SRAM has been working hard in recent years to prove that it can compete with its own after-sales service. With Wheeltop you do get a one-year warranty, which should give some peace of mind, but realistically if something breaks you are likely going to be without your bike for longer.

Conclusion

In my opinion, competition is always good, and Wheeltop has certainly put the cat among the pigeons. Without Campagnolo focusing on lower-tier groupsets anymore it really has become a SRAM vs Shimano debate for attainable electronic groupsets, and it's about time someone took the fight to them.

2024 Wheeltop EDS TX unboxing

Peer to peer, I do think that Shimano 105 Di2 and SRAM Rival AXS still have the edge; the shifting is just a little bit quicker, the battery life is better and, as you'd expect, they're just a bit more refined, especially the apps and setup process. That said, the Wheeltop upgrade kit is, for many people, going to work out cheaper, and that definitely changes things.

The EDS-TX isn't some obscure Chinese bargain that's rolling out of a factory's back door, it's a very usable, reliable and genuine option, with a proper distribution network and warranty process. It's a good groupset, end of, with a lot of features that are genuinely brilliant. Right now it's good for the price, it's great for riders who want to make their rim brake bike's shifting electronic, and it's perfect for anyone who doesn't want to shell out on a whole new groupset.

One thing I'm certain of, this isn't the last you've heard of Wheeltop, and with a few more refinements it could go from the economical choice to a genuine Goliath killer.

> Buy now: Wheeltop EDS-TX Wireless Carbon Electronic Shifter/Derailleur (Road Bike) for £470.99 from AliExpress | $633.90 from Amazon.com

Verdict

The most cost-effective way to upgrade your bike to electronic shifting in 2024

road.cc test report

Make and model: Wheeltop EDS-TX Wireless Carbon Electronic Shifters/Derailleurs (Road Bike)

Size tested: One

Tell us what the product is for and who it's aimed at. What do the manufacturers say about it? How does that compare to your own feelings about it?

Wheeltop says: "Featured with carbon fibre, the EDS TX is lightweight, extremely durable, sleek, and proficient in shock absorption, providing riders with a nimble and comfortable biking experience.' I agree that it is a cost-effective way of upgrading your bike to electronic shifting, and on the whole it's very good.

Tell us some more about the technical aspects of the product?

From Wheeltop:

Brake Lever Length: 140mm

Brake lever Adjustable Range : 8mm

Shifter Battery Type: CR2032

Shifter Speed Compatibility: L 1/2s R 3-14s

Shifter Weight: L 209g R 213g

Rear Derailleur (RD)Minimum Sprocket 10 -11T

Maximum Sprocket: 30 -36T

Total Range of Gear Change: 36T

Rear Derailleur Weight: 320g

Battery Capacity: F 500mAh R 800mAh

Front Derailleur Chainring Compatibility: 53T

Front Derailleur Total Range of Gear Change: 16T

Front Derailleur Weight: 187g

Hydraulic Disc Brake System: Mineral Oil

Brake Calliper Weight: 133g(Single)

Brake Pads Type: Compatible with Shimano L04C, LO5A, LO4A

Oil Hoses Length: F: 900mm R: 1550mm

Oil Hoses Type: BH-40/BH-90

Rate the product for quality of construction:
 
7/10

It's well made but slightly less refined than Shimano or SRAM offerings (which are also more expensive). Would have been an 8 if not for the rubber grommet fitment.

Rate the product for performance:
 
8/10

Shifting is very good (for the price) and reliable, although slightly slower than SRAM Rival AXS (which scored a 9 in this area).

Rate the product for durability:
 
6/10

No issues so far but integrated batteries mean that as they deteriorate you will have to replace a mech. The rubber grommets don't fit the charge ports very well which could also have a negative impact on durability in poor weather if you are not careful.

Rate the product for weight (if applicable)
 
9/10

Impressively light compared with SRAM Rival AXS and Shimano 105 Di2.

Rate the product for comfort (if applicable)
 
7/10

The shifter shape is good. The rubber hoods are a bit stiff and therefore there is a reliance on the texture for grip.

Rate the product for value:
 
9/10

Wheeltop is bringing electronic shifting to a new price point.

Tell us how the product performed overall when used for its designed purpose

Very well; the shifting was accurate and reliable and the braking performance was also good.

Tell us what you particularly liked about the product

The future-proofing – the fact that it works with 7-14-speed groupsets is a genuine gamechanger, SRAM and Shimano take note!

