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Re: Interesting Aliexpress finds! - good deals, interesting stuff, new products etc! https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256804436031313.html

I have no experience with these BXT gravel frames, but with the current Black Friday $40 USD coupon 40DEAL, this makes it one of the cheapest gravel setups on AliEx. I already own two gravel frames, but if anyone is looking this could be a good bike build.

November 25, 2022, 04:55:07 PM
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Re: ZRace Disc Brakes
My Onirii brakes were (finally) delivered on Friday after spending 10 days in California. First impressions are good. The machining looks good, no obvious sharp edges or oil leaks. Interestingly, they are marked IIIPro on the inner side of the calipers. So may be these two are the same companies? Have installed them on my build but only rode the bike in our little cul-de-sac. I will report how they work, soon!

I also received my Onirii brakes as well. To be honest, this will be my last time I order from Onirii's store using "guaranteed" 12 day shipping. It actually arrived later to California than my other AliEx orders w/regular shipping which I made after the Onirii calipers.

Also I'm still trying to dial mine in on this particular bike build, they still don't have the same braking "bite" as my Juin Tech F1 calipers on my other road bike. I would have just paid extra and bought another pair of F1 calipers, but this particular frame won't accommodate 160mm calipers on the rear. The Juin Techs don't do 140mm rotors.

November 27, 2022, 12:49:09 PM
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Re: ZRace Disc Brakes
I am in the same boat.  I ordered 9 items on Nov 3rd.  6 or the 9 items have arrived.  I am waiting on a pair of carbon rims. (Still no tracking information on Aliexpress, but store swears they shipped right away.  A rear 148 MS hub, and Fat tire carbon front fork are also lagging way behind the rest of the items.)

The set of IIIPRO E4 Mountain Bike Brakes I ordered arrived in less than 10 days.

We should compile a list of sellers who ship items fast. I've received items from Ali that come faster than items I purchase domestically from Ebay.



November 30, 2022, 09:42:01 AM
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Re: ZRace Disc Brakes I swapped out my LTwoo GR9 shifters for my other pair of Sensah Team Pro shifters and the brake pull feels much better on the Sensah setup with the Onirii/ZRace BR-005 brake calipers. It feels almost as good as my 105/Juin Tech F1 combo on my other bike and Sensah shifters allow brake pull adjustments from the hoods via a hex screw which allowed me to dial the brake feel directly. Even using the barrel adjustment on the BR-005 calipers and pad space adjuster, I just couldn't get the LTwoo brakes dialed in correctly. It's unfortunate as well, because the index shifting on the LTwoo calipers are a bit more precise than Sensah's shifting implementation.
December 01, 2022, 09:45:26 AM
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Re: ZRace Disc Brakes I was finally able to test ride my latest build with Onirii/ZRace BR-05 calipers running stock pads and regular brake cable housing. I also have a full GRX hydraulic bike and a Juin Tech F1 equipped bike to compare with. I'd rate the BR-05 calipers in 3rd place regarding brake performance compared to my other brakes, but in the context of sub-$50 USD brake they're quite good. The stock pads don't have as much bite as the Juin Tech pads, but they still work well. Also it probably helps to have shift/brake levers that allow brake pull adjustments.

Unfortunately I could not get these brakes to work well with LTwoo GR9 levers, which doesn't allow brake pull adjustments while using internal cable routed drop bars. I'm bummed because the LTwoo shifting has a very solid shift engagement. I almost thought the BR-05 calipers themselves were faulty until I swapped them out for Sensah Team Pro levers that allow brake pull adjustments and I was able to dial them in. Basically I tightened up cable slack at both ends of the caliper and shift levers.

I'd definitely recommend these brakes if you're on a budget or you're building a winter/backup bike. If you're building a primary bike, I'd consider paying extra for Juin Tech calipers or going full hydraulic if budget allows it.


