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I've not made a Shaven setup, but I think the universal law of frankenbrakes is that you most likely to succeed with: - the same brand banjo and hose as the caliper - the same brand of barb, olive and nut as the lever

Just going to share my own experience, batch of exactly 1, well sort of 2. I had a stock Mezzer Pro that was always pretty sublime but I had damaged the stanchion so just saved it for parts. Then I bought a new Mezzer Expert on sale to send to Avalanche for a hybrid kit. The Mezzer Avy Hybrid never tracked well or felt very good. I swapped the bath oil 2x and both times it was incredibly dark, so I assumed it was breaking in, and maybe it did a bit. At this point after about a year, I...

pre kids - lower service every month, meticulously maintained post kids - oh cool the fork has air in it still, good enough

Oh wow, a Forestal that actually looks decent on paper, geo and build are pretty sweet. I wonder what DJI will announce in February with a spring release beyond minor motor spec bumps, there are so many bikes teasing their DJI bikes for spring (Commencal, Crussis, Forestal...). They all quote 800Wh battery so guessing DJI will not be updating their cells.

Honestly, we're probably all just huge nerds. Or maybe, the sad reality of it is that cycling in general is such an expensive and elitist sport that it mainly attracts people who are financially quite well off. And in most western countries, academic success is very strongly linked to financial prosperity. Rich people, statistically speaking, still have much better chances in academia and generally much better access to higher education. Therefor it is probably not a coincidence that people who ride bikes seem have above average education. I'd like to see a venn diagram on this sociology of cycling.

I've seen lots of comments/opinions saying "I wouldn't trust brake copies from aliexpress" or "you are taking your life into your own hands using aliexpress brakes". But IM(humble engineering)O I would say the levers are a safer bet than the calipers due to the tolerances needed to make the caliper/piston interface work with the square o-rings without leakage or pistons binding. Never had an issue with the zrace levers, but I have had shimano levers go to the bar on first pull.

I am using the zrace levers (as linked by @Evwan) with DB8 and MT7 calipers on my trail and enduro bikes (I have some MT5 calipers to swap out the DB8's at some stage also). Pads I'm using are the Uberbike e-matrix pads (both in the DB8's and MT7's) with Tektro 203-17 2.3mm rotors (203mm f/r). Mineral oil is Tektro mineral oil. I started this mix and match brake journey with Tektro Orion HD745 4P brakes that I first put the zrace levers on. Instantly better feeling and stronger brakes. Have always using shimano olive and barbs on the zrace...

These are two options on Ali for something similar to trickstuff lever. $60 for a full set of brakes is pretty wild. IIIPRO IV4R 4 Piston Disc Hydraulic Brake MTB AM DH Bike Brake 82/145cm CNC Tech Mineral Oil for Mountain XC Climbing Bicycle - AliExpress ZRACE M1 X2 / X4 Mountain Bike Hydraulic Brake,Full CNC Lightweight, Oil Pressure Disc - AliExpress 18 Personally, I prefer the lever feel of shimano to trickstuff or lewis, but to each their own. I did just buy some Maven bronze calipers to throw on my XT levers / shimano BH90 hose, so I'll...

Been running the same AliEx maxima copy levers with (first DB8'S) and now magura MT7 calipers with Tektro mineral oil. No issues whatsoever. No noise. No fade. No wandering bite point. Just budget friendly, strong brakes.

why do they need to release something new? geometry is still spot on, the only thing i would change is shock orientation to increase dropper insertion. oh and a motor version of course

I've posted a story last week how Keith's personal prototype was stolen, he said only the swingarm is new to test some things, from the photo it didnt really look any different. There were some pictures from some time ago where it looked like it could house UDH. Thats what I remember. I always had the idea Banshee would not release a new bike without serious improvement and with present generation its just hard to do that, their bikes are just as relevant today as they were when released in 2019...

I really liked the lever feel and power on my DB8's with HS2 rotors, but there are definitely people in the comments and in this thread who disagreed: https://www.vitalmtb.com/product/guide/hydraulic-disc-brakes/sram/db8-5… 100% agree that the stock organic pads on the DB8's need to go immediately in the trash. I think a lot of the reason why people who hate DB8's hated them is because they came stock with organic pads and those people never thought to switch. The organic pad is unrideable for me, and really only valid for beginners, intermediates, and for customers buying them on an city ebike for commuting...