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I've studied that thread carefully, and posted in it. I don't think there's anything wrong with the brakes. Customers like them. They've had good reviews. Dealing with Ted is the problem. He takes the money, tells a bunch of lies and doesn't ship for months. But the Ali product arrives in days and the price is a fraction of Ted's.
The WW thread was started by a Lekki owner whose padholders broke https://weightweenies.starbike.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=166739#p1683790 Nobody else has had that problem. The poster didn't stick around at WW, but people have surmised that he just overtorqued the bolts. https://weightweenies.starbike.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=166739&start=165#p1713824
The current product, the L8 Ultra, is said to be an improvement over the Lekki. I'm installing the L8 and will report back. The Lekki used to go for $600. People paid that price and were happy with the brakes but not the delays. Ted has cut the L8 price to $399. I paid £55 at Ali. They sold out quite quickly. The way I see it is that I bought some great brakes for a tenth of the price of the slightly inferior previous model. (Which I also bought at Ali a couple of years ago for £145.)
Here are some Lekki reviews. I don't know of any reviews of the L8 Ultra.
https://www.roadbikereview.com/threads/ciamillo-lekki-8-brakes-review.381565/
https://www.bikeradar.com/news/these-are-the-lightest-road-brakes-in-the-world