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Description:The Mono6ti has been developed to be the ultimate in braking technology. It is first bicycle disc brake to feature titanium pistons fitted into a state of the art 6 piston, one-piece caliper. Titanium, as well as being light and very durable, is one of the best materials for insulating the caliper from the heat generated in the pads and disc. The pistons are also coated with titanium nitride to reduce friction with the seals. The single design of caliper uses different brackets to fit current frames and forks. It also uses the Mini lever.
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Submitted by
eric
a Downhiller
from edmonton
Date Reviewed: March 29, 2008 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$250.00 | | Purchased At: | rvc | | Strengths: | modulation, looks, durability | | Weaknesses: | none found | | Similar Products Used: | hayes 9, juicy 7s, hope m4 | | Bike Setup: | faith 2, 888rc, hope m6(front]m4(rear), dhx 5, race face cranks, dangerboy pedals(love-hate relationship)and all the other steezy gear a ride should have | | Bottom Line: | Im a kinda fat downhiller (6' 235lbs) and these brakes can stop me on a dime. It might have to do with my weight, but it has never locked up and modulates perfectly. Its easy to maintain and a sinch to bleed. A must have on any downhill rig. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Travis Allen
a Downhiller
from Idaho
Date Reviewed: March 1, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | ALL | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$350.00 | | Strengths: | Tons of power and lots of modulation, extremley reliable. | | Weaknesses: | NONE! | | Similar Products Used: | Hayes mags, nines, magura, etc... | | Bike Setup: | 07 Canfield F1, 888WC, I-9 wheelset, mono 6tis goodridge lines and DB levers, more.... | | Bottom Line: | Absolutely easy to set up (nay sayers should stay home because getting up requires effort too.) you can rely on them day in and day out, pads make a difference in performance as with any brake. I rode a set of mags last summer and they faded at the worst possible time, i adjusted them and gave them another shot and they did the same shortly there of. So again I am back on the burliest brake on the market with total confidence.
If you bomb hills, are hard on components, ride hard or just want a peice of equiptment on the bike that you don't have to question or worry about the mono 6tis are them. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Blair
a Downhiller
from Banff, Alberta, Canada
Date Reviewed: February 28, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | Mount 7, Harper, any good skatepark | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$265.00 | | Purchased At: | Roaring Mouse Cycles in San Francisco | | Strengths: | Modulation is fantastic, there is lots of bite in the pads and you can always control how strong the brake comes on. The feel in the lever is really good as I am hardly ever surprised by the power for how much I pull the lever.
They have loads of power and there has been the odd time that the power has almost gotten the better of me and almost sent me over the bars... never really a problem when going fast though.
Bleeding isn't too challenging either, it may take a little while to be sure there's no air bubbles left but it's not hard. That said, a Hayes is easier to bleed.
The shims for alignment work really well and seriously aren't that hard to figure out. I'm surprised so many people find them a weakness. If you're having problems with them I suggest getting your disc tabs faced.
They also look cool | | Weaknesses: | Okay so now the fun part.
If I leave my bike for a day or two it seems like the pads 'glaze' over and need to be ridden for a bit to regain their bite. On second thought, it might have something to do with the rotor because last season I tried 3 different types of pads and they all do the same.
Somehow, I keep managing to overheat the system and cook the pads. So far I've found that EBC gold pads work the best. They seem to have more bite than the Hope sintered ones and are cheaper. They also didn't cook as fast.
I've had the brake randomly pull right to the bar, then say two pulls later the reach was way out to the point that it was hard to grab. That may have had something to do with the c-clip for the pushrod popping out into a new spot randomly.
The post mount adapter doesn't have wide enough slots to align properly without you having to file the slots bigger. | | Similar Products Used: | Hayes Mag G1, Shimano Deore, Hope M4, Avid Juicy 7 | | Bike Setup: | Commencal VIP Supreme 6 | | Bottom Line: | When these are working properly they are absolutely amazing.
The problem is that maybe a third of the time I'm complaining about how they have faded or are doing something unpredictable. They are the one part on my bike that this season I could just not trust, so I'm getting rid of them and putting some Avid Codes on instead to see if they're any better.
