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Description:The C2 brake is a development of our original hydraulic disc brake featuring a closed 2-piston caliper and the popular pro lever. We produce calipers to fit almost all disc mounts on frames and forks. The outer half of the caliper can be changed to accommodate the different fixing points.
System type: Closed
Lever type: Pro
Caliper No.'s: 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 9:74, & 11
Standard Disc: 145, 165, & 185
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Submitted by
Rob
a Cross Country Rider
from Sunderland, MA
Date Reviewed: May 4, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | Bachelor Street | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$50.00 | | Strengths: | Adjustable, durable, maintenance free | | Weaknesses: | for XC rider they are slightly heavy | | Similar Products Used: | Avid | | Bike Setup: | Cannondale Taurine carbon hardtail | | Bottom Line: | I'm an XC racer. As such, I have been know to obsess a little bit about weight. That said, i've never even considered swapping out my brakes for a newer or lighter set! There is something to be said for durability and reliability. The adjustability of these brakes is amazing. I think that despite the weight penalty they make me a better rider. I haven't done a lick of maintenance since getting them almost 2 years ago used. They've been ridden through every condition imaginable and function perfectly. Sure I have to adjust them when the temperature changes, but it's a few twists of the know and I can dial them in exactly how I want. Too bad Hope doesn't make these any more. I guess they don't have to because i'm convinced that these things will last forever. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Matt
a Weekend Warrior
from Berkshire
Date Reviewed: March 22, 2008 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Purchased At: | already on setup | | Strengths: | A great all rough brake, I have used it for around 2 years on my Dr Jekyll and will continue to use it for a lot longer. The adjustable thumbwheel is a great feature which gives total control of modulation | | Weaknesses: | My back brake seems to be a little on the weak side even after bleeding but i just pull harder on the levers | | Similar Products Used: | Hayes HFX 9 (can't quite remember if that was them) | | Bike Setup: | Identity Dr Jekyll, 2002 BomberZ1 forks, Mavic D521s.
All round pretty old setup now, but still going strong as the day it was made. | | Bottom Line: | These brakes are amazing and i will be buying another pair if i can when mine give up the ghost and at the price they sell for now you can't go wrong.
getting hold of a rotor for them is a little tricky as it is a weird size on a big'un hub | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mtbboyz
a Downhiller
from Boise, ID
Date Reviewed: June 29, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$50.00 | | Purchased At: | Ebay | | Strengths: | reliability, easy of set up and maintenance free. Hope stands behind they're products better than any bike company I've every dealt with. | | Weaknesses: | A little tricky to setup initially other than that smooth sailing. | | Similar Products Used: | hope m4, hayes hfx9, avid bb7 | | Bike Setup: | I had these on a kona hardtail setup for dirt jumping for a few years then they sat in my garage in a box for a few years and now they are resurected on my wife's new KHS AM1000, Bullet bro's ZYZZX fork (yes the ancient classic and it still tracks better than most of whats out there, the aftermarket damper from stratos makes it rideable.) deore/sun rhino lite wheels, kenda kinetics tires, truvative cockpit, xtr short cage derr, rocky mountain chainguide, raceface cranks, and an XT shifter. Hope C2's with 6 inch rotors front and rear. | | Bottom Line: | These brakes cant be beat without spending a lot of money. They are utterly reliable, and the adjustability of a closed system is nice. These sat in the box for two years and came out working as good as the day I stored them. They handled the abuse of two years of dirt jumping and urban riding that managed to destroy a kona scab frame, a set of race face cranks, two sets of pedals and a marzocchi Z1 drop off QR20 with a snapped stanchion. The rotors aren't the lightest out there but they are tough and don't bend like lesser ones do. If you should happen to break something Hope is a great company to deal with and they were quick to send new parts to me at their cost even though my idiot wrenching was to blame for the breakage.(don't overtighten the banjo bolts or the bleed nipple, they can damage the caliper. doh!) These brakes aren't the lightest or prettiest and unfortunately the are no longer made to my knowledge, but if you can find a pair you will not be disappointed. I dont post reviews very often, but this product deserves it's high rating and I'm glad to add to it | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
omer ahmed
a Cross Country Rider
from bristol
Date Reviewed: May 10, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | cwm carn | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$140.00 | | Purchased At: | exchanged at sale | | Strengths: | RELIABILITY, RELIABILTY, RELIABILTY. power is better then avid, and control is something i believe that no other brake will surpass | | Weaknesses: | they dont make these any longer, a shame relly cos i would buy them over all the new junk thats out there. | | Similar Products Used: | avids. | | Bike Setup: | dual slalom. orange evo | | Bottom Line: | i have had these since 2001. changed oil once since new. changed pads once at front side only.
