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Not necessarily, there are clever ways to avoid their short comings while still utilizing their benefits. Unfortunately this design falls short of that though.

FWIW I haven't heard a bad word about the performance of them from people actually trying them out... And they will be ridden in the world cup if that's any consolation at all. Probably not though.

I agree, every single owner I've spoken to who has actually tried Lewis brakes has nothing but great things to say about them. Great modulation, great power, nice construction quality etc. I'm very curious to try them myself next month. Everyone who has bashed them and called them cheap sweatshop made brakes, unsurprisingly has never even tried or seen them in person. If I try them and they do turn out to be junk, I will have no issue admitting that but every person who actually has hands on experience seems to think they're stellar brakes.

First, it's not "xenophobic" to try to avoid buying MIC goods if the issue is philosophical and political. China is our enemy, Xi is an authoritarian communist who commits genocide. It was a horrible mistake to partner with China and offshore our manufacturing to them in the first place. Second, Taiwan and China are not the same country despite what Xi thinks. There's a MASSIVE difference between the two and if you won't buy Taiwanese goods then that may have an underlying xenophobic reason. Last, Lewis is a direct rip off of another company's IP. Not everyone is ok with...

Race Face with 3 upcoming releases... https://www.raceface.com/pages/the-new-carbon-era Likely ERA wheels/rims, handlebars and maybe something unexpected.

fwiw Dale said in the video he is 62kg which is ~135lbs (I would know as I'm the exact same weight lol). Sorry to keep adding on to the endless brake topic but it was really intriguing to me as there seems to be very little representation of us lightweights in MTB media and discussion, especially with regards to suspension and brake tuning/feel. Sadly women (for whom this topic would generally be more useful) are left out even more from these conversations, which should be a big reason to start having them.

i swiched to mavens coming from code RCSs, still riding 200mm front and rear, only thing i changed was now running organic pads in both ends. tried sintered in the rear same as with codes but wheel locked up too quick for my taste. now with organics on both ends brake is real dream, same feel/modulation as codes but with way more power. lever pull isn‘t any firmer than on the codes. can only recommend tryin mavens. hope that helped edit: also i‘m on the lighter side with around 165lbs.

Yeah, I get it. I'm 5'7", 125lbs which is why it was funny to me...

Seems like the lever has a bit of a breakaway feel to get the swing link to move kind of like Shimano. Once the lever is engaged though, the perceived feel is pretty light since there is a ridiculous amount of power on tap. It kind of reminds me of a Hope Tech 3 if you’ve ever experienced those. I personally think they feel this way because- They want the lever to be really durable, The firm feel keeps down the accidental panic breaking The seals are stiff and so is the spring. I installed a pair and didn’t notice...