The only reason I've used them this long is because I wanted to see if I could change pads, or bleeds or whatever and get them working properly. I wouldn't buy another set. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Nick Wolsink
a Downhiller
from Germany
Date Reviewed: November 21, 2006 | | Favoriate Trail: | Winterberg / Germany | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$400.00 | | Purchased At: | Stappenbelt | | Strengths: | Great stopping Power yet modulated. Thes brakes feel good and stay good! | | Weaknesses: | Initial setup is quite a lot of work, when new they don't feel super yet. | | Similar Products Used: | Hope mono4, Hayes9, Avid Juicy5/7. | | Bike Setup: | Specialized Demo9, Marzocchi888RC2x, FoxDHX5, HopeMono6/4, Deemax UST, Truvativ Howitzer BB&Cranks, MRP System3 Chainguide. | | Bottom Line: | These brakes are great, but do get the floating disks to go with it, these have at least 20% more power, this is not due to the "floating" but due to a larger disc surface. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Cody
a
from Boise, ID, USA
Date Reviewed: November 3, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Strengths: | modulation, power, modulation, looks, modulation, feel, control, | | Weaknesses: | They do require patience to set up. Its been said over and over but take the time to do it right the first time through. Pricey | | Similar Products Used: | Hayes mag, Hayes hfx hd, Hayes hfx 9 (crap), 4 piston XT's, Magura louise FR's, Saints, | | Bike Setup: | 04 Devinci 8flat8, boxxer race, saint cranks, x.9 drivetrain. | | Bottom Line: | When I first got these brakes up and running and was playing around in the parking lot I was afraid I had wasted my money. They don't have the hard bite of a lot of brakes I've owned. I attributed it to break in times and thought I'd wait and see. Well, they do take a long time to break in but I think I was used to the on/off feel of inferior brakes. These things truly are the most amazing brakes I've ever used. 7 days in a row of Whistler, Sun Peaks, Silver Star riding and never got hand pump, never noticed any fade. Never wished for more power and did I mention best modulation of any brake out there. I use one finger to stop always. We aren't talking about instand lockup (its there if you really want it) braking. We are talking about smooth, effortless control in any situation. The brakes ooze confidence and oh yeah, look cool as hell. I've ridden a lot of great brakes that I would recommend in a heartbeat, but nothing reaches out and strokes me the way these do. You have to ride them to really understand what they offer. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
One Off
a Downhiller
from Honolulu, HI, USA
Date Reviewed: October 26, 2006 | | Favoriate Trail: | St. Louis | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$249.00 | | Purchased At: | Monk-A-Moo | | Strengths: | Consistent power and linear modulation rate. Brilliant heat dispersion, I've yet to encounter even a hint of fade. Reasonable caliper weight considering their robust construction. Excellent floating rotor design (they're lighter than Hayes 203mm rotors), and rotational weight savings is never a bad thing. Comes stock with steel braid hose. Single finger braking. They look the sh*t! The rotor spider, master cylinder cap, piston bore caps, and lever blades are available in six colors, and can be factory installed. Excellent customer service.
| | Weaknesses: | As far as performance weaknesses, I've found exactly zero. I've heard it said that "Hopes have a spongy feel to them, that's due to a design flaw". I assure you that this is not the case. If you're new to the Hope mark, you should seek out a mech., who KNOWS HOPE BRAKES. If you're not a patient person, setup and tuning may drive you to drink heavily, during, instead of after the build. That said, I have some cosmetic issues. For the price, more attention should be paid to the finish, for example: the surface machining should be somewhat more refined (closer to that of Chris King's finish quality). Also I think the lever-blade bolt should have been spec'd with a bit more attention to aesthetic. Users who have complained about the initial setup should have considered what they were getting into. These are high performance parts, and just like any truly high-end, precision racing part, they require proper setup and tuning. As for people with pricing issues. What do you expect? Aston Martin quality at Scion prices. . . . Get real.
| | Similar Products Used: | Purple, Mag-HD, Mono Mini | | Bike Setup: | '04 Bighit, '06 RC2X, DHX5, Mono6 203mm, XO Shifter, X9 R-Der, Nokon, Deity Cranks, King Hubs, Halo Hoops, Tubeless SBC Rubbers, King SteelSet, Deity Riser, Rouges, Hot Seat | | Bottom Line: | If you like Hayes Mag-HD on/off feeling, these are definitly not for you. If you're a weight-weenie, these aren't for you. If you don't have the patience to setup and tune your set, you guessed it.
