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Not sure where I'd try one out TBH. Also concerned if I bought now they'd end up being on offer come black Friday.

Same!

Yeah, but with XT you know to take all load off the cranks and just spin them really lightly whilst shifting, so it makes it easy to ensure you get a good shift. (Ignoring the motor overrun which has ruined it for me before!) But with T-type they say it shifts better the harder you pedal, but...

Oh right. I did wonder about that as some people say you can multi shift and others say you can't. SRAM say it shifts better under load though, which is what had me wondering how best to use it.

So you're supposed to do high rpm low load for the best shifts?

So what's the optimal shifting situation then? SRAM say more power makes it shift smoother, but in some videos I've watched it's really load doing that, which makes me wonder how good that is for the transmission. And if you break something on T-type it's a lot more expensive to fix than any...

Do you think it's worth it over a normal mechanical drivetrain? They use the rebuildability of the mech as a selling point, but just the cage part costs around double a whole XT mech, so it's not much of a selling point! (And I don't think that was an XX cage, either.)

Yeah, I'm not even sure about doing it. I have a new bike with Shimano XT on it. But it's my first ebike and I like the idea of not having to worry so much about accidentally changing gear whilst the overrun kicks in and upsets the drivetrain.

Yes, a good bit more expensive though... ☹️

Yeah, definitely. Are you doing them in black?

Lol, looks good. Does it adhere to both parts, or just one? I've also been wondering how to keep stuff out of here because my rear mudguard doesn't quite reach down that far.

I think it looks better in person. It's ugly in a charming way 🤣

Yeah, I've watched a ton of vids, but still struggling to make the call. I think XO is the best bet for that money, as in reality I doubt the battery placement will make any difference as the battery is pretty well shielded on either model, and that's the only real benefit of GX (other than the...

Thanks. That's kinda what I'm thinking also. I do wonder if they're going to revise the top tier groupsets with the new battery position though. Though I suppose that's anybody's guess as to if/when they did that.

Hi folks, I'm currently considering upgrading my bike to a T-type transmission and found online that the difference between GX and XO currently is just under £150. Which would you go for? I like the battery position better on GX, but I guess everything else is better on XO. Is it a no-brainer...

Same with a car though - people complain that cars already don't have enough steering feel, so getting rid of the physical connection between the steering wheel and tyres won't help that!

You say that, but I saw an article recently about new in-car systems featuring brake-by-wire and steer-by-wire systems. Both sound horrendous to me. I'll take the car with physical connections for the brakes and steering thanks. I don't want to die when there's a sudden electrical gremlin or...

Ugh, I hate the idea of wireless brakes. If you run out of battery or the wireless connection drops out for even a fraction of a second it could be very dangerous. I'll stick with a physical connection for my safety components.

Nice find. And these are for the current XT 4 pots, right?

Any ideas on this, and which of the options I'd need? I guess the Bosch ISIS? And are the cranks necessary? What about the chainring - does it need to be SRAM-specific or would the standard chainring work with this transmission? It seems there are a few tooth variations as well... too many...