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No sharp edges on the machined parts, beside the hole where the bracket goes on the bars, which is no problem

Labeling is screen printed, don't see that lasting but of no concern to me. Levers must be some interesting Al alloy, almost has the dull sheen of Ti

The brakeset arrived, branded 'Speedzone Soldier 2' 9 Days from ordering, 3 of which was trying to hook up with local courier for delivery (If only they had a locker system for pickup like Pudo) Instruction sheet in Chinese. Anyway, initial impressions on the look & feel: not too shabby. All parts are machined, finish is nice. Except cooling fins, those are die cast. Levers are quite hefty and one adjustment for rake. I will replace the zinc plated steel bolt in the lever for a SS one. Bleeding: looks like there is a torqx on the caliper which you need to open. Think I will order a universal bleeding kit (with mineral oil) from Takealot, R299. Going to have reconnect the front, I have that lever on the RHS. I'll install and see how it goes. Update: 4mm Allen Bolt in/on lever bracket was SS (ish)

I have a set on the way now, kinda excited on my R1195 layout. There will be customs & VAT as well , maybe +R250?

Not bad review, thanks for posting, He raise valid points about spares, support etc but as I seem to have found Shimano 'compatible' and one would have to live without instructions or idiot guides. He also raises good points about supporting known manufacturers but I've supported Hope almost from their get-go but right just can't afford them or even justify the expense, R11,995 for a single pot brakeset from local supplier, EISH

Temu is the selling portal for Chinese goods from sellers and manufacturers, Like Aliexpress but they make it easy since shipping is included at a very reasonable price. Some items are rebranded though, been wanting one of those Zoyi ZT-703S hand help dual channel scopes for a while, its on Temu as a XEAST, same thing..... You certainly will get some rubbish there, but general rule of thumb with buying from China you get what you pay for I like the CNC aspect of the calipers, dual piston ala Hope X4 of which I have had a few, Levers look machined rest of handle bar bit die cast, unlike Hope which are (were) all machined, which I really enjoyed the look of. Issue for me is really what pads, what I can see for comments on Temu and AliX is they are Shimano compatible.

Even if the might be a bit rough at the edges .... On Temu: I just did a test order for an electrical tool. The great thing is price includes shipping (no more having to make a plan with Aramex Global Shopper via Hong Kong), one just pays the VAT & Duty, Shipment took 10 days, Tracking was good. Impressed.

Need a brakeset for a rebuild of my Scalpel 2000, skint. Looking at this on Temu: SPEEDONE MTB Hydraulic Disc Brake Set R1407 + Customs and VAT, maybe R1700 all in CNC machined Apparently uses Shimano pads / plumbing What say ye??? As much as I love Hope brakes, you cant even get a used set for less that R4k

Crater Cruise and this regular MTB events in the Crater area

Wow just wow.

Go Candice! Drinking Competition: a shot every time Baaaart mentions the Cape Epic

Wasn't she on Bart's team last year? which folded?

AGS prepare their own Invoice for shipping to SA. I have never had an issue with with ZA clearing etc but Aramex not that quick in clearing here (say compared to Fedex)

Hong Kongers don't think so! If you ever go there, and meet some locals, its a bit like football in the UK, within a sentence or two they will start bitchin about main landers. Most suppliers will have the HK option, but not all. Yeah Little China could be a problem.... the memories of Chiang Kai-shek are still fresh.

For some reason AlliX suppliers don't ship to a PRC address, so HK is the next best thing. Only problem I have had is when the AGS Suite number is not that clear on the parcel, but you can get them to search their rx parcels after giving them the details. The once it happened to me, they did find my parcel, this was after a few weeks waiting. AGS will want a supplier Invoice before shipping out, I send them a pdf output of the order from the website. Just one thing, FORGET about shipping anything with a Lithium battery, like a phone. Major documentation requirements,