Yes, you do.
I upgraded to Goodridge hoses on a set of Hayes brakes. Huge difference. But then OEM Hayes hoses were crap and one burst on me 
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Do I want floating rotors and braided hoses?
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Posted 10 months ago #
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The real question for this thread is why you're buying Hope brakes tbh.
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Because Hope brakes look nice! why would there be any other reason to buy Hope brakes?
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Only thing that puts me off is not having matching gear cables.
Just replaced my gear cables with the Goodridge clear jobs which show the braided weave through the plastic cover. Quite unplanned but they match my Hope braided hoses really well - not identical but pretty close
Edit. I went for braided brake hoses because they MAY be slightly better and more resistant to damage, and the floating rotors because they look great and match my red Hope hubs etc
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coz dey iz well pimp innit.
cos they iz pimp... innit!
Funny echo in here.....
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The real question for this thread is why you're buying Hope brakes tbh.
I fancy them because they have massive spares support, rebuildable. I like supporting small companies, especially ones that have an implicit support for long term use of their products, not throwaway brakes like others. I'm less worried about outright performance than I am about reliability. Are hopes a good choice in that context?
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Less good than Formula in most of those respects, and they'd give you either a big price or a big performance bonus depending on which models you're going for.
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My hopes have been almost totally reliable - all bought secondhand and easily repaired when needed - blown 3 seals over the years but none for about 3 years now.
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Fan of Hope brakes here. They work excellently well. Any problems I have had have been pad contamination. New pads always result in fab braking performance, as good as my Shimano ones.
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I'm still using 2002/3 era M4s... on two dh bikes, so they must be reliable..... or I'll die.
Never had a problem with them.
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Xiphon, that looks amazing, totally industrial.
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@mansonsoul
The calipers come in two parts, back in the days when you changed half of the brake to suit the mount (Boxxer, IS) and rotor size.
Every 12-18 months (depending on use/spare time), I strip them, put the components through the dishwasher (pistons, caliper halves) and give them a service (replace internal seals), then re-bleed. Plenty of power on tap!
Now running 225mm front (with 6Ti caliper), as I got them both for a price I couldn't refuse...
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brake rotors warp now?
ok...
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I've decided to go with braided hoses, non floating rotors, and matchmaker clamps. Much awesomeness.
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I'm straying dangerously close to buying a bike component that I have no need for simply because it's awesome:
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