However, if you're willing to pay top-dollar for high-end performance and sexy aesthetics. And if you can read -and follow- directions, look no further than Hope's six piston offering. You won't be dissapointed.
Power: *****
Durabillity: *****
Weight: ****
Apperance: *****
Setup Ease: ****
Price: ***
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Submitted by
123 mtb
a Weekend Warrior
from Vancouver BC
Date Reviewed: August 28, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$500.00 | | Purchased At: | LBS | | Strengths: | Built like a tank, lots of pistons, nice modulation, nice floating rotors. | | Weaknesses: | Hassle to bleed, hassle to setup / shim, expensive/hard to find brakes & parts... | | Similar Products Used: | Hayes, Avids, Maguras, Shimano XT 755DH, Shimano | | Bike Setup: | Cove G Spot / Kona ... | | Bottom Line: | Bought these brakes expecting to be blown away ... Lots of pistons, titanium, floating rotors - wow! They are nice brakes - they stop you, they modulate pretty well, and once they are set up, they are easy to maintain.
The only problem I have is that they aren't any better than my XT755s, Magura Louise FR or the Avid Juicy's which cost half as much ... If you need to have the best on your bike - these are it ... but if you just want a reliable stopper there are easier / cheaper setups that do the job just as well! | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jacomus
a Weekend Warrior
from Guildford, Surrey, England (UK)
Date Reviewed: July 30, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$380.00 | | Purchased At: | Can't remember, online though | | Strengths: | Performance under duress, looks, build quality. | | Weaknesses: | Beyond my abilities to set up perfectly, though minor tweaks are fine. | | Similar Products Used: | Much much worse Deore XT hydo from Shimano - totally, utterly rubbish. | | Bike Setup: | MTB customised for agressive road downhilling. | | Bottom Line: | The brake is what you expect of a motorcyle brake. Brilliantly sensitive modulation, awesomely controllable stopping power. Good in the wet (suffers from slightly too much power if you are not very careful with the lever). I would recommend buying Hope sintered pads though, the riding I do takes me up to around 45mph and can need some very dramatic stops. I was told that the non-sintered pads were very good, and tried them out. Very good is true, though not excellent (which I can say that the glod sintered pads are).
Today I was forced into a 45-0mph stop on a very steep hill in my area. The brake did suffer quite bad fade, but that kind of stop is not recommened under any circumstances. At the end of my braking I was still having to lean back hard to keep the back down, and only had a very small amount of play with my rear brake before it would lock.
This brake is for dedicated and experienced riders only, its power is great enough that an inexperienced rider, grabbing a hanful in surprise would have a very nasty meeting of face and road.
Jacomus | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
ryan jehu
a Weekend Warrior
from wales
Date Reviewed: July 7, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$300.00 | | Purchased At: | allterraincycles.co.uk | | Strengths: | unbeleivable stopping power, actually whent over the bars on the track, didnt think it would stop so fast. very nice looking brake and customizable. | | Weaknesses: | cost | | Similar Products Used: | deore m525 hope m4 | | Bike Setup: | big hit, shiver dc, sram x-9 truvativ, ddg, hope xc mono 6, wtb 2.5 tyre's, dmr v12 chris king, easton bar, vuelta anti snakebite. | | Bottom Line: | great product exellent stopping power, worht the cash. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Sean Nethercott
a Weekend Warrior
from Canada
Date Reviewed: April 29, 2006 | | Favoriate Trail: | DF | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$400.00 | | Purchased At: | local | | Strengths: | quality product made in the UK.
Great modulation.
Good Stopping Power.
Light Rotors.
