9 speed Sora works so well, I can't see much potential benefit to electronic shifting. Going back many decades ago, I couldn't see going back to friction shifting. The facility of immediate shifts is a huge advantage. Free of significant climbs, competition riding solo, the dirt cheap Sora fits the needs admirably. Also with dry non English weather, cables work great. Such are the ramblings of a long term cyclist in his dotage! I do feel your combined pain. My 88 year old mother is in better health than my wife at present.
@@davidburgess741 I'm with you on this David, Shimano cable shifting is very good. I'm not sure electronic shifter is better, just different. All the best to you and your wife.
Mike I am sitting in a surgery waiting room while the love of my life is under going surgery once again. Your message was so heart felt. My prayers to both of you. Like my wife, julie is handling this with strength and grace. Bunkie
It’s hard to see a loved one go through it. Your emotions are all over the place as well as the person having the treatment. Sorry to hear chemo is taking its toll at present. Hubs started off well with his 1st round but it got harder. Keep strong both of you. You DO have this 💪🏻 Sending our thoughts and positive prayers your way ❤ G&T 🚴♀️🚴♂️
Keep on with the good fight Julie. Remember the good days and fight off the bad ones. Your good man is in the fight with you, as we are there at your side too. All the best Julie and Mike...Rod from Canada.
Keep your chin up Julie,chemo is tough physically and mentally, but you will get through it! Mike and the nurses have your back.Stay strong and determined 💪🩷
I'm sure that everyone who watches your videos is pulling for both of you. Wishing both of you the strength and courage to overcome this challenge and have many more years of happy adventures together.
It was good to see you out riding and thanks for the update on Julie! Hopefully her issues with chemo will be over and it will help her to get better soon. I know people who've experienced issues with chemo and the effects. They did STILL get better and well again. So Julie be strong and keep trying to live your normal life as much as possible. Positive energy out to both of you! 🥰💯
Thanks for the update. I hope you’re doing ok Mike, I know how hard it is when you’re watching someone else go through this. I’m sorry Julie has had a rough time of it this round,let’s hope she’s is over the worst now and feeling a little better. Not long to go, the finish line is in sight. 🤞🙏🥰 And I really hope you don’t get buyers remorse. That’s quite an outlay for an unknown!!
@@bicycleadventures2133 thanks Gill. Yes a bit of an outlay but the other derraileurs were starting to get a bit mangled so was going to have to spend some cash soon anyway.
Really sorry that Julie is suffering the treatment uncomfortably. Cycling on gravel and up long hills are uncomfortable aren’t they? But you ride them. And come out on top, revitalised, don’t you? Yes, of course you do. Mike, you have changed to new gears, which gave you ManFlu. Julie, you are having your working parts modified for you. Best wishes for your health and recovery, both. David from Ballarat.
@@DavidChadderton-g7d thank you David 👍❤️. Maybe i should be thinking about my chemo as a really steep hill... I can nearly see the top.⛰️👀 One more round to go... and then i can coast down the other side🚴🏿♀️🚴🏿♀️🚴🏿♀️🚴🏿♀️
Mike we are all with you both in this, keep strong and positive, and Julie keep kicking the C' in the proverbial. There are so many good vibes being sent to you both.
God bless you both I hope Julie recovers quickly and you stay strong mate. You have my number if you need a chat or a rant take care my friend and love to Julie. ❤
Sorry to hear of the side effects affecting Julie - fingers crossed she's back to fighting fitness very soon! Also a very stressful and worrying time for you, and the rest of the family Mike, so best wishes to all of you. 10 days to fit, test and produce a video on an item such as that? A bicycle bell maybe, but not a wireless group set. You're doing the best thing, trying out the real world experience ownership of it, long term. Fitting it to a gravel bike will be a great test of waterproofing and ability to work when bits are caked in mud! Great stuff and once again, best wishes!
@@micks61 thanks Mick 👍 At this point I'm glad I didn't pay Shimano SRAM money because the experience is so different I feel like it's more a case of which system a rider prefers rather than one being better than the other. Obviously this could change with further use. 😁🚴
@@WheelersAtLarge Give it a few years and electronic shifting might well trickle down to be standard on most bikes over about five hundred quid so it's interesting to see how it performs long term. Do we need electronic shifting? No I don't think we do (not tried it mind), but I think I might've said much the same thing about disc brakes when they started appearing and now wouldn't be without them!
