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Re: Lewis Bike (Trickstuff 2 & 4 piston clones)
Hello there, this is literally my first post on this forum, but I'vei was a long time lurker; D. So... I actually own a pair of Lewis LV4 4 pistons (Piccola HD copy) .I actually got them from Taobao through SuberBuy (Taobao agent) to get them in France (yeah I'm French). The whole thing took 16 days, 3 days from the seller (the Lewis company I believe) to SuberBuy's Guangdong warehouse and 13 days from them to my mailbox. So the set costed me 256€ and Superbuy 36€ so less than 300€ in total  .Now the brakes:    November 09, 2023, 01:04:41 PM |
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Re: Lewis Bike (Trickstuff 2 & 4 piston clones)
Could you put the full set on a scale? My work place got a scale so I'll weight them there tomorrow .Did you have to take care of customs stuff or did the brakes arrive just like that? Superbuy got a tax free shipping option so I didn't have to pay any tax (declared value of the package was $21). You can pay them to choose the right shipping line and options depending on what you want them to ship. November 09, 2023, 01:53:57 PM |
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Re: Lewis Bike (Trickstuff 2 & 4 piston clones)
Could you put the full set on a scale? According to Lewis' claims, they would be roughly 100 g heavier than a current set of PCA HDs (which seems an awful lot). I don't trust this scale, but the results are 251g for the rear and 234g for the front. The brakes were shipped with a bleed block on each caliper, next time I'll weight them with the stock pads + screws. The hose length is 90cm front and 165cm rear  . R2-bike's result for comparison:  November 10, 2023, 08:09:05 AM |
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Re: Lewis Bike (Trickstuff 2 & 4 piston clones)
I'm dying to know how these perform. The more pics i see of these the more tempted I become but also want to know what they're like in the real world. You're pictures really make the all-silver set looks pretty tasty. Keep us posted and weights and performance! The levers feel amazing... My BL-M8100 levers still works perfectly, but now they feel like garbage in comparison  ; D. No play in the lever blades either.Only tried the front brake, but they're very direct, little to no progression. With an allen key, you can also get the pads closer or further to the disk with the barrel adjuster inside the reach adjuster, and that's the main difference with the Piccola or any other brakes as far as i know. November 10, 2023, 08:37:40 AM |
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Re: Lewis Bike (Trickstuff 2 & 4 piston clones)
What brake pads do the LV2 (and LT4) use? I couldn't see it on the website. They use SRAM's Level dual pistons caliper style of pads for the LV2, Hope's E4 pads style for the LH4 and the LV4 and Hope's V4 pads style for the LHT Ultimate. On another note, my bike got stolen last weekend so i won't be able to give more updates to you guys about the LV4... I'm sorry  .They were flawless last time i was able to used them, that's all i can say .January 20, 2024, 11:49:40 PM |
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Re: Build Log - Carbonda hard tail for daughter's birthday.
Quote In other news - the brakes arrived today! Packaging was OK, the brakes themselves look fine. I was using those brakes before swapping them with the Lewis LV4. Pretty good brakes but I think they work better with 2.3mm thick rotors  . I paired mine with Godridge braided hoses just for looks back then .
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Re: Build Log - Carbonda hard tail for daughter's birthday.
Quote Nice - I hadn't seen those braided cables before!Those are the same braided hose Hope and Trickstuff use for their brakes .Quote How are the Lewis LV4? I was looking at getting them, but they were just a bit too pricey for something that doesn't have a strong warranty here in Australia.They are pretty amazing for the price. There is plenty of power and the build quality is top notch, nicest brake I ever used. I got mine on Lewis's official shop on Taobao using an intermediary service called Superbuy and I spent like $270 in total with shipping but if I have an issue with them, I'm pretty much on my own though. My bike was stolen in January and i ordered a set again but for the new bike i'm currently building. Lewis also sell a cheaper versions of vertical brakes called CL2V (2 pistons) and CL4V (for pistons) but only in China as far as i know. Those are actual copies of the Piccola with the alu levers and prices are $164 for the CL2V and $192 for the CL4V on Taobao .May 08, 2024, 02:39:41 AM |
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