Easy Bleed compared to Hayes. | | Weaknesses: | Setup is a hassle
Parts are hard to find / expensive
| | Similar Products Used: | Hayes Comp, Mag, nines, Shimano Deore 555, XT 755, Magura, Avid Juicys, BB's, Hope M4, mini | | Bike Setup: | Cove Gspot FR | | Bottom Line: | When I first got them I wasn't that impressed - especially for what they cost. The lever feel seemed alot like the hayes that they replaced - they were a real hassle to set up ...
Once I got them out to ride, they were fantastic - modulation stopping power, maintnance free. I'm not a big gear guy, but brakes are something that I will spend the money on - the only thing that comes close to these are the XT 755s and the Maguras ... | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
John
a Downhiller
from Vashon, WA
Date Reviewed: March 23, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | Awesome stopping power. Great modulation. No fade. These are pretty much bullet proof.
Also, their customer service rocks. | | Weaknesses: | As I mentioned when reviewing the M4s, the only weakness and its not really a weakness is that they can be time consuming to set up. Once done properly, they work great and don't need any attention. | | Similar Products Used: | Hope M4s, Hayes HFX-9 and Mag. | | Bike Setup: | Its the envy of most ;-). | | Bottom Line: | For the mechanically impatient, go get some Hayes. Otherwise, well worth the effort. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Sam Samaha
a Weekend Warrior
from Phoenix, AZ USA
Date Reviewed: March 13, 2006 | | Favoriate Trail: | back yard | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$580.00 | | Purchased At: | LBS | | Strengths: | Stopping power, and damn good looks | | Weaknesses: | Price, but heck, brakes this good aren't going to be cheap. | | Similar Products Used: | Shimano XTR and Saint hydraulic disc, and other cable disc brakes | | Bike Setup: | http://homepage.mac.com/sjsamaha/PhotoAlbum39.html | | Bottom Line: | I weigh well over 200lbs with riding gear, and I live in a very hilly area, so I wanted to spare no expense on brakes to make sure I can stop while screaming downhill incase something got in my way! Well these brakes bring new meaning to the term "stop on a dime" .. they are AMAZING. I have the M6 on the front with a 205mm disc, and the M4 on the rear with the 180mm rotor, and if I hit them hard enough, even while going down a hill at 25+ mpg, I can lock them up on asphalt! I almost threw myself off the bike doing just that, had I not let off on the brakes to get the wheels spinning again... These brakes would really rock if they could develop an equal to ABS for bikes.. cause they'll lock up if you squeeze them too hard, no matter how fast you're going! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Laurie
a Downhiller
from Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Date Reviewed: February 12, 2006 | | Favoriate Trail: | Monkey Poo | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$600.00 | | Purchased At: | The Cyclepath | | Strengths: | This brake is far more superior than anything that is out there! For a six piston brake, it is pretty light. As well, they come stock with a braided stainless steel brake line. With Hayes, that would cost you extra. These brakes look cool and are fully functional. I have never had issues with this brake throughout its duration. I have never experienced brake fade and I always have 100% braking force. | | Weaknesses: | Eat up pads fairly quickly. This is a small price to pay considering you can stop on a dime! I also have a Fox 40RC2 and I needed to buy a nine inch rotor. These are really hard to come by and are on back order from Hope. | | Similar Products Used: | Hayes HFX Mag HDs. These were pieces and were always problematic for me. | | Bike Setup: | Fully loaded Stab Primo | | Bottom Line: | If you have the money, I suggest getting a set of them. They are worth every penny even though they are pricey. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mike
a Weekend Warrior
from London, UK
Date Reviewed: February 9, 2006 | | Favoriate Trail: | Chicksands. Les Gets | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$500.00 | | Purchased At: | Chain Reaction Cycles | | Strengths: | Very powerful, no fade, looks. | | Weaknesses: | Heavy! | | Similar Products Used: | Hayes HFX, Nines, Hope Minis, M4, C2s, Mono Minis, Mono M4s, Magura Julies, Claras, Formula and a cupla others. | | Bike Setup: | Santa Cruz Bullit 04 with 888s. 205mm rotors F&R. | | Bottom Line: | I bought these pretty much as soon as they were released (Jan 04) and have ridden them all over the place including Wales and Morzine/Les Gets and they are superb. You can now pick them up for about £50 less thean I paid for them which has to be good.