Stay strong Mike, Julie will feed off your strength and you will both beat the C. I'm sticking with my Ultegra and 105 mechanical set ups. Nice and simple, a bit like me 😁
Mike on a different note appreciate your reviews. I am staying with rim brakes and mechanical. I have ultegra on mattie and dura ace on iggy. I love them both but ultegra is much simpler bunkie
@@WheelersAtLarge ha yes, I didn't say it was cheap! Shame to hear about the braking performance of the Wheeltop, sounds like a decent package otherwise. Appreciate the review
@@MontyGravel I will say more about that in the future and fit the Wheeltop calipers as I'm still using the Shimano ones but I can't see how that would make a difference. I'll probably reduce the oil level too so there's more lever travel. Still more tweaking to be done.
The interesting/annoying thing is Wheeltop GeX is around the corner..... Will we see a 2x version...... Only time will tell!! Oh, and keep working on the RUclips, it can be a very good distraction..... But you probably know that. All the best, Jon
@@ribblevalleycyclist Hi Jon, probably 1x only for gravel or that's my thinking anyway. Wonder if it might be possible to mix and match the Wheeltop systems..? Cheers for commenting 👍
@@WheelersAtLarge From what I’ve heard, there may be a possibility further down the line. Think they need to get the two derailleurs talking, before they can then introduce the levers. But don’t quote me on that!!
@@ribblevalleycyclist I've been watching your Wheeltop stuff, interesting 👍 I think I might be on a naughty list as I'm having trouble posting comments so I thought I'd reply here to say keep up the great work 😁🚴
Positive thoughts and wishes to you both ❤ Support each other through the low days and your strength is doubled. From my own experience, I worried more how my wife and family was coping than any tests or procedures I went through. It was a few days after my operation when my sister told me of her cancer diagnosis, and this affected me more than anything else.
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9 speed Sora works so well, I can't see much potential benefit to electronic shifting. Going back many decades ago, I couldn't see going back to friction shifting. The facility of immediate shifts is a huge advantage. Free of significant climbs, competition riding solo, the dirt cheap Sora fits the needs admirably. Also with dry non English weather, cables work great. Such are the ramblings of a long term cyclist in his dotage! I do feel your combined pain. My 88 year old mother is in better health than my wife at present.
@@davidburgess741 I'm with you on this David, Shimano cable shifting is very good. I'm not sure electronic shifter is better, just different. All the best to you and your wife.
Tough times Mike ,Hope better to come
@@charlielittle2688 thank you, yes not long now, 1 more month and Julie should be on her way to being "normal" again 😁🚴🚴
Mike I am sitting in a surgery waiting room while the love of my life is under going surgery once again. Your message was so heart felt. My prayers to both of you. Like my wife, julie is handling this with strength and grace. Bunkie
@@frankgerner9822 thank you Frank and best wishes from us both to your wife.
@@frankgerner9822 Aw Bunkie, sorry to hear that 🤗. I hope she is doing well and recovers quickly. 🤞❤️
Thanks for the ride Mike and your update on Julie. Sending lots of positive vibes to you both. 🥰
@katewhyte6274 thank you Kate. ❤. Really appreciate that. One round left to go... Bring it on... 💪🏻😊
It’s hard to see a loved one go through it. Your emotions are all over the place as well as the person having the treatment. Sorry to hear chemo is taking its toll at present. Hubs started off well with his 1st round but it got harder. Keep strong both of you. You DO have this 💪🏻 Sending our thoughts and positive prayers your way ❤ G&T 🚴♀️🚴♂️
@geraldinecoupland4162 thank you Geraldine. 💕👍 Each round has been cumulative. One more left to get through..... Bring it on.... 🤞👍💕
She's a bloody fighter is our Julie - 👍✅
@shogododo thanks alot Ian ..... Getting through it... One more round to go 👍🚴🏿♀️🚴🏿♀️🚴🏿♀️
Julie's a champ ! rim brakes and manual shifting have served me well for decades and i don't ever want any of the new bullshit never
@@macmcelroy6165 cheers Mac.
