Hope Brake Appreciation Thread

[Christie]

All the contributers here must take credit (or blame) for my buy, posting pics here of these awesome brakes. If what I read here is correct, I'll probably hit the stem with the family jewles on the first ride.

[DR ◣◢]

All the contributers here must take credit (or blame) for my buy, posting pics here of these awesome brakes. If what I read here is correct, I'll probably hit the stem with the family jewles on the first ride.

 

Not quite. While they are incredibly powerful they don't surprise you with the power. They are really well behaved even if you climb on them good and proper.

 

Congrats on the purchase.

[Elvis]

has anybody maybe have a 160 mm hope float rotor for my x2 tech brakes that I just bought?

[Skylark]

This thread has been very quiet, where's all the chaps with the new Hope brakes range, any long term reviews?

[Letum911]

I have a +- 5 year old Hope trials, so far I have bled it once (2 months ago) and replaced the hose and pads. Still stopping like a monster!

[Skott5]

Just got a set of Tech 3 E4's.

Fuggen awesome !!

[Thug]

Hope brakes just work. Full Stop!!

[RockCoach]

Just got a set of Tech 3 E4's.

Fuggen awesome !!

Happy Christmas to you.

[Guest rockan.keyy]

Nothing beats the Hopes. I run Shitmanos on the play bike and they suck. 

The Race X2 with 203mm rotors on the Morewood rock! Smooth, light and super powerful. 

[Pipsqueak]

I'm so disappointed in these. I love Hope products, but these callipers are dissolving. Despite what they look like, I've not used them much. Those are the pads that shipped with the callipers! I'm wondering if there's some galvanic corrosion going on here..?





 

[Captain Fastbastard Mayhem]

Jeepers, that's not lekker. Send 'em back / send pics to the guys you bought them from to see if there's a chance of a warranty. 

[BaGearA]

Front or rear brake, that seems like scratching to me or something repeatedly rubbing against it

 

I have a set that's going on 4 years and the anodizing has hardly started to fade

[stefmeister]

Front or rear brake, that seems like scratching to me or something repeatedly rubbing against it

 

I have a set that's going on 4 years and the anodizing has hardly started to fade

 

At first it also looked like that to me, but that is the top facing part of the caliper, i.e. also away from the direction of the wheel's rotation on the front/fork.

Looks like brake fluid could be the culprit.

Edited February 25, 2020 by stefmeister

[Grease_Monkey]

At first it also looked like that to me, but that is the top facing part of the caliper, i.e. also away from the direction of the wheel's rotation on the front/fork.

Looks like brake fluid could be the culprit.

Yeah, I'm gonna guess someone spilled Dot fluid on that brake.

[Captain Fastbastard Mayhem]

Yeah, I'm gonna guess someone spilled Dot fluid on that brake.

True, and didn't clean it. That'll definitely much up the paint if not wiped off... Maybe a duff seal?

[Pipsqueak]

It's not from dot fluid. Nothing leaking. Those are both front and back callipers. I sent pics to Hope, they told me it was from road salt corrosion. Obviously no road salt used in Durban, but it's corrosion none the less.