The bike they were on was stolen last July and it was then that I realised just how good they were. In the mean time I have been riding Hayes Nines and Hope Mono M4s and they just dont perform as well - nothing wrong with them just not as good. I got the Bullit back late last year and cant wait till I can stick them on my VP Free.
I dont know how anyone could complain about the braking performance of these - except maybe for noise but that seems to be more related to your frame than the brakes - a properly trued and spacered frame with solid mounts makes a huge improvement - I first ran them on a Super 8 which had pretty flexy mounts and they did squeal a bit - the Bullit is fine tho.
Pads seem to last very well - I only run plain (non sintered) ones. They are as easy to bleed as any Hope brake and heaps easier than Hayes.
They may be a bit of overkill for rear brakes??? Modulation is also superb - no on/off switch like some brakes are. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Adam
a Downhiller
from Santa Barbara Calif. USA
Date Reviewed: February 8, 2006 | | Favoriate Trail: | Cold Spring or Romero | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$375.00 | | Purchased At: | guy online, 5 months old | | Strengths: | Great brakes altament power and modulation. Could be to much power sometimes but not as much as gustavs. | | Weaknesses: | none. The replacment parts are expensive but that is it. | | Similar Products Used: | Saint brakes, Hays Mag, but none compare | | Bike Setup: | sxtrail 06 pimped out. | | Bottom Line: | get this product if you can afford it or find some great deal used. parts might be hard to find so by extra to bring on trips. make sure the guy at you local bike store knows these brakes and can work on them. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
sam iveson
a Downhiller
from canterbury, uk
Date Reviewed: January 16, 2006 | | Favoriate Trail: | a place in wales that i cant spell.. | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Purchased At: | stiff cycles | | Strengths: | great modulation and power | | Weaknesses: | takes a while to set up initially. i found that if the caliper is slightly off centre, they feel a little poo.
a little usical when wet | | Similar Products Used: | gays hfx9's, shimano xt, hope M4's (the old/good ones!) | | Bike Setup: | 224, boxxers, hope, mavic, sram etc | | Bottom Line: | i had always used the old M4's up untill my last bike was stolen. i tried to get hold of a new set and i am now glad i couldnt! apart from lining up the caliper which is a mission (but at the end of the day, you only have to do it once!) i havent found a single fault with the brakes. they have a huge amount of power - which is what i want when i'm going downhill fast, but arent super grabby like a few other systems i could mention. all in all - a good brake for the money (all 160 quid of it!!) | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mike
a Downhiller
from Canada
Date Reviewed: January 6, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Purchased At: | JensonUSA.com | | Strengths: | Super braking power
Excellent modulation
Looks to kill
Easy pad removal
Nice lever feel
They only weigh 515g with 8" rotor. | | Weaknesses: | None so far | | Similar Products Used: | Hayes HFX Nine & Mag | | Bottom Line: | I have these brakes on my DH rig. I love them, they have incredible modulation and braking power. They're super quiet. The caliper and rotor simply look awesome. I think hope made a fine job on these brakes and I recommend them to anyone.