Mike, you made me tear up! Thanks for the update. Take care of yourselves. Draw strength from these messages…what a village you’ve got here!
@@sdmike1141 yeah it's so lovely.❤️🤗👍 Thank you so much for your kind words Mike. 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💕 One more round to get through! 👌🚴🏿♀️🚴🏿♀️🚴🏿♀️
"stay away from the wall, they will overtake you". Lovely bit of Primary Position riding to defend your road position and right of way.
@@shogododo no room or vision for overtaking there but they still try if you let them 🚴
Keep on with the good fight Julie. Remember the good days and fight off the bad ones. Your good man is in the fight with you, as we are there at your side too. All the best Julie and Mike...Rod from Canada.
@@rodc5765 thank you Rod. ❤️👍 Really appreciate your kind words 🤗❤️ I've got one round left to go. 👌 I'm gonna get it done! 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻🚴🏿♀️
Keep your chin up Julie,chemo is tough physically and mentally, but you will get through it! Mike and the nurses have your back.Stay strong and determined 💪🩷
@@SteKeo thank you Steve. 👍 I've got one round left.. 💪🏻 Gonna get it done! 👍🚴🏿♀️🚴🏿♀️🚴🏿♀️
I'm sure that everyone who watches your videos is pulling for both of you. Wishing both of you the strength and courage to overcome this challenge and have many more years of happy adventures together.
@opus5204 thank you Opus, ❤️🤗👌 really appreciate that. 😊🚴🏿♀️🚴🏿♀️🚴🏿♀️
It was good to see you out riding and thanks for the update on Julie! Hopefully her issues with chemo will be over and it will help her to get better soon. I know people who've experienced issues with chemo and the effects. They did STILL get better and well again. So Julie be strong and keep trying to live your normal life as much as possible. Positive energy out to both of you! 🥰💯
@joydwaddell6771 Thank you so much Joy. ❤️👍 I've only got one round to get through.... Gonna get it done and put this all behind me. 💪🏻🤞💕💕
Thanks for the update. I hope you’re doing ok Mike, I know how hard it is when you’re watching someone else go through this. I’m sorry Julie has had a rough time of it this round,let’s hope she’s is over the worst now and feeling a little better. Not long to go, the finish line is in sight. 🤞🙏🥰 And I really hope you don’t get buyers remorse. That’s quite an outlay for an unknown!!
@@bicycleadventures2133 thanks Gill. Yes a bit of an outlay but the other derraileurs were starting to get a bit mangled so was going to have to spend some cash soon anyway.
We're thinking of you both, and wishing Julie pulls through this as soon as possible.
@richardharris8538 thank you Richard. 👍❤️ One round to go.... Gonna get this done. 💪🏻🤞🚴🏿♀️🚴🏿♀️🚴🏿♀️
Nice one, all the best for Julie 💪💪💪
Thank you @gerarddriscoll5599
One more round to go! 👍🤗🚴🏿♀️
❤ hope Julie feels better soon
@heidijarvis777 thank you Heidi 💕👍🤗 one round left to go.... Bring it on.... Looking forward to riding with you again soon. 👍🚴🚴🚴🏽♀️🚴🏽♀️
You two are bloody marvellous 😊 Keep on keeping on. We’re all behind you ❤
@@lindapilkington2687 thank you Linda
Keep going Julie, you are right at the end now. We can hear those yeehaas coming! Thank you for the update Mike. Look after yourself too. ❤️
@@kates8704 thank you Kate. 👌👍❤️ Yeah, one more round.... 👍👌💪🏻🚴🏿♀️🚴🏿♀️🚴🏿♀️
Thanks for the update Mike. Sending all best wishes and positive thoughts to Julie but also to you Mike xx
@@cathschofield7488 Thank you Cath, everyday that passes Julie gets stronger again. Just one infusion to go 😁
Well done Mike great ride my best wishes to Julie and yourself, Julie is a tough cookie and determined,
Sending Julie a yee haa
@terryb392 Thanks Terry 💕👍 last round starts on Friday..... I can see the end.. 👀🤞
Nice to hear what companies expect you to do when they send you free stuff, well done on your honest thoughts. More importantly love to you and Julie
@Countrystock Thanks alot Andrew. 👍🤗 I've got one more round to go 💪🏻🚴🏿♀️👍🚴🏿♀️🚴🏿♀️🚴🏿♀️
Good ride and thanks for letting us know how Julie's doing. Side effects are hard but she is strong and she will get this through.
