Yeah, so? I'm just some stupid Middle Eastern guy who does stupid things with the stupendous amounts of money he makes from selling oil from the oil well in his back yard. But even a stupid guy from the Third World like me knew that an $8 brake caliper from Aliexpress is going to be having some issues, and hence this thread on this forum: to report experiences and start debates. I didn't get to become Bike Forums Resident Dumbass without doing dumb things.

And who knows? Maybe, after the frustration wears away, I just might go back for a fresh look and a fresh attempt to find a way to either fix the issue or work around it somehow and get those calipers working as they should. I still don't expect any miracles, but I am stubborn that way. How else do you think I'm keeping a 40-year-old, 450,000-mile French car on the road?