I saw someone complain about the weight of these brakes a few posts under. Common,they weigh 515g with the 8" rotor included. Do you realize that the Hayes El Camino with an 8" rotor weighs 499g. I don't hink 16g is such a big difference. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Petko Angelov
a Downhiller
from Sofia, Bulgaria
Date Reviewed: October 27, 2005 | | Favoriate Trail: | long downhill tracks | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$250.00 | | Purchased At: | Monkamoo | | Strengths: | Ultimate braking power, look sexy!!! | | Weaknesses: | Scream like crazy when it's raining and the disks are wet, but still stops great | | Similar Products Used: | Hayes 9 HD | | Bike Setup: | Giant AC1, Marzocchi 66rc, other gooooooooood stuff | | Bottom Line: | If you want to stop whenever you want - get these!!!!! A little be pricy, but who cares?!? if you want to have the best stuff on earth - you have to pay. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dereck Grubner
a Racer
from UK
Date Reviewed: September 11, 2005 | | Favoriate Trail: | Pleney Morzine | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Purchased At: | 200 | | Strengths: | Looks, English made | | Weaknesses: | Overweight, noisey, high maintanance, inconsistant, mushy lever even after several bleeds by the 'experts', No reply from the factory when I told them I was having problems. | | Similar Products Used: | Gustav, Hope Enduro (even worse) Hayes, Shimano Saint (the best) | | Bike Setup: | Orange 223, Fox DHX 5, Fox 40's, Saint cranks&BB, deemax wheelset, easton bars stem, Saint brakes (now!), ODI grips, SDG seat/post, Sram XO,X9 shifter MRP Type 3. Chris King headset, No expense spared! | | Bottom Line: | They just dont slow you down. Hope is a good name for them, you Hope there gonna work..I've just finished a full seasons riding in Les Gets France. They were fine for the first week of riding but then all the problems started. I was always having to do something to them to try to get them to work properly, without any luck.I had to change them them half way through the summer because they were so terrible. I replaced them with Saint's. I've been using Saints for the last 8 weeks without a single problem, and I'm riding faster!
If you ride a Big Hit, go to uni, keep your bike in your bedroom and only ride to the local trails to watch these brakes are for you. All show no go. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
vojislav stojnic
a Downhiller
from Serbia, smederevo
Date Reviewed: August 2, 2005 | | Favoriate Trail: | local downhill track | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$150.00 | | Purchased At: | hope factory | | Strengths: | The best brake ever built in world.Not one defect occured.
Powerfull, no compromise. | | Weaknesses: | None. | | Similar Products Used: | Shimano BR-555 with 203 rottor | | Bike Setup: | Scott High Octane, 888,Mono 6-ti, Ultimate hardware on Vuelta DH rims,Deore XT,Gazzalodi | | Bottom Line: | If you ever consider what brake you should buy, here is the answer.....Who knows when you'll have to brake hard to stop...Better to have this baby to stop you. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mike
a Downhiller
from London, UK
Date Reviewed: July 6, 2005 | | Favoriate Trail: | Ft William | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$250.00 | | Purchased At: | Wades Cycles | | Strengths: | controllability, performance, power, consistant feel in differing conditions, predictability, looks | | Weaknesses: | None | | Similar Products Used: | Avid Mechanicals, Hayes Purple, Shimano XT (Rubbish!) | | Bike Setup: | Tomac 204, WB DH3, Sun MODO Wheels, RF NS Cranks, Atomlab pedals, Hope 6ti brakes, Azonic Ultracross bars, Azonic Hammer stem, XT rear Mech and Cassette, FSA PIG DH Pro headset... | | Bottom Line: | As much as I've liked some of the other brake systems I've used, I absolutely love these. I'm a big guy, 250lbs, riding a 50lb bike.... these brakes, with one finger, bring me to a physics defying stop every time. The controllability is amazing - you don't have the on/off effect that you get with the Shimanos, you don't have the inconsistancy of the Hayes and they're much prettier than the Avids.
