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I’ve had first generation SLX which worked fine with no worries or wandering bite point or leaks.
Since then I’ve had 2 sets of Deores, SLX, 3 sets of XT and a pair of Zee. They’ve all failed at some point, and have been mixed/matched throughout depending on which bits were working. The bite point varies considerably and they needed constant bleeding (by both myself and decent mechanics (when I eventually got so fed up I thought it much be my error).
Pretty sure all but the first pair were servo wave (but they were so cheap from CRC during that time period it was sometimes easier to just bin the whole brake than get a replacement lever or calliper)
I’ve been put off Shimano since then, not we’re either on Hope or SRAM (OEM) now as at least with Hope you can get replacement parts compared to Shimano brakes that you cannot and so bin them.
Didn't Toyota have to issue a global recall on millions of vehicles for faulty brakes a few years ago? 😉
the bling factor
Bling is definitely subjective 😅
By far, the most reliable, resilient, trouble free, Toyota like brakes I've had are my current Code Rs. Using them since May 2019, still on original front pads, zero maintenance, the levers took an absolute beating on crashes, I'm amazed.
Old school Shimano brakes were great and dependable, the new ones not so much. I had a set of XT M8000s for a couple of years, was bleeding them every 3 months or so, wandering bitting point on the worse critical moments and the levers were made of glass (went through 3 of them, mostly on mild crashes)