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I've got the earlier version of Empire with the plastic bit in the RD and in the shifters that should be metal and was changed to metal. Did an early YouTube vid about it that got a bunch of views.
Haven't used it much so it hasn't gone bang, but the FD broke my hanger because its nose didn't extend down far enough to go past the end of the slot in the hanger, bit fucken shit.
Got another hanger (not easy for front) and made a spacer to go between.
It's pretty incredible value, but rough edges, which I gather have mostly been fixed (dunno about the FD though), but the main annoyance is large shifter throw. Could be a real contender in future generations, I love how they ripped off Shimano's actuation and SRAM's escapement and combined the two to give you a single lever for braking and shifting (although bumping the right lever easily puts the bike in a taller gear, which can be a problem).
Anyway, I'd say it's not there yet, until lever throw is reduced and the FD doesn't break your bike.
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Yeah, I've watched his reviews. Makes them seen fine, but didn't know if there were any first hand experiences here?