Description:This kit includes 1 pair of replacement brake pads (enough for 1 brake) for the Hope Mini disc brake system. Green compound is ideal for general, all-around use.
Submitted by
lee black
a Weekend Warrior
from lake district Date Reviewed: December 20, 2007
Favorite Trail:
all over grizedale
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Purchased At:
lbs
Strengths:
none, originals were good
Weaknesses:
don't have any bite/don't lock-up and no stopping power
Similar Products Used:
ebc
Bike Setup:
orange patriot
Bottom Line:
too expensive and not safe!! Hope should really swap your crap pads for better ones but hey like that'll happen????????
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Submitted by
Al
a Cross Country Rider
from U.K Date Reviewed: January 28, 2006
Favorite Trail:
Glentress
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Purchased At:
LBS
Strengths:
None
Weaknesses:
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.
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Submitted by
Nathan
a Cross Country Rider
from B.C Canada Date Reviewed: October 27, 2005
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Strengths:
I thinking
Weaknesses:
No stopping power. Almost No grip at all. White knuckle braking to get them to stop me.
Similar Products Used:
EBC, Fibrax and previous Hope pads.
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!
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Submitted by
Jimmy Dolan
a Cross Country Rider
from Manchester U.K Date Reviewed: October 19, 2005
Favorite Trail:
Karrimore
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Strengths:
Difficult to see any.
Weaknesses:
No real grip to these pads. Lousey braking, like a bad set of V brakes with these on.
Similar Products Used:
Oldaer Hope pads, EBC and Fibrax.
Bike Setup:
Spec Enduro
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!!!
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Submitted by
Mark Flanagan
a Cross Country Rider
from Lakewood CO USA Date Reviewed: August 22, 2005
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Strengths:
N.A.
Weaknesses:
Put a black film on my rotor. Made the brakes howl.
Similar Products Used:
EBC Green and Gold
Bike Setup:
uzzisl
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.
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Submitted by
Joel
a Cross Country Rider
from Nantes Francais Date Reviewed: February 5, 2005
Duration Product Used:
3 months
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.
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Submitted by
Dave Barrow
a Weekend Warrior
from Yorkshire U.K Date Reviewed: January 29, 2005
Favorite Trail:
The next challenge
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Purchased At:
LBS
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.
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Submitted by
Nigel
a Racer
from Montreal Date Reviewed: January 27, 2005
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Strengths:
Not a thing
Weaknesses:
No braking ability in these pads.
Similar Products Used:
EBC, original Hope pads, Fibrax
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.
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Submitted by
Dirtboy
a Cross Country Rider
from U.K Date Reviewed: January 27, 2005
Favorite Trail:
Coed-y-Brenin
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Purchased At:
lbs
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!!!
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Submitted by
J Twist
a Weekend Warrior
from England Date Reviewed: January 26, 2005
Favorite Trail:
Glenntress
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Strengths:
None
Weaknesses:
Lousey grip. Expensive and just don't do the job!
Similar Products Used:
Fibrax, Aztec, EBC and original Hope.
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.
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Submitted by
Carlos Sparenberg
a Cross Country Rider
from Virginia Beach, VA, USA Date Reviewed: June 17, 2004
Favorite Trail:
Waller Mill
Duration Product Used:
2 Years
Price Paid:
$18.00
Purchased At:
HDKCycles
Strengths:
Good balance of braking power and durability
Weaknesses:
-Much pricier than aftermarket pads -Squeaky front brake
Similar Products Used:
Rim brakes only
Bike Setup:
Seven Sola Ti SS frame w/Rohloff hub
Bottom 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.
$ 18.00
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