@@FollowThomas thank you Thomas. ❤️🚴🏿♀️👍 Only one round left to get through. 🤞💪🏻🚴🏿♀️🚴🏿♀️🚴🏿♀️🚴🏿♀️
Stay strong julie, best wishes to both of you ❤
@lesleyreid165 thanks alot. 👌👍 One more round 💪🏻👌🚴🏿♀️👍🚴🏿♀️🚴🏿♀️🚴🏿♀️
My partner Desley and I send all the support and strength we can muster over the ether to both of you. 💪🏻💪🏻💐
@@mikeh8282 aw thank you so much Mike and Desley. 👍🤗 I've got one more round to go.... I am going to get it done. 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻🚴🏿♀️🚴🏿♀️🚴🏿♀️
Really sorry that Julie is suffering the treatment uncomfortably. Cycling on gravel and up long hills are uncomfortable aren’t they? But you ride them. And come out on top, revitalised, don’t you? Yes, of course you do. Mike, you have changed to new gears, which gave you ManFlu. Julie, you are having your working parts modified for you. Best wishes for your health and recovery, both. David from Ballarat.
@@DavidChadderton-g7d thank you David 👍❤️. Maybe i should be thinking about my chemo as a really steep hill... I can nearly see the top.⛰️👀 One more round to go... and then i can coast down the other side🚴🏿♀️🚴🏿♀️🚴🏿♀️🚴🏿♀️
Mike, stay strong.
@@jonathanbenn2241 Thank you Jonathan
Mike we are all with you both in this, keep strong and positive, and Julie keep kicking the C' in the proverbial. There are so many good vibes being sent to you both.
Thank You so much... Not long to go now 😀👍
God bless you both I hope Julie recovers quickly and you stay strong mate. You have my number if you need a chat or a rant take care my friend and love to Julie. ❤
@hgg3728 thanks Howard. 👍🤗🚴🏿♀️ Appreciate that ❤️🚴🏿♀️🚴🏿♀️👌
Sending you my continuous prayers and love for Julie and yourself. Missing you guys! 🫶 Toby
@@mrscorpio1971 Thank you 🙏 Toby. Hope you're doing well 👍
Mike, you and Julie are inspirational……positivity 100% which will win….julie I’ll be looking forward to a ride with the Parma violets soon x
@Jendo12 Aw thanks Jenny. 🤗🤞❤️ Hopefully that ride won't be long away. 💪🏻👌🚴🏿♀️🚴🏿♀️🚴🏿♀️
Sorry to hear of the side effects affecting Julie - fingers crossed she's back to fighting fitness very soon!
Also a very stressful and worrying time for you, and the rest of the family Mike, so best wishes to all of you.
10 days to fit, test and produce a video on an item such as that? A bicycle bell maybe, but not a wireless group set. You're doing the best thing, trying out the real world experience ownership of it, long term.
Fitting it to a gravel bike will be a great test of waterproofing and ability to work when bits are caked in mud!
Great stuff and once again, best wishes!
@@micks61 Thanks Mick. 👍❤️🤗 One more round to go... 🤞🚴🏿♀️🚴🏿♀️🚴🏿♀️
@@micks61 thanks Mick 👍 At this point I'm glad I didn't pay Shimano SRAM money because the experience is so different I feel like it's more a case of which system a rider prefers rather than one being better than the other. Obviously this could change with further use. 😁🚴
@@julie-wheelersatlarge Great stuff! Look forward to getting it done and getting back to normality! Yeehaas imminent! 😁👍
@@WheelersAtLarge Give it a few years and electronic shifting might well trickle down to be standard on most bikes over about five hundred quid so it's interesting to see how it performs long term.
Do we need electronic shifting? No I don't think we do (not tried it mind), but I think I might've said much the same thing about disc brakes when they started appearing and now wouldn't be without them!
