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Just had a quick google myself. There are issues with the m8000. Here is a review but keep googling and you’ll find more. Saying this, there must be tens of thousands of content users out there. It did put me off when I was building up a recumbent though.
https://www.singletracks.com/mtb-gear/shimanos-2016-deore-xt-m8000-brakes-lack-the-reliability-the-brand-is-known-for-a-long-term-review/
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Interesting read and certainly worth considering. Though somewhat refreshing that the issue seemed to be isolated to an early production batch...? I guess it's luck of the draw in that respect, there's no way of knowing what you'll get.
I'm not sure it's enough to put me off given the current price on CRC and 300+ reviews giving it an average of 4.5 stars or so. Also, I'm hoping, and assuming, that CRC will have the most recent batch given how much product they shift. Though that's an assumption on my part and not based on anything other than the notion CRC sells tons of stuff....
miloas
What were the issues?