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lee black
a Weekend Warrior
from lake districtDate Reviewed: December 20, 2007
Strengths: none, originals were goodWeaknesses: don't have any bite/don't lock-up and no stopping powerBottom Line: too expensive and not safe!! Hope should really swap your crap pads for better ones but hey like that'll happen????????
Favorite Trail: all over grizedale
Duration Product Used: 3 months
Purchased At: lbs
Similar Products Used: ebc
Bike Setup: orange patriot
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Al
a Cross Country Rider
from U.KDate Reviewed: January 28, 2006
Strengths: NoneWeaknesses: Lousey pads. Really bad grip. Like No real power.Bottom Line: Sad pads these are!
I made the mistake of getting 2 sets for front and back. Front were just passable but the back were pathetic!
Another change of pad supplier from Hope and it gets me worried because it means that Hope change the supplier on price and not quality issues. Very not impresses!
I run Fibrax now and the original performance is back.
Favorite Trail: Glentress
Duration Product Used: 3 months
Purchased At: LBS
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Nathan
a Cross Country Rider
from B.C CanadaDate Reviewed: October 27, 2005
Strengths: I thinkingWeaknesses: No stopping power. Almost No grip at all. White knuckle braking to get them to stop me.Bottom Line: Awesome!!.....Truely rubbish. These new pads from Hope....I can't even lock up the wheels!!!
My "V" brakes in the wet were better than these. Come on Hope!
Duration Product Used: 3 months
Similar Products Used: EBC, Fibrax and previous Hope pads.
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Jimmy Dolan
a Cross Country Rider
from Manchester U.KDate Reviewed: October 19, 2005
Strengths: Difficult to see any.Weaknesses: No real grip to these pads. Lousey braking, like a bad set of V brakes with these on.Bottom Line: These latest offerings from Hope are one lousey set of pads.
No grip to these at all and in the wet....what a joke.
I tried everything to make them work. I'm stunned that a company can supply replacement pads that is so much worse than the pads that came with the brakes.
Expensive and trash!!!
Favorite Trail: Karrimore
Duration Product Used: 6 months
Similar Products Used: Oldaer Hope pads, EBC and Fibrax.
Bike Setup: Spec Enduro
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Mark Flanagan
a Cross Country Rider
from Lakewood CO USADate Reviewed: August 22, 2005
Strengths: N.A.Weaknesses: Put a black film on my rotor. Made the brakes howl.Bottom Line: Wow, these might be the worst pads I have used to date. I knew the Hope has been getting pads from a bunch of different supliers. I thought I would give their newest pads a try. My old ebc green or gold pads had been working great. I installed these pads my rotors turned black and the noise volume was just crazy. I spoke to hope. They told me that the pads and rotors must have gotten oil on them. This is my third year on discs and I keep my rotors and pads clean. Anyway, I followed their technical fix. Run the rotors in the discwasher I mean dishwasher and sand down the pads. Believe it or not the noise came back almost imediatly.
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Similar Products Used: EBC Green and Gold
Bike Setup: uzzisl
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Joel
a Cross Country Rider
from Nantes FrancaisDate Reviewed: February 5, 2005
Weaknesses: They are very bad at strong braking. No friction on the pad gives weak brakes.Bottom Line: The pad is not good fro strong brakes and the friction is bad so you get no power. The pads are expensive and so you think will be good and give power at the brakes but they do not, they cost a lot and are no good.
Duration Product Used: 3 months
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Dave Barrow
a Weekend Warrior
from Yorkshire U.KDate Reviewed: January 29, 2005
Strengths: They are better ont the front than the back where you get no stopping power.Weaknesses: Lousey pads.Stunningly bad grip. This is another one of Hope's messing about and choosing different pad makers.Bottom Line: Don't buy unless you want to turn good brakes into bad.
Favorite Trail: The next challenge
Duration Product Used: 3 months
Purchased At: LBS
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Nigel
a Racer
from MontrealDate Reviewed: January 27, 2005
Strengths: Not a thingWeaknesses: No braking ability in these pads.Bottom Line: Consign these pads to the bin, they are dross.
It must be true that Hope have a new pad supplier because I never remember them being this bad.
Do not buy these pads if you want good performance from your brakes.
Duration Product Used: 3 months
Similar Products Used: EBC, original Hope pads, Fibrax
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Dirtboy
a Cross Country Rider
from U.KDate Reviewed: January 27, 2005
Strengths: These Hope pads are really poor.Weaknesses: They do not give enough grip at all and you just grab the levers harder and harder with no increase in braking power.
I've tried 2 sets of these thinking that my first set might be contaminated....absolute trash!Bottom Line: Do not buy these pads if you want descent braking power.
Come on Hope...What is going on!!!
Favorite Trail: Coed-y-Brenin
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Purchased At: lbs
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J Twist
a Weekend Warrior
from EnglandDate Reviewed: January 26, 2005
Strengths: NoneWeaknesses: Lousey grip. Expensive and just don't do the job!Bottom Line: These pads are garbage!!
I complained to Hope and they said that they have changed their Disc pad supplier. Oh so that makes it alright. The pads before this were very good but theses just don't bite on the disc they are quite annoyingly pathetic and dangerously underpower the system.
Favorite Trail: Glenntress
Duration Product Used: 3 months
Similar Products Used: Fibrax, Aztec, EBC and original Hope.
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Carlos Sparenberg
a Cross Country Rider
from Virginia Beach, VA, USADate Reviewed: June 17, 2004
Strengths: Good balance of braking power and durabilityWeaknesses: -Much pricier than aftermarket pads
-Squeaky front brakeBottom Line: Compared to reviews for other pads, these are not excessively grabby nor do they fall apart after a couple of rides. Probably worth the extra money.
Favorite Trail: Waller Mill
Duration Product Used: 2 Years
Price Paid:
$18.00
Purchased At: HDKCycles
Similar Products Used: Rim brakes only
Bike Setup: Seven Sola Ti SS frame w/Rohloff hub
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