They never leak, they never squeal, they never rub, they always work everytime, all the time. Power is on my 195 (yes a 195) disk is the best i have tried. for all those of u who who are unhapy with your brakes try these or the new moto v2's. after 6 years i am thinking of buying the new hope v2 moto's for my stumpjumper. v2's are 2 pot, with paad adjustment like these. i think HOPE have come full circle since the C2's by going 4-pot, 6-pot, and now they finally seen sence and decided. right, 2 pot (v2 moto's) WITH pad adjustment screw like the original pro lever c2's. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Eder Savio
a Downhiller
from Florianópolis - Brazil
Date Reviewed: April 6, 2006 | | Favorite Trail: | Rio Tavares | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$56.00 | | Purchased At: | ebay | | Strengths: | All. Powerful, adjustable. | | Weaknesses: | Discontinued. | | Similar Products Used: | Hayes FX9, Hayes Mag, Grimeca S8, Tektro Gemini. | | Bike Setup: | Remec Dh WC, Monster T. | | Bottom Line: | This brake is amazing. Never more Hayes. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
dan
a Downhiller
from west sussex
Date Reviewed: March 25, 2006 | | Favorite Trail: | snowdon | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$200.00 | | Purchased At: | freeborn | | Strengths: | great stopping power for 2 pot brakes reliable for the past 4 years wont change to hayes as hope are the way ahead. | | Weaknesses: | n/a | | Similar Products Used: | nothing but hope. | | Bike Setup: | big hit, boxxers, xt-xtr drive train....and hope c2. | | Bottom Line: | you will not be upset by this product at all its 100% spot on. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ryan
a Cross Country Rider
from Bozeman, MT, USA
Date Reviewed: October 24, 2005 | | Favorite Trail: | Bangtail Divide | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Strengths: | - The best pad retraction of any brake
- Silent (mine are, at any rate)
- Good power, but not the very best out there
- Outstanding modulation
- Zero maintenance
- Can adjust the lever travel until contact | | Weaknesses: | - Mine came with a bad batch of rubber, so all seals had to be replaced. They've been fine since.
- Finding DOT 5.1 is a hassle, and although DOT 4 works, it feels too viscous.
- The closed system requires you to manually adjust the brake as the fluid volume changes due to temperature. I almost never find this to be a problem due to braking, but I notice it as the ambient temperature changes. Overall, I like this feature as the need to adjust it is less of a hassle than the ability to adjust throw is a benefit.
- Setting them up with shims is a bit of a hassle, but there has been no adjustment since then. | | Similar Products Used: | Own a Hope Enduro, tested several others. | | Bike Setup: | Titus QuasiMoto built up for cross-country at about 28 lbs. | | Bottom Line: | This is by far my favourite brake for one reason: pad retraction. Not only do they never drag, but there's enough room for a second rotor between the pads. The front (before it was stolen) and the rear have been silent all along, the power and modulation are great, and I like the ability to adjust the level travel before pad contact. I don't find having to adjust them due to temperature changes to be a significant hassle.
I just bled it for the first time in three years. The dark brown fluid that came out suggests I should've done it sooner, but they felt fine and didn't seem to be boiling, so I put it off. And now that I've done it, I can't tell the difference! Very low maintenance product.