December 02, 2022, 06:30:21 PM
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That’s the thing, $49 all in (for black color) is pretty good anyway you cut it. The Juin Techs are $150. Not sure of they are three times better than BR-05s?

I just realized I had my BR-05 calipers setup wrong after watching Trace Velo's latest video! He's also running the same calipers. I redid mine in 5 minutes and the brake pull is ridiculously tight. They're almost on par with my Juin Tech F1 calipers on my 105 bike, but it might even come down to the shifters being different. Now I'm thoroughly impressed. For the price, I might even say they're the better value brake calipers, but I'll have to go on several rides before giving a long term endorsement. The Juin Tech's have worked well on 45+ mph descents, so I'll have to put the BR-05 through the same type of braking.

Ugh, now I'm wondering if I should give the LTwoo GR9 shifters a try again, but I already put the bar tape on the drop bars with the Sensah shifters! Lol

December 02, 2022, 07:56:11 PM
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Re: ZRace Disc Brakes
Dang! Link please? Or rather timestamp if you remember. He talks a LOT!

Here's the time stamp talking about the ZRace/Onirii calipers:
https://youtu.be/odBUtlLUzC8?t=477

One thing he mentioned is that his calipers came with two different brake pads. I'm pretty sure mine are running the same pad size.

December 03, 2022, 12:06:43 AM
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Re: ZRace Disc Brakes
I checked mine. They are same. Basically there is no distinction between front and rear, so when he says front caliper came with larger pads I'm baffled.

Then he switched pads to semi metallic ones which resulted in better performance, but we already know that.
Apart from that what else is there? Watched the whole thing and there is nothing related to setup as such.

There was nothing in his video that really showed how to set them up, but I noticed I had them installed wrong. The correct way was to have the pad adjuster screwed out with the pin sticking out, route the brake cable and tighten with the bolt, then screw in the pad adjuster back in to pull the cable tighter. Also any micro adjustments can be done using the barrel adjuster on the calipers. Plus with my Sensah shifters, I was able to dial in the brake pull even more from the hoods with a hex wrench (similar with Shimano shifters). Now when I pull the brake levers, they lock up almost immediately without much effort.

Also a few comparison notes between the F1s and BR-05 calipers, I find the cable routing much better with the BR-05 lining up with rotor. On my F1s, the fork cable bends outward, while the rear actually rubs up against the seat stays (put protection tape on) since the cable alignment is on the outer side. Though I found the Juin Techs a bit more intuitive to setup and I prefer the tool free approach to the barrel adjuster on the F1s. The BR-05 can do 140mm rotors, while the F1s can only do 160mm smallest.

I tend to prefer the Juin Tech F1s, but you can practically buy 2 or maybe 3 BR-05 calipers for the same price.

December 03, 2022, 09:38:55 AM
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Re: ZRace Disc Brakes Today I rode the Onirii BR-05 calipers out on some flats, hill climbing and fast descents. I'm thoroughly impressed now. I did both steep downhills and rough paved fire roads. The calipers braked extremely well and they handled near if not equal to my Juin Tech F1s. I'll see how they hold up in the next few weeks. I also picked up some spare brake pads once the stock ones wear out.


December 03, 2022, 10:26:31 PM
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Re: ZRace Disc Brakes
I'm intrigued by the adapter used for rear caliper mount. What frame is it? Is that plate custom made?

It's a post to flat adapter. I picked it up awhile ago, because initially I was planning to make this particular post mount frame into my GRX groupset build, but ended up using a different frame instead. I used an FM fork to convert the entire bike. I'm currently running it as a 1x road bike with an 11-32t cassette and 28c tubeless slicks, but I have an 11-50t and some Gravelking tires if I decide to go full gravel.

This is the person who makes them:
https://www.assolutions.ca/product-category/adapters/

ZRace recently started making one similar, but based on the post mount frame (ex: 160mm), requires you to upsize your rotor:
https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256804752872846.html



December 04, 2022, 10:31:58 AM
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