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L-TWOO GR7 1x10 shifters and derailleur review.

LTWoo GR7 1x10 gravel shifters and derailleur - ~$75.  If you spend any time on cycling forums (I frequent  forum.trainerroad.com  and Reddit) then you'll have seen conversation about inexpensive Chinese frames, bikes, and components. I'll confess I went down this rabbit hole. And after a few months of seeking out videos about it like  this  and  this , I figured I'd take a risk and give it a try. I figured with it being so inexpensive, if it's terrible I'm not out that much.  And I was pleasantly surprised. The LTWoo (pronounced, it seems, "L two") 1x10 Gr7 shifters have turned out to be great. My gravel bike came with Microshift and it worked ok. But it didn't feel great, and the shift cable was not concealed under that bar tape with the brake cable. It looked totally 90's and I wanted to upgrade it.  I bought the shifters and derailleur and had to wait a few weeks to install it due to kid's sports and a busy work schedule. When the day came

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