I really have to hand it to Hope on this one. This is a very, very well thought out brake system. It's over built without being silly heavy, stopping power is amazing, lever feel is excellent and the setup instructions, if followed EXACTLY, will get you up and running in less than an hour from start to finish, for both wheels... | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
jake heke
a Downhiller
from france
Date Reviewed: March 16, 2005 | | Favoriate Trail: | Brevent Chamonix | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$90210.00 | | Purchased At: | stolen | | Strengths: | Nice looking brake, gold piston caps and floating rotors look mint | | Weaknesses: | mine dont seem to work properly they dont have much power compared to magura gustavs and the lever is inconsistant. sometimes you grab the lever and it will go all the way to the bars and nothing happens, let it go, grab it again, and its fine. it happens on the same corner of my favourite track every time, its near the bottom so must be when it gets hot. also the lever feels mushy compared to hayes and gustavs they've been installed and bled by the factory twice now and still do the same. cant feel when they're about to lock up lever travel doesn't seem to be progressive enough | | Similar Products Used: | formula, hayes hfx9, magura gustav | | Bike Setup: | turner dhr 888's | | Bottom Line: | nice to look at good for general use still not good enough for full on alpine conditions | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Francisco
a
from Monterrey, Mexico
Date Reviewed: March 8, 2005 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$300.00 | | Purchased At: | beyondbikes.com | | Strengths: | They are the best brakes available. They have an unsurpassed stopping power and the best modulation I have ever experience in any Disk Brake System. I use mine with the stainless steel brake lines and it definitely makes them even better. I would highly recommend using them with this brake lines. | | Weaknesses: | None | | Similar Products Used: | Avid Juicy 7, Saint, Hayes, XT | | Bike Setup: | FOES FLY 2005, Foes XTD Fork, The hopes, Mavic 823, Saint Cranks, Easton Composite Handlebar...etc | | Bottom Line: | If youre a DH or FR whos looking for the ultimate brakes, this are the best. They are worth the price. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Travis Allen
a Downhiller
from lewiston
Date Reviewed: February 10, 2005 | | Favoriate Trail: | hellsgate and waja | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$350.00 | | Purchased At: | ridemonkey | | Strengths: | Extremely solid grab on disc, compression of lever is incredible. looks excellent, good design | | Weaknesses: | None! | | Similar Products Used: | hayes nines, 3 sets of hayes mags. | | Bike Setup: | 04 bullit, avy 275dhs, boxxer team black boxed, deemax, xtr, x.9, raceface, e-13drs, thomson. | | Bottom Line: | I loved my hayes mags and always said I would never stray, well unforunetly I have an open mind and decided to give them a try! ooohps! I lied, they are so much more responsive and controlled through the lever it's unbelievable. I would have switched years ago had they been around. As far as the getting hot goes, run non sinthered pads and you'll be fine. If its wet or cold like the N.W. then metallic pads rule, they cater to cold and wet weather.
If you are considering a brake change and reading this review, I recomend the cost and try em or atleast find someones bike with them and give them a spin. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Alistair
a Cross Country Rider
from Falmer, Sussex, England
Date Reviewed: February 7, 2005 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$360.00 | | Strengths: | Superb braking power, the first time that i rode it pulled on the leaver just a little and locked the back wheel. | | Weaknesses: | price | | Similar Products Used: | hope m4, shimano deore hydralic | | Bike Setup: | deore hydralic front brake, Hope 6Ti rear, XTR front mech, SRAM x.7 rear. | | Bottom Line: | The most powerful brake i have ever used. If you are going to be doing a lot of hard riding with some steep downhills and want to know that you are going to stop when you need to, this is the brake for you. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Rik Jacobs
a Racer
from Bournemouth!!
Date Reviewed: January 21, 2005 | | Favoriate Trail: | any decent freeriding tracks | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Purchased At: | at my halfords store, too cheap to mention | | Strengths: | every thing, looks soooo good, love the new piston cover designs, look like the yamaha r1 + r6 design front brakes, soooo powerfull | | Weaknesses: | cant really think of any, only very slight minor things as yoiu do with most disk brakes, like setting them up. hope need to go for a simlar set up idea like the hayes, instead of the stupid washers, if you change bike, you have to hunt around for all the right washers, it sucks | | Similar Products Used: | hope c2's, hayes, hope m4,xt and deore loads of them | | Bike Setup: | mountain cycle rumble, Rockshox pike sl, stom lab on hope big uns front and rear, middleburn cranks, race face bb, roox chain device, road casssete and mech | | Bottom Line: | really nice brakes, looks sooo nice, work well, mabye too much power then what really is needed, but who cares, they look sooo good | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Javin
a Weekend Warrior
from uk
Date Reviewed: January 16, 2005 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | Too much power modulation | | Weaknesses: | Is a bit heavy, and I think I spend most of my time fixing it than any other part of the bike. Im not really sure about this but I dont really feel very amaze for its perfomance. Maybe bacause I never has another brake disc that this one. | | Similar Products Used: | none | | Bike Setup: | |
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