kosmonooit Posted April 14, 2011 Share 'Best' needs a bit of further defining maybe? weight performanceprice (local or import)ease of maintenancerigidityadjustabilitylast but not least, looks Hope meets most of the above for me (bar the price and weight). Thing I really like about them is all the parts are machined and not die-cast, and the finish is amazing. Design is great as well. All parts are reusable (like the olives) and you can get parts from CRC which for me is NB in the long term. There is a local agent but I got mine in from CRC and UkBikeStore I've had Hope Moni Mini's almost 10 years now on hardtail mtb now pavement warrior, overhauled them once, still happy with them. Been through one set of rotors. Had the more beefy M4's on my vintage Scalpel 2000 over the last year, they have performed very well, on the likes of the long and exciting downhills of Barberton, Sabie, Giants Castle. Today just got in a 'limited edition' set of M4's plus some big rotors for my full travel am Prophet I am building. Their floating rotors are a good idea I think. http://www.hopetech.com/webtop/modules/_repository/images/HOPE-TECH-Black-Series-028726(1).jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tankman Posted April 14, 2011 Share Then Avid Elixir, Hope, Avid Juicy, Some Maguras, Crashing into a tree and then Shimano :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intern Posted April 14, 2011 Share I have Hope Race X2s on my one Epic, have also used Shimano XTR and Magura Martas, and have XTs on my other Epic.My opinion? the Shimano XTs are best.The Hopes are much lighter, yes. The Hopes are also WAY more expensive. For their purpose on my 'race bike' (nothing, I promise, to do with my comments on another forum...and yeah right, I haven't raced in ages) they are fantastic. And I do love them well.They have a very short lever, though, and don't have the stopping power of the Shimanos.The Magura Martas I really liked but found that the lever would not return too readily, esp in dirty conditions (are there any others?) The XTs deliver better modulation, more adjustability and far lower cost. For an everyday brake, they get my vote. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Santa C Posted April 15, 2011 Share Love HOPE, but use avid elixar and xt and have had no issues Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andretraut Posted April 15, 2011 Share Formula was great until the new XTR was launched. Can't beat the new silver stuff for stopping your bike, and looks the part as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagwil Posted April 15, 2011 Share Hayes El Camino Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agentgreen Posted May 7, 2011 Share Got juicy 5's on my XC and Codes on my DH rig's, good reliable brakes, no problems, but my vote goes to Formula's...a mate of mine is running them on his freeride rig and they are the business! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iwan Kemp Posted May 19, 2011 Share The best of the bestFormula The One Review Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mackem Posted May 19, 2011 Share Formula was great until the new XTR was launched. Can't beat the new silver stuff for stopping your bike, and looks the part as well. Errr nope - Have moved to new XTR and the brakes even after bedding in are nowhere near as good as my R1's. Edited May 19, 2011 by Mackem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoreTrails Posted May 19, 2011 Share Formula all the way! Have ridden a bike with the new X0's and they come as close to the Formula's as I have seen in a while.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skott5 Posted May 19, 2011 Share Formula R1 - unbelievable control. Best brakes I've ever used. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iwan Kemp Posted May 22, 2011 Share Latest, greatest XTR is 15% heavier than The One! 359g vs 407g. R1 is around 340g. You can have ultimate stopping power AND save weight. Plus Formula is flip flop design, you'll be able to use any rotors and won't be locked into centre lock only which means more hub options. Or run smaller rotors than you would with XTR and save even more weight! Slightly ridiculous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtrider Posted May 22, 2011 Share OMG all that weight !! No-nonsense LX brakes on all my bikes have not given me a days problems in 7 years . And they yet to be serviced . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chubba Posted January 5, 2013 Share Can you use hope rotors with Formula R1's? And is it unusual to have different brands of rotors front and back? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeFconOK Posted January 16, 2014 Share Avids are actually very good breaks but they need SOOOOO much maintenance to keep them good. On top of that, they are tricky to work with, and the cheaper versions arn't worth considering. Shimanos are very good all round, definitly rate them best. If you can afford them, and it says SLX, XT, XTR, ZEE, SAINT. You're winning Bottom of the range brakes, Tektro are pretty dam good. Also Clarks but maintenance is iffy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeFconOK Posted January 16, 2014 Share Can you use hope rotors with Formula R1's? And is it unusual to have different brands of rotors front and back? If its the right sizes(exactly), Run it. Shimano rotors have the best feel by far tho.Just watch the Pad and disk compatibility, some disks are resin only. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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