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I just wanted to add my 2 cents to this convo. I am a dealer for wheeltop and have set up a few bikes with the road gruppo. I am no where biased to wheeltop as I am a shimano fanboy. What I can say about the gruppo is. 1 it was a pain in the ass first time around to set up the fd as someone else has said here the trim screws do nothing. The Rd is clunky. The app sucks. Now haveing said all that once I got over the first time pains and I went on to insatll it another time on another bike I can say. Fd was a breeze to set up the app still sucks but what it does allow is great. It allows you to use 3rd party cassettes and trim them perfect for flawless shifting. I wish the group was much lighter but app its in the works. Being from canada I had a issue with 1 of the shifters. Customer service from the wholesaler was fantastic. I will say this if the group was the same weight as a duracace and im fine if the gruppo was more money it would be my gruppo of choice.

I have these.

They weigh 285 g and clip easily, but to be fair after 1000 km I started noticing a bit of lateral play on the right one so I can't tell how long they will last. It is still pretty minor as discovered this only by inspecting the pedal by hand, I didn't notice anything while riding.

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Well, just to confirm the above post.
BTW 285 g on my kitchen scale, so the weight they claim is quite true.

Fall/Winter

These are awesome. I have worn these down to low 40F and they do great! Better at wind blocking than my CLD RDY Adidas bibs I have. Read the size chart because these are asian fit.

My first pair of actual SPD-SL road shoes. Absolutely love these things and the carbon sole is great.

I have enough now to add my two cents.

Spring/Summer

Favorite bibs I have from Ali. fit is true to size and they have been great for long rides.

These have been quite good socks, I just keep buying the colors they add.

I have enough now to add my two cents.

Fall/Winter

This vest is SWEET. I have a couple of RION newer design jerseys and I love them. This vest is excellent at blocking wind I wish they made a jacket with the same design.

I have the Ryet Aircode 3D printed saddle, full carbone one, and I kind of like it. I would like to try some 155 mm wide 3D printed saddle. Any advices?

This Lightpro chain ring has been on my commuter for about three years now. It's seen two replacement chains and shows no sign of wear so far. Solid.

So here's my followup on the Thinkrider X2 i ordered for my brother. The price was 277,69€ using a choice day coupon. Shipping took only four days from Madrid to my address in germany. The parcel wasn't damaged or anything and the trainer was well packaged. I was actually surprised by the fact that there was an english manual. All the necessary adapters for through axle or quick release are included. The only thing that seems a little cheap is the power supply. If i compare it's weight to the one of my kickr core i can't imagine it will be the same quality. So if i had to guess one thing that will fail on this thing it's the power supply but that should be replaceable fairly easy. Apart from that the build quality looks and feels solid. The base is attached by four screws and seems solid. I calibrated the trainer using the Thinkrider app which worked like on the kickr. I did two rides on the trainer, one relaxed zone 2 ride in erg mode and one ride up alpe du zwift (on 50% trainer difficulty). The only real difference i noticed between the x2 and my kickr core is that the x2 leans slightly more to left and right, which isn't a bad thing in my opinion. ERG mode was really smooth and the resistance adjustments were fast. Resistance up alpe du zwift also seemed realistic. This is absolutely not an in depth review, i just did some test rides before my brother picked it up. But so far it really felt like a great alternative to the kickr. With the right deals you can get it for half the price of the kickr which is insane. The only questions are longevity and warranty if something fails, only time will give answers to these. Apart from these two questions it's a great cheaper alternative to the kickr core. I kinda regret not going for the x2 myself and saving 230€. If you have any questions feel free to ask. If my brother faces any issues with the device i will let you know here.

Hey mate, I have a Riro at the 50/34 chainring. Has around 500km on it so far, so I cant comment on longevity. No issues installing, I do have a T47-79BB.

Decent Garmin/GoPro mount + cheap, aluminum - strange L form instead of a streamlined direct I form (there are those variants for 3-4x, had noticed them too late), bolts provided are not stainless

Useful bell + small but noisy, can be placed on/in the hoods - has to be torqued from time to time

Decent handlebar bag + sturdy, survived 1200+km tour holding wet tent and sometimes saving the content from the rain, reasonable price - bit flimsy to set up (has a tendency to lean on the side with more weight on)

Best value ever for lights + dual color (red/white) lights, incredibly cheap, versatile, tough, easily replaceable when "long-term borrowed" - micro usb, the bracket favors broader seatposts