Simply put, they just work exactly as they should. Since I changed all rubber pieces, they've been perfect. I recommend the red "race only" compound pads for a little extra power, although I've heard they hold up poorly in the wet. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
nowhere
a
from East London
Date Reviewed: July 19, 2005 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$180.00 | | Purchased At: | off a mate | | Strengths: | well, they're hope, aren't they? as far as i'm concerned, they're brilliant brakes; i have only a few minor niggles with them, and that's mainly because the ones i've got are four years old (i did say that they were second-hand). they also add a certain 'je ne sais what' to my rig; the whole black-and-silver colour scheme is utterly lovely... | | Weaknesses: | the adjuster knob has a tendency to seize periodically, when it's hot, and the topcap is made from pretty soft alloy - my mate managed to round it off because he opened it up with an adjustable spanner (thank you so much, you mong...). also, as with any hope hoses, they're not easy to fit into frame-mounted hose guides | | Similar Products Used: | cable discs (tektro), hope m4s, various bmx brakes (including the oh-so-highly-regarded 'fly brakes' - which are complete arse!) | | Bike Setup: | azonic steelhead pro frame, atomlab gi hubs laced to mavic ex325 rims, dmr cheiftan mk2s, dmr v8s, blackspire ds-1, xt rear gearing, and a rather embarrassingly bad rockshox fork, which will remain unnamed - suffice to say, i'm changing it soon... picture here: | | Bottom Line: | as with any hydraulic disc brakes, these are relatively easy to maintain; i would just make a point of saying that you must be really, really meticulous when it comes to bleeding these; even the tiniest bubbles in the lines can make them turn to crap. i predominantly use these for street - they're probably nowhere near powerful enough for anything like DH or heavy freeride (but, i wouldn't know - i'm not a DHer).
i can't recommend these enough for anyone, really - they're absolutely cracking brakes, and the on-the-fly adjustment that the closed system affords you is wonderful. having said that, i am looking to possibly pick up some m4s, purely because they stop you like a brick wall...
either way, i love these brakes with a passion, and they look brilliant. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Spence flibbledibblemip
a Downhiller
from aylesbury
Date Reviewed: June 3, 2005 | | Favorite Trail: | aston hill dh3 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Purchased At: | came on bke | | Strengths: | good stopping power, look good in chrome | | Weaknesses: | squeel like hell when wet or not!
unreliable
when left in a warm room the oil must expand or something and they lock on to the rotors | | Similar Products Used: | none | | Bike Setup: | atx1, fox, bombshell, atomlab, raceface etc. | | Bottom Line: | if you dont mind doing a bit of work to get them right then if you get a ggood deal buy them but if youre not too great with brakes i wouldn't bother. | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dan
a Downhiller
from Hampshire UK
Date Reviewed: May 21, 2005 | | Favorite Trail: | lordswood | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Purchased At: | G A cycles | | Strengths: | good looking all CNC'd, reliable, simple and easy to maintain. NO drag, easy adjustment using thumbwheel.use them for trials, xc, dh..whatever you want. | | Weaknesses: | what weakness? | | Similar Products Used: | hayes, hope sport C2, hope minis | | Bike Setup: | '01 deelux frame, romic twin tube, jnr t's, mavic/ hope/ atomlab etc... | | Bottom Line: | these brakes are the dogs! i have used these for about 5 years now, and have only had them rebuilt a couple of times, despite this they continually work perfectly and withour problems, they have a really nice progressive feel, and can stop you quickly and easily from any speed. compared to my mates bike which has hayes there is no contest, his are like a switch, either on or off, the hopes are perfect.
add a set of braided hoses and you're laughing. There has been a lot of talk latley about closed systems "pumping up" and locking on long dh runs, who cares? you can adjust the brakes using the thumbwheel on the fly with no problems and no loss of control.