Stay strong Mike, Julie will feed off your strength and you will both beat the C. I'm sticking with my Ultegra and 105 mechanical set ups. Nice and simple, a bit like me 😁
@MartinWoodman thank you Martin. 🤗❤️ One round left to get through..... Gonna get it done! 💪🏻💕
Good job, both of you. Keep your heads down and finish this journey together. As long as it takes.
@@1-less-car thank you Felix. 👍❤️One more round to go. 🤞 Gonna get it done. 🚴🏿♀️
Sending best wishes to Julie, hope everything turns out ok, all the best.
@@chrispearse5552 thanks Chris. 👍👌 I've one round left to go... 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💕
@@julie-wheelersatlarge let's hope it's the knockout round and the last.
@@chrispearse5552 that's a great way to think about it....
I like that thank you... 👌💕
Love to you both. We are here for you
@@PaulGreenVlog thanks so much Paul. 👍🤗❤️ Really appreciate that. 💕🚴🏿♀️💪🏻
You got this Julie 💪
@MontyGravel thanks alot Monty 👌👍🚴🏿♀️ getting it done... One more round to go. 💪🏻❤️🚴🏿♀️🚴🏿♀️🚴🏿♀️
@@julie-wheelersatlarge ❤
Thanks for that, Mike. I hope Julie is feeling better and stronger very soon.
Yep, thank you John, she's doing okay and the last treatment is close 😀👍
Stay strong, brave girl
@@ChrisUnderwood-p7z thank you Chris. 👌❤️👍 Nearly done. One round to go. 🤞💪🏻🚴🏿♀️🚴🏿♀️🚴🏿♀️
Mike on a different note appreciate your reviews. I am staying with rim brakes and mechanical. I have ultegra on mattie and dura ace on iggy. I love them both but ultegra is much simpler bunkie
@@frankgerner9822 Yes, mechanical Ultegra seems to be the sweet spot 👍
Shimano do a GRX Di2 x2 - The RX825
@@MontyGravel Yes they do but at Ultegra level price. GRX 2x would my ideal choice. Thanks for the comment 😁
@@WheelersAtLarge ha yes, I didn't say it was cheap! Shame to hear about the braking performance of the Wheeltop, sounds like a decent package otherwise. Appreciate the review
@@MontyGravel I will say more about that in the future and fit the Wheeltop calipers as I'm still using the Shimano ones but I can't see how that would make a difference. I'll probably reduce the oil level too so there's more lever travel. Still more tweaking to be done.
The interesting/annoying thing is Wheeltop GeX is around the corner..... Will we see a 2x version...... Only time will tell!! Oh, and keep working on the RUclips, it can be a very good distraction..... But you probably know that.
All the best,
Jon
@@ribblevalleycyclist Hi Jon, probably 1x only for gravel or that's my thinking anyway. Wonder if it might be possible to mix and match the Wheeltop systems..? Cheers for commenting 👍
@@WheelersAtLarge From what I’ve heard, there may be a possibility further down the line. Think they need to get the two derailleurs talking, before they can then introduce the levers. But don’t quote me on that!!
@@ribblevalleycyclist I've been watching your Wheeltop stuff, interesting 👍 I think I might be on a naughty list as I'm having trouble posting comments so I thought I'd reply here to say keep up the great work 😁🚴
No wish to dumb down my shifting with electronics thanks.
@@valmorell I agree, it's a different feeling, not sure it's better. Less maintenance? Dont know yet.
Are you using GRX cranks with your Wheeltop EDS?
@@MartinMidmore Yes and a Shimano 12 speed chain. All working well 👍
Positive thoughts and wishes to you both ❤ Support each other through the low days and your strength is doubled.
From my own experience, I worried more how my wife and family was coping than any tests or procedures I went through. It was a few days after my operation when my sister told me of her cancer diagnosis, and this affected me more than anything else.
@@hicky62 thank you. 🤗👍 There's never a good time to hear that sort of news of your sister's diagnosis... I hope she is also doing well now. 🤞❤️
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@@stevekingdon2073 Aw thank you Steve! 🤗❤️💕