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M6 Ti Hydraulic Disc Brake
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Submitted by
Matt
a Weekend Warrior
from New Zealand
Date Reviewed: October 29, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | Billy T | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Purchased At: | my house | | Strengths: | Super stopping power .
exelent modulation.
mean brake for downhilling or muckin around at dj,s.
these brakes have saved me from a few trips to the hospital{im not kiddin}.
| | Weaknesses: | stock pads suck.
get some goodridge or ebc's.
| | Similar Products Used: | Hayes ,avid, and shimano{are useless} | | Bike Setup: | Dorado,hope ,truvativ,DMR,Maxxis,5th ELEMENT. | | Bottom Line: | mean brakes. Buy some IF you dont have any. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Stephen Nelson
a Weekend Warrior
from England, UK
Date Reviewed: September 17, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | Coed Llandegla | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$280.00 | | Purchased At: | Thomas cycling revelution | | Strengths: | Superb modulation and power, Killer looks. replaced Mono M4 and the difference is amazing. I had the standard sintered brake pad removed and replaced with organic from day 1. Absolutely love the power they give me and the confidence to fly into dropped berms knowing I can stop on a sixpence. (Dime to you colonial cousins) Total recomendation and I'm a big Dude! You can never have to much stopping power!!! | | Weaknesses: | They need to be set up with care and feeling. But once done they are awesome. Its definitley worth taking time to remove the pads and set the disc up dead centre in the run out grove and then re-fitting the pads and setting the pistons individualy. Love em! | | Similar Products Used: | Hope mono M4. Hope Mini. Shimano XT | | Bike Setup: | Cannondale super V. Magura headshok, fox RP2, Raceface Deus cranks, all else shimano XTR groupset. | | Bottom Line: | Super powerful stoppers and super smooth modulation give total confidence on Alpine downhill rides such as the Leogang Austria downhill and Fort Bill Scotland. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mark G
a Downhiller
from Rome
Date Reviewed: July 24, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | Any | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$300.00 | | Strengths: | Excellent brake, Do exactly what a brake is supposed to do. Ultra reliable. I ride the alps in Italy and never get any face running a 225 mm front, and 200 mm rear.
Most consistant brakes I've ever used | | Weaknesses: | The stock pads are pretty useless, just replace them on day one and experience the brakes the way they should feel | | Similar Products Used: | Avid Juicys, Hayes 9's.. Avid Mech.. Shimano (absolute crap!) | | Bike Setup: | 2x Tomac 204's, a Tomac Moah, and a Mountain Cycles Shockwave.. all running 888's.. all with Hope 6Ti's... | | Bottom Line: | Great brake, let down only by the stock pads. I am suprised Hope hasn't done something about this really, compared to the brake, pads are very cheap, and the performance you can get with decent pads beats anything else on the market.
Highly reccommended..
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Submitted by
Nick Irwin
a Weekend Warrior
from Bristol, UK
Date Reviewed: May 21, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | Hanham Woods | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$300.00 | | Strengths: | Modulation, looks | | Weaknesses: | Rubbish out of the box, Price | | Similar Products Used: | Hope M4 | | Bike Setup: | 2007 Specialized Epic Expert | | Bottom Line: | Purchased the Moto6 to replace my old M4.
Once again Hope let me down and were rubbish out of the box.
Re-bled using Castrol SRF racing fluid and fitted EBC green pads and they now rock. Feel just like a brake should. Firm & consistant.
Cmon hope, sort your stock pads out - I know they are designed for british weather (wet, wet and wet) but better pads would be good... | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Greg Millet
a Weekend Warrior
from U.K
Date Reviewed: May 15, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | Glentress Black | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Purchased At: | LBS | | Strengths: | Good Power and modulation. Reasonable weight. | | Weaknesses: | The stock pads are poor and need to be replaced P.D.Q
Adjustments are a pain....no one should still be using shims today. The pistons can stick sometimes. | | Similar Products Used: | Magura Gustav, Shimano Saint. | | Bottom Line: | Pretty good brakes. Some caveats regarding the shims and sticking pistons and also I think the stock pads are a real weak point and the brakes should not come equiped with such pads. | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dan
a Weekend Warrior
from Lafayette, California
Date Reviewed: March 20, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$500.00 | | Strengths: | They look great, the machining is artwork. They are extremely strong brakes but have enough modulation to keep you from going over the bars. They dissipate heat well and rarely fade at all. | | Weaknesses: | The damn shims are a pain in the ass. The stock pads are pretty weak, get some EBCs. | | Bike Setup: | Intense 5.5, Marzocchi All Mountain 1,SRAM X.O stuff, FSA Mega Exo... blah blah. | | Bottom Line: | Amazing brakes. Period. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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kenny
a Downhiller
from port hope ontario
Date Reviewed: November 1, 2006 | | Favoriate Trail: | embryo r.i.p. | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$500.00 | | Purchased At: | new from friend. payed in canadian for the set. | | Strengths: | you can get post mount and other adapters
huge rotors with aluminum carier
nice lever blades
looks
braided hoses
modulation
| | Weaknesses: | stock pads need regular use.
cnc lever cuts into the carbon weave in my bars its so fine.
price
and..... hmm i'm gunna say the shimms even though using no shimms gave me no rub.
and i guess not many pple like to bleed them. they are from uk so replacement parts iuno lol. | | Similar Products Used: | saint hayes gustav and grimica. just not avids. | | Bike Setup: | rc2x, hadley, thomson, xtr/xt/105, drs, slrxp, syncros mental magnesium | | Bottom Line: | you have to use them dhing on a regular basis to keep them strong. its the pads thats the problem. after a dh run they are very touchy when going slow and have lots of power and modulation for speed. i can do nose manuals blind folded. riding dh i can let my fingers off my brakes because i know i'm going to be able to slow down. i can stop so quicly. you can modulate them between dj packs wich is what i mostly ride. not much else to say but some pple hate them and some pple love em. imo the 03 gustav was better but they are rare. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
jace
a Downhiller
from The Shore
Date Reviewed: October 26, 2006 | | Favoriate Trail: | All | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$400.00 | | Purchased At: | internet | | Strengths: | huge caliper/ pads
heat "dispersion" overall power/modualtion
descend 10.000 feet on 225mm rotors and 300 pounds of bike/rider without heat fade etc.
there are now post mount m6 calipers
I also hear they now use delrin on the piston like magura's gustav m to "lessen" heat transfer. | | Weaknesses: | maybe some in the long run, but I am just starting to use them.
| | Similar Products Used: | Gustav M, XT four piston with Saint levers.
Saint | | Bike Setup: | hadley king hope saint diabolus monster | | Bottom Line: | winter on the shore should really test them. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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