i cant believe hope no longer manufacture these brakes, in my opinion the greatest and most versatile brake around has been lost
RIP C2's :( :( | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Paul
a Downhiller
from Durango
Date Reviewed: March 15, 2005 | | Favorite Trail: | Any of the National Circut | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Purchased At: | Cheeney | | Strengths: | Hope,Adjustable pad placement ,hydraulic | | Weaknesses: | squeal hardcore when wet, only 2 piston, Hopes customer service sucks | | Similar Products Used: | hayes, xt | | Bike Setup: | 2004 Raleigh ram, 6-way, White Brothers Dh 2.0, e.thirteen,xt cranks xtr deralier hope c2 Thompson post Selle italia seat | | Bottom Line: | These brakes are good. They should probably be on a xc bike but on the dh rig the hold they're own with regualar maitenence If you have the Big'un hubs you get funny rotor sizes like 7&3/4 inches in the front but this size works the best on boxxers so get this is you need speed but stopping is only needed at the bottom | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Rob
a Cross Country Rider
from Santa Cruz, CA
Date Reviewed: October 11, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | UCSC | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$180.00 | | Purchased At: | online | | Strengths: | Great feel. Great modulation. Can completely remove drag. | | Similar Products Used: | None. | | Bike Setup: | Dean with C2 up front & v-brake in back. | | Bottom Line: | Works great. You hafta flick the thumbwheel once in a while on a long downhill, but that's part of the closed system tradeoff.
It's no longer available, so I'll be lokking for something else on my next bike. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
keit wolff moore
a Downhiller
from everywhere, portugal at t. moment
Date Reviewed: March 19, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | far away from civilisation | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$300.00 | | Purchased At: | north UK can´t remeber | | Strengths: | I've had them since 1999 I think. well they outlasted may patriot (orange) and they will outlast my spec big hit as the mono around the head tube is deforming and no spec won´t give me a new main frame (f#$%'s) | | Weaknesses: | the heating and cooling meaning adjusting during rides is sometimes a little scarry when you know not turning that little nob will mean the next corner will become tight | | Similar Products Used: | hayes magura blah...I´ve worked in bike shops all over europe in the past and have seen them all leak and fail and everything. The quality of hope is just...I even went and told them this last eurobike with the reply that they have no plans on stopping making them. very sound. | | Bike Setup: | spec big hit, 24 inches front and rear, a very tuned super t, cranks I go through every six months. First I had the mrp bones which cost a hand full (the guide is very attractive though) which lost bearins and botton bracket spindel in one drop; some 15ft. now I have the DMR mk2 which were a lot better but the same problem on all mtb three pieces the spider ie ring doesn´t stay plane with the guide, so now holzfellers and a gigapipe are in the mail. I put the crank part in because there isn´t a review for the bones on mtbreview and I do have a lot a problems with bb´s and cranks. | | Bottom Line: | next up a knolly frame (www.knollybikes.com) looks very nice and has fsr and also u can put the seat down and up and wow, and it looks nice...with u got it mono6ti's also 26 inch on the front ´cause 24´s are a bit scary on dry hard sandy surfaces at speed. oh yeah the hope c2´s all that I ever had to do was change the seals in the calipers as the pistons wouldn´t retract after the fourth or fifth year; the seals had swollen a lot. that was real hard work. anybody who has these brakes, even with a hint of this problem don´t hesitate doing this ´cause it really is a b#$%h. yeah go and buy and forget about'em unless you have a 21 kg hucker (I do pedal up hill; 36teeth fr. and 34 rear) and want to race it dh; the heating issue isn´t chill meaning turning the nob! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Tom
a
from Ventura County, USA
Date Reviewed: December 16, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Strengths: | They look great, great quality, great customer service, they will stop you just fine, with good lever feel. | | Weaknesses: | Closed system is not a good idea. Anyone who has owned these brakes will tell you what happens when the brake fluid starts heating up.........gotta turn that knob!!! Gets old after years of use. Only one other thing to wine about....the little dust boots on the piston rods could be a little thicker for longer life. | | Similar Products Used: | Most of my riding partners run Hayes. They are really good brakes and pretty much maintanance free but look like cheap crap! | | Bike Setup: | UZZI SLX, Marzocchi 5" dual crown fork, XTR & Raceface goodies, Rino Light rims on Hope Bulb hubs, Tioga DH tires. It weighs in at 36 lbs. Used to ride light bikes but I kept breaking stuff. Now I ride a heavier bike that doesn't break and will go though, up, down, and over the roughest stuff with confidence!!! | | Bottom Line: | Hope, in my experience, has good quality products and great customer service. Will I purchase Hope disc brakes again? You bet.....just not a closed system. Have you seen their new 6 piston calipers and floating rotors. I've got a set on order. (6 piston for the front/ 4 piston for the rear)They're absolutely beutiful.....these have got to be the Brembo's of moutain bikes!!! Can't wait to get them. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
milan
a Downhiller
from exeter
Date Reviewed: September 18, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$200.00 | | Strengths: | bloody strong lever which will not brake
powerful
its a disk brake
reliable | | Weaknesses: | pump up a lot with small disks
should come with mini disk (heats up much less) and 205mm option | | Bike Setup: | missile fox forx kujos anything hardcore | | Bottom Line: | after a first got them ai went downhilling 2 weeks in alps and they heated and pumped up a lot.