Tell us what you particularly disliked about the product

The battery life/charging. The battery life is by no means class-leading which in itself isn't too much of a problem, but you do need to charge the mechs separately and the magnetic connectors are easy to knock off.

How does the price compare to that of similar products in the market, including ones recently tested on road.cc?

As mentioned in the review, for most riders it will work out cheaper (around 25%) than other electronic groupsets such as SRAM Rival AXS, especially if you already have some drivetrain components.

Did you enjoy using the product? Yes

Would you consider buying the product? Yes

Would you recommend the product to a friend? Yes

Use this box to explain your overall score

It's very good. During the testing process I found it to be reliable and easy to use and it performed well. There are some really clever features, though there are also areas where it lacks behind current offerings; it's also cheaper, though, which is reflected in the score.

Overall rating: 8/10

About the tester

Age: 23  Height: 6ft  Weight: 74kg

I usually ride: Specialized venge pro 2019  My best bike is:

I've been riding for: Under 5 years  I ride: Every day  I would class myself as: Expert

I regularly do the following types of riding: road racing, time trialling, cyclo cross, commuting, club rides, sportives, general fitness riding, mtb,

Jamie has been riding bikes since a tender age but really caught the bug for racing and reviewing whilst studying towards a master's in Mechanical engineering at Swansea University. Having graduated, he decided he really quite liked working with bikes and is now a full-time addition to the road.cc team. When not writing about tech news or working on the Youtube channel, you can still find him racing local crits trying to cling on to his cat 2 licence...and missing every break going...

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Fireuser | 2 months ago
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I fitted my wife's bike with the carbon road EDS groupset last month. She got just over 1000km before the rear derailleur packed it in. One of the stepper motors sounds jammed.
On two different occasions the bike wouldn't shift into the 32 an had to be recalibrated through the app.
We were riding and half way through the ride it stopped shifting on the back. There is not a single scratch on it.
After a half dozen emails back and forth with "Jane" at Wheeltop she put me on to WeChat which is difficult to use if you don't read Chinese.
In the end they have told me that they don't stock replacement components and the derailleur was damaged during use.
In hindsight I wish I had looked into replacement parts before buying this groupset.
If you're on the fence between this and Ultegra/Force learn from my mistake

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redimp | 4 months ago
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Ltwoo beat Wheeltop to releasing a cheap Chinese electronic groupset. Hasn't one landed on your desk?

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JeremyD | 4 months ago
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Performance-whise, where do you think it stacks up against Sram and Shimano? Apex level, Rival/105 level?

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Fursty Ferret | 4 months ago
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I wouldn't worry too much about the rubber grommets and waterproofing - those connectors are waterproof out of the box. They're probably there to keep dirt and grime off the contacts, and in fact are probably more likely to cause problems if moisture gets trapped behind. 

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Keesvant | 4 months ago
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Nice to see some more competition.
I was expecting more competiters to the groupset game.. the rotor hydraulic shifting was a flop i think.
What happend to fsa k-force we ?
Also the newly launched Trp/classified looks promissing .
I do worry about relyability and parts.
I use ultegra 8020 on my cyclocross/commute bike, dura ace 12-sp on the sunday morning race bike and sram gx asx on the mtb
Even ultegra 8020 hoods are hard to get these days..
Lets hope more players on the market result in fairer prices for us the users !

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rct | 4 months ago
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Can it be configured to different cassette spacing as well as number of cogs?  i.e. Campag 11 speed?

 

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Boopop replied to rct | 4 months ago
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I've got this groupset. You can set exactly where the rear mech stops for each gear. When you tell it what speed you want to use it guesses all the values (I assume the standard Shimano spacing for that speed) and then you can adjust from there.

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matthewn5 replied to rct | 3 months ago
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Campag 11-speed has almost the same spacing as Shimano 11-speed. You can run campag cassettes with Shimano derailleurs, and vice versa, with no problems at all.

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mctrials23 | 4 months ago
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I don't get it, this is £740 and doesn't come with rotors, chain, cranks or cassette. For £880 I can get a full 105 di2 groupset. So £140 for rotors, chain, crankset and cassette along with better tech, replaceable battery, easy replacement parts and I would wager much better performance and longevity. 

All these Chinese manufacturers that were going to "change the game" and make the big boys looks like money grabbing oiks have, unsurprisingly delivered underwhelming products to the west for 80-90% of the cost. 

