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Title: zrace m1 x2 or x4 cnc hydraulic disc brakes
Post by: eltel666 on June 14, 2025, 07:12:31 AM

is anyone actually using either the 2 or 4 piston version of the zrace m1?

any technical comments and where did you source them?

they look to me to be the same as the iiipro e2 or e4 just with different branding

i got so fed up with trying to get aliexpress or alibaba to function but found the zrace listed on dhgate

managed to create an id on dhgate, ordered & paid no problem for zrace

then notice order has a flag suggesting out of stock

queried seller who now just states listing is removed and won't ship as too heavy (at 1.1kg for package) and as yet no refund

what jokers?!

Title: Re: zrace m1 x2 or x4 cnc hydraulic disc brakes
Post by: Ludo on June 14, 2025, 09:19:09 AM

I am running them, no issue

Title: Re: zrace m1 x2 or x4 cnc hydraulic disc brakes
Post by: eltel666 on June 14, 2025, 09:28:39 AM

hi Ludo

are you using them with the kind of matchmaker clamps avid/sram use - it looks as tho they shud work?

cheers
Terry

Title: Re: zrace m1 x2 or x4 cnc hydraulic disc brakes
Post by: Ludo on June 14, 2025, 09:31:06 AM

Using them as they came out of the box. I just changed the rear pads to more aggressive compound.

Title: Re: zrace m1 x2 or x4 cnc hydraulic disc brakes
Post by: eltel666 on June 14, 2025, 09:38:02 AM

thanks

Title: Re: zrace m1 x2 or x4 cnc hydraulic disc brakes
Post by: eltel666 on June 19, 2025, 07:41:39 AM

just to say received 1st set of zrace's today, less than 4 days door to door from 'tother side of globe

initial reactions :

     *     impressed by apparent build quality
     *     levers, smaller than imagined from other's photos which is good since i got small paws
     *     now just to pfaff a bit to swap levers to left / rear and right / front but got to shorten hose anyways so no big deal

might try and add some pix once complete, if anyone is interested?

Title: Re: zrace m1 x2 or x4 cnc hydraulic disc brakes
Post by: eltel666 on July 27, 2025, 02:08:30 AM

ok, so i thought i'd give a little update on how things have gone with the zrace m1 x2 i purchased for my two mtb's and see if anyone else's experiences matches mine?!

you can adjust reach but not lever travel

with 4 brakes with very different levels of lever travel and uneven braking 'tis time to bleed & de-gas whole systems to try and balance things out

firstly shimano red mineral oil smells like fish guts!

for each 5m bleed screw @ levers discover all o-rings are already wrecked, bits even missing, due to poor machining of thread @ manufacture and it did exactly the same to the o-ring on my bleed equipment

is it even possible to buy just o-rings for 5m bleed screws and i suppose same question applies to the 4m o-rings for caliper bleed scews?

will be really interested to learn, when it comes to the 4m bleed screws @ caliper, has anyone replaced theirs with decent bleed nipples and if so what did you use?

thanks