then i increased rater size to 205mm f+r mini disk and well, amazing! bigger and better disks transform this brake
every spare part thinkable is available (uk)
there british and hope.
had problems with xt hub but since fitting hope hubs no problems.
boyyom line is get mini disks, and the biggest disks available, you can get adapter to increase 185mm to 205 and 165 to 205. this upgrade is esential for dh | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Steve
a Cross Country Rider
from London UK
Date Reviewed: August 30, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | Grand Union Canal | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$185.00 | | Purchased At: | Simply the bike | | Strengths: | When paying top wedge for a respectable, reliable product you deserve quality and with the C2's you do. I've had them for four months now and they're fine. I ride cross country and I chose these over the M4's due to the closed system and due to the fact that I like to adjust the biting point of my brakes and with these you can do just that. The factory pads are rubbish in the wet, invest in some sintered for the winter, I've had the original pads from day one and I average 700kms a month, they've still got plenty of tread left in them. | | Weaknesses: | The only other small thing that's not even worth mentioning is that in climate changes of +/-15 degrees C, you'll have to adjust the knob's to your liking again due to the brake fluid expanding and contracting. | | Similar Products Used: | Magura julies not bad for 55 uk pounds and formula B4's which were half decent. | | Bike Setup: | Handsome Dog easton arrow, X317's on XT disk hubs, full XT group, schwable black shark sx, rock shox sid race, kore lite 2 finishing kit. | | Bottom Line: | It's like with anything if you invest in quality you get it, with the C2's you get just that, they should drop the price by about 15% but if people are buying them then why should they. Get them for the long run of trouble free riding. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Malcolm Jitam
a Racer
from Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia
Date Reviewed: June 28, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | Tembawang Mild Seven | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$200.00 | | Purchased At: | trade offer | | Strengths: | The articulation - you can feel the brakes grabbing which gives you control. Especially important when riding down rainforest roots, slick moss covered sandstone and the like. Easy to bleed and work on, but I never did had to change the fluid. | | Weaknesses: | Had a problem with air in one which became a problem until my 20th bleed or something like that. We should NOT penalise this close system for the fluid swelling up on long downhills- that's what it is - close system. Maybe a bit on the heavy side. | | Similar Products Used: | Shimano - which would not tell you when it'll grab. | | Bike Setup: | Specialized FSR Elite, XTR/XT combo gruppo, Manitou Black springs, Mich Hot S tyres, HOPE head-set | | Bottom Line: | This brake have been around for many years and it's still getting good reviews. Old die hard freeriders are still using them - they are good but if your're into XC or ride super long downhills then perhaps the Minis should be for you. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Taylor Lyne
a Racer
from Chester
Date Reviewed: May 21, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | Pocahontas | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$350.00 | | Purchased At: | Hope | | Strengths: | Quality, Power and adjustable. Can buy straight from factory.
