{"id":61003,"date":"2024-03-11T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-03-11T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/0241de0e-45f8-42ae-b4fb-3edf85949356"},"modified":"2024-03-11T14:59:41","modified_gmt":"2024-03-11T13:59:41","slug":"l-twoo-teases-two-value-focused-gravel-groupsets-can-the-chinese-brand-rival-shimano-and-sram","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/cyclingplus\/rss_feed\/l-twoo-teases-two-value-focused-gravel-groupsets-can-the-chinese-brand-rival-shimano-and-sram\/","title":{"rendered":"L-Twoo teases two value-focused gravel groupsets \u2013 can the Chinese brand rival Shimano and SRAM?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Electronic conversion kit also unveiled at Taipei show <\/p>

By Warren Rossiter\n <\/p>

Published: Monday, 11 March 2024 at 12:00 PM<\/p>

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Chinese groupset brand L-Twoo has been attracting attention over the past few years as an affordable upstart making some noise against a backdrop of ever-increasing drivetrain prices.<\/p>

We were at the Taipei Cycle Show last week \u2013 one of the cycling industry\u2019s most important trade shows \u2013 and spotted not one but two new gravel groupsets<\/a> to sit alongside L-Twoo’s mechanical and electronic groupsets<\/a> for the road.<\/p>

L-Twoo debuted eGR \u2013 an electronic gravel groupset \u2013 and GRT \u2013 a mechanical gravel groupset.<\/p>

Warren Rossiter \/ Our Media<\/figcaption><\/figure>

The new eGR components are designed as a 1×12-speed system consisting of:<\/p>

An electronic rear derailleur (with a switchable clutch)<\/li>

Dual control levers with an electronic shift trigger on both left and right levers<\/li>

A Shimano-style internal battery to power the system<\/li>

Hydraulic disc brakes<\/li><\/ul>
$\"Battery$
Warren Rossiter \/ Our Media<\/figcaption><\/figure>
Details on the new electronic groupset were thin on the ground in Taipei, but we\u2019ve secured a test sample, which should arrive soon.<\/p>
The GRT group is also 1×12-speed and the rear derailleur is equipped with a bounce-controlling clutch.\u00a0<\/p>
The mechanical shifting, however, is all contained on the right-hand lever.\u00a0<\/p>
$\"Shifters$
Warren Rossiter \/ Our Media<\/figcaption><\/figure>
It features a shift trigger behind the brake lever and a Campagnolo Ekar<\/a>-style shift trigger on the inner face of the hood.\u00a0<\/p>
$\"Rear$
Warren Rossiter \/ Our Media<\/figcaption><\/figure>
The rear derailleur and shifters are complemented by a set of compact hydraulic disc calipers with flat-mount fittings.<\/p>
Pricing isn\u2019t yet confirmed, but L-Twoo expects the eGT components to come in under $600 for the shifters, battery, cabling, brakes and derailleur. <\/p>
$\"Flat-mount$
Warren Rossiter \/ Our Media<\/figcaption><\/figure>
The mechanical GRT component package should be significantly less expensive.\u00a0<\/p>
Can L-Twoo become a viable \u2013 and value-focused \u2013 alternative to Shimano, SRAM, Campagnolo and, more recently, Microshift (with the new Microshift Sword groupset<\/a>) in the gravel market?<\/p>
$\"L-Twoo$
Warren Rossiter \/ Our Media<\/figcaption><\/figure>
Aside from the two new gravel groupsets, L-Twoo also showed off a new wireless electronic converter for existing groups.\u00a0<\/p>
The idea here is that you mount the wireless cable push\/pull system to your chainstay and use the wireless roller trigger mounted on the bars. This activates your mechanical rear derailleur in the usual way but with just a few inches of cable and a wireless-activated motor.<\/p>
Pricing isn\u2019t yet available for this converter kit, but again we\u2019re getting hold of a unit to try out.<\/p> <\/body><\/html>\n
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