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Miller replied to mctrials23 | 4 months ago
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The key is to do your research. As the article states, it's much cheaper on AliExpress.

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Secret_squirrel replied to mctrials23 | 4 months ago
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mctrials23 wrote:

I don't get it, this is £740 and doesn't come with rotors, chain, cranks or cassette. For £880 I can get a full 105 di2 groupset. So £140 for rotors, chain, crankset and cassette along with better tech, replaceable battery, easy replacement parts and I would wager much better performance and longevity. 

All these Chinese manufacturers that were going to "change the game" and make the big boys looks like money grabbing oiks have, unsurprisingly delivered underwhelming products to the west for 80-90% of the cost. 

Duh.  Try comparing like for like.  The RRP for 105 di2 is not £900.

Or even reading where it says it is available much more cheaply in the article.

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Rendel Harris replied to Secret_squirrel | 4 months ago
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Secret_squirrel wrote:

Duh.  Try comparing like for like.  The RRP for 105 di2 is not £900.

But you can get 105 Di2 new for £900 for even lower now, e.g. here

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mdavidford replied to Rendel Harris | 4 months ago
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I think SS's point is that if you're going to use that figure, you should compare it against the ~£470 options like the affiliate link given, rather than the RRP.

Either that or compare RRPs for both.

Otherwise it's apples and kiwi fruit.

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Rendel Harris replied to mdavidford | 4 months ago
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Ah see what you mean. Apologies if I misunderstood your point SS.

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Secret_squirrel | 4 months ago
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If I didnt love the GRX hood and brake response so much this would be my two fingers up to Shimano moment.   £1500 just to add an extra gear thats been artificialy limited in the existing software is taking the piss.

Very tempted to experiment at some point....

2x13 Electronic Ekar anyone?

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hawkinspeter | 4 months ago
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I've got a cheap chinese smart watch and that uses the same or very similar charging cable - it's annoying because the magnets are weaker than the stiffness of the cable, so you connect it, but when you put the watch down somewhere to charge there's a good chance that it disconnects. At least it's easy to get replacement or additional cables - AliExpress sells them with different sizes between the pins, so it's just a case of measuring the existing cable.

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peted76 | 4 months ago
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@Jamie  - "Wheeltop says you should see 20,000 gear shifts between charges and that the battery is good for 800 charges. In reality, I've been doing around 100 gear shifts every 10km and having to charge the mechs every 700km or so."

So that's approx 7,000 gear shifts in reality. Still, if I needed to charge every 700km's.. it doesn't seem so bad. Have you 'run out' or been 'caught out' without charge? 

I'm looking seriously at getting this to replace my Ultegra Hydro mechanical set up which has the most ridiculously large hateful hoods ...  I might wait for the next gen version though, thanks for the review!

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I love my bike replied to peted76 | 4 months ago
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Note that this isn't the first or only non-western brand option. L-Twoo is an established alternative, and I'm sure there will be others.

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Miller replied to I love my bike | 4 months ago
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I love my bike wrote:

Note that this isn't the first or only non-western brand option. L-Twoo is an established alternative, and I'm sure there will be others.

I have recently built a bike with Ltwoo Erx and I'm loving it. It's the same set of parts as the wheel top reviewed here. For me that was £375 delivered. Technically it's semi wireless in that the mechs have wires and are powered by a separate battery, but wireless to the shifters.

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Smoggysteve | 4 months ago
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You can find Sram Rival Complete groupsets - ie not just upgrade bits for under a grand :

Sram Rival eTap AXS Complete Groupset - Ex display 48-35 172.5 (fwcycles.co.uk)

And as an establised brand id pick Sram every time. 

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Secret_squirrel replied to Smoggysteve | 4 months ago
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Ex-display is second hand.  Not really like for like is it?

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Smoggysteve replied to Secret_squirrel | 4 months ago
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This is just as an example. I could find plenty of other shops selling groupsets cheaper than the RRP. I could even find plenty of bikes for sale with it fitted that come in for much less. I can find a Cervelo Soloist fitted with rival etap for under £4k. Yes it's on sale but I'll never see this come fitted as standard to a major brand. 
 

if you're buying this, it's either as an upgrade from mechanical or on a new self build. In both scenarios it can be beaten on price with established brands with their reliability and functionality unquestioned 

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