| | Weaknesses: | none | | Similar Products Used: | Hope XC4,Hayes 2003 Xtr | | Bike Setup: | Truth | | Bottom Line: | These brakes are the best out there by far. The new XTR and Hayes dont even come close to the quality of these brakes. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Thomas
a
from ithaca
Date Reviewed: May 4, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$200.00 | | Strengths: | unbelievable quality - only metal parts, no plastic CRAP like shimano sometimes uses or other popular brake systems have | | Weaknesses: | well...unlike the hope m4 or hope mini, this is a closed system - the brakes must be adjusted when the pads wear - but this is done very simply with just a twist at the master controls - very easy. | | Similar Products Used: | hope m4 | | Bike Setup: | trek y-11 (made of OCLV carbon) | | Bottom Line: | Very nice product - all other braking systems are plastic junk. These will last forever. Don't buy anything else, trust me. AND DEFINITELY BUY THE HOPE GOTHIC ROTORS. GIRLS LOVE THEM!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Kris
a Cross Country Rider
from Seattle, WA, USA
Date Reviewed: April 8, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | anything in the Northwest | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Strengths: | These brakes have outlasted 2 frames and 3 years of Pacific NW riding. I haven't changed fluid or done anything except change pads since I bought them. I've ridden these brakes in mud, snow, water, sand, stunts, they take anything and any terrain you can throw at them. They are adaptable to different frame mounts by swapping out half of the piston body. There are plenty of different pad compounds available from EBC. Well engineered - there are wery few moving/extra parts to deal with. | | Weaknesses: | It's a closed system so the fluid expansion on long or steep descents requires that you adjust the brake at the lever while you're riding. Also they are not as lightweight as other, newer brakes. | | Similar Products Used: | Shimano XT Disc, Hope Mini | | Bike Setup: | Superlight w/ Fox Vanilla R, Z1.MCR, RaceFace cranks, Thomson seatpost & stem, Time pedals, XTR derailleurs, Velocity deep V rims, Geax Blade tires, ODI lock-on grips. | | Bottom Line: | Excellent, dependable, durable. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
James Deatherage
a Cross Country Rider
from Everett, WA, USA
Date Reviewed: March 13, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | Southridge (Corvallis, OR) | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$275.00 | | Purchased At: | CYCLOTOPIA | | Strengths: | Awesome braking power, super grabby!! | | Weaknesses: | closed system was weird at first but got used to it (they adjusters right on the levers!) | | Similar Products Used: | (sucky)Magura louise and FR, Hayes...which are also very good! | | Bike Setup: | Large F3000SI, Nothing is stock on this bike so maybe thats why my review is a satisfied one...I have a XT bottom bracket w/ Richey WCS crankset, XTR shifters and derailers w/ Goretex cables and housings (cause I live in the wet Pac NW), Richey OCR Disc specific wheelset that I've made tubeless (that really rocks!!) And the rest is pretty common stuff like a Terry Fly saddle and Titec straight bar w/ richey wcs bar ends... | | Bottom Line: | These are great brakes I think Hope really knows how to make a great product, I ride 60-100 miles every week and these brakes have almost thrown me off the front of my bike there so powerful! Even at speeds of 48 mph (on road) I have hit these and stopped within a matter of feet and seconds!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
james
a Racer
from bournemouth
Date Reviewed: January 4, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$150.00 | | Purchased At: | primera | | Strengths: | powerfull, easy to set up, compatable with every fork and frame, smooth leaver feel...the best brake ever. | | Weaknesses: | none...they are honestly the best. | | Similar Products Used: | tried out every other hope, hayes and shimano.. (none as good as the hope C2) | | Bike Setup: | msisle, Z1, hope, azonic, DMR, etc | | Bottom Line: | The best brakes money can buy...fully adjustable unlike every other hydro brake...doesnt leak...easy to bleed. powerful. loads of different compound pads by EBC. The best!!!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dave Andrews
a Downhiller
from Sydney, Australia
Date Reviewed: November 21, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | one with dirt | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Purchased At: | Came on my bike | | Strengths: | mmm...Hopes, the adjustable pull | | Weaknesses: | not overly bitey, the rotor isn't that cool, PRICE (HOW CAN I PAY $600 aud FOR THESE?) | | Similar Products Used: | Enduro 4's (getting these soon), XT's, Hayes, v's, Codas, Maguras | | Bike Setup: | Bullit... tricked out | | Bottom Line: | Take a while to bed in... but they are solid. great feel, but i weigh 250 lbs, so the power just isn't there. they are good on short DH's, but i find they lose power quickly (it happens with every brake i Know0.
Overall, these are good for 150lbs whippets, but fat blokes should buy M4's or enduros. RIDE!
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Submitted by
Adam Coen
a Racer
from UK
Date Reviewed: October 26, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | Back yard trials | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$100.00 | | Purchased At: | good bike shop | | Strengths: | great looking
adjustable
great lever design
better value than hayes
reliable and gutwrenching power for a 2 pot brake.
pads are cheap and easy to fit/remove | | Weaknesses: | None found | | Similar Products Used: | Hayes, Magura | | Bike Setup: | DDG shooter, XT, DJ1's, D521 CD on to Hope bulbs. MRP bones combo cranks + chain device. | | Bottom Line: | These brakes are the best in the world for people who do a bit of everything, not massively heavy and very reliable(no bleeding or adjustment since fitting, just a bit of cleaning). I used to work with Hope products everyday in my previous job and wolud recommend them to everyone. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Rod Davidson
a Cross Country Rider
from Sunnyvale, CA
Date Reviewed: August 2, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | Sedona, AZ | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$300.00 | | Strengths: | Great stopping power, good modulation, no fade | | Weaknesses: | fluid expansion on long downhills | | Similar Products Used: | Hayes, Hope XC4 | | Bike Setup: | FSR, XTR, Marzocchi QR20 Jr T, Sun Rhino/Hope Bulbs, King headset, Easton riser, 2.4 motos | | Bottom Line: | After riding Hayes on a friends, but liking the cool looks of the Hopes, I went with a set of XC4s. Trying to stop 200 pounds with the XC4s was a loosing battle. I stepped up to the C2s with a 8" in front and 6" in the rear. I now had plenty of power to do nose wheelies any time I wanted. For anyone looking to step up to disc, Hope has performance and good looks. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
mortino soromjo
a Downhiller
from stockholm schweden
Date Reviewed: July 31, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | TRIAL! TRIAL! TRIAL! | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$200.00 | | Purchased At: | cykelcity | | Strengths: | POWER! with these brakes you can't complain about anything
easy to install and powerfull right out of tha box | | Weaknesses: | Don't seem to like marshsmellows on the rotor and caliper | | Bike Setup: | Crescent illions 00, cannondale fatty r, hope big un front hud with d 321 and obiviously hope c2, roox xc cranks, dmr revolver singlespeed hub with d 521 cd rim, dmr singleator and magura rear brake, roox torque bar with roox dannys stem and odi ruffian lock on grips. | | Bottom Line: | MMMMMMMMMMM!!!!!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Brian
a Downhiller
from Manhasset, NY, US
Date Reviewed: July 14, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | Plattekill "Angel of Death" | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | None | | Weaknesses: | They lock up nicely, the brake has no stopping power, it is almost not adaptable with any fork, this brake is best use for XCers, gave me a ton of problems. | | Similar Products Used: | Hayes 01" 02" 03" Comps | | Bike Setup: | Giant Team DH 00" | | Bottom Line: | The brakes are best use for XC where there is not that much force put on them. DO NOT USE THESE BRAKES FOR DH! The front brake exploded when I gave it a squeeze to slow me down, thus ending up in a bent roder and a shot day. >:( | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
omer ahmed
a Downhiller
from bristol
Date Reviewed: June 11, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | forest of deam | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$150.00 | | Purchased At: | bike shed scotland | | Strengths: | These c2 used to be $320 or £210 pounds. the price has been cut to £135 which makes it a bargin.n POWER! POWER! POWER! parts availability is not to bad eithier. | | Weaknesses: | none. why. | | Similar Products Used: | haynes. magura. shimano. | | Bike Setup: | orange evo 2 with hope 195 at front ant 165 disc a rear. | | Bottom Line: | Lord have mercy on those that pully the leaver willy-nilly. over the bars they go, and not able to live to see another day they do. soooo strong r these brakes that stoppnig from 35mph (50kph) takes about 10 feet |
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