[Closed] Hope-less brakes

Dales_rider - Member

£16 for just a lever for Hope.

So they must be a lot cheaper than the £16 for a Hope lever, but where from ?

Offset against the initial price saving for the Shimano?

XT's are great well the new ones are as are the New Hope EVO XC.

trail_rat - Member

dales rider - the lever blade is riveted to the body - or it certainly is on the 3 pairs of shimanos ive got in my house but they are not current models. Saints, XT and servo wave Xts

So its as I said then £35 for a lever with a free reservoir thrown in.

BTW you can change the lever the part number for a new XT lever is Y8VC98030 or Y8VC98040 RH and LH.

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v2 compared to XT.... XT it is most defiantly.

I was told by someone, Think it was a willowing Pussy, that I was inept because all I want is a lever.
£16 for just a lever for Hope.

So they must be a lot cheaper than the £16 for a Hope lever, but where from ?

There is a lot of people on here being confused between "lever unit" and "Lever Blade"

Pussy willow is right though, shimano work out loads cheaper for a complete lever unit.

There is a lot of people on here being confused between "lever unit" and "Lever Blade"

Pussy willow is right though, shimano work out loads cheaper for a complete lever unit.

But only if you wanted the reservoir, if you just needed a blade you'd be £19 down on the deal 😉

Dales_rider - Member
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Dales_rider - Member
So how much is a Shimano lever and where do I get one from ?
CRC maybe
Do you have a link ?
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=67211

Yes but no but yes
£35
I was told by someone, Think it was a willowing Pussy, that I was inept because all I want is a lever.
£16 for just a lever for Hope.
So they must be a lot cheaper than the £16 for a Hope lever, but where from ?
POSTED 3 HOURS AGO #

I think with a username like yours then it clearly shows you don't really even need brakes riding around the dales!!!
When your riding is hard and fast that's when you can really notice what a good brake is, and hope just don't cut it!

Mr Willow I think if you knew me your opinion would change, if ever your up this way maybe just maybe I will use my Hope brakes just enough to slow down so as you can stay on my wheel.

'Appen thats why mine last so long, dont use em much.

Dales_rider - Member
Mr Willow I think if you knew me your opinion would change, if ever your up this way maybe just maybe I will use my Hope brakes just enough to slow down so as you can stay on my wheel.
'Appen thats why mine last so long, dont use em much.
POSTED 3 HOURS AGO # REPORT-POST

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😀 I really don't think so! You keep living in fantasy land while jerking off at the keyboard! 😆

Trolly troll is a bad troll 🙂

OMG! Between this and the pulling a pretty Laydee thread it's like being back at primary school.
All I need now is for Maggie to nick my milk..

Your right, it's getting quite childish now.

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It seems you have to look outside the UK for the aftermarket ones so may as well buy the originals.

$12 for Deore up to $35 for XTR.

That said, I'd go for a full assembly myself - shiny, shiny.

pussywillow - Member

I really don't think so! You keep living in fantasy land while jerking off at the keyboard!

Ha insults now, you must be one of them there southern lot ATGNI
I'd post some pictures to show you but from the race numbers you'd then know who I really am. So till you venture up North start getting those skills honed so as not to be left behind.

Nobby - Member

For Dales-rider

It seems you have to look outside the UK for the aftermarket ones so may as well buy the originals.

$12 for Deore up to $35 for XTR.

That said, I'd go for a full assembly myself - shiny, shiny.

Nobby I know, if you don't know me just look at the name and think back to SITS. 😀 😀 😀

Dales_rider - Member
pussywillow - Member
I really don't think so! You keep living in fantasy land while jerking off at the keyboard!
Ha insults now, you must be one of them there southern lot ATGNI
I'd post some pictures to show you but from the race numbers you'd then know who I really am. So till you venture up North start getting those skills honed so as not to be left behind.
POSTED 2 HOURS AGO #

Skills honed for the dales!!! 😯 That says it all! 😆
Anybody can enter races btw. Come down to wharney and ride where the big boys play!
I'll even give you some free tuition just to show there's no hard feelings?

was this supposed to be a serious thread ?

Maxxis Ardents..

Nobby I know, if you don't know me just look at the name and think back to SITS. 😀

What is this "SITS" of which you speak?

Sliding In The Shite

Is there a conclusion to what brake for mincing round a forum and online c*ck measuring?

Is there a conclusion to what brake for mincing round a forum and online c*ck measuring?

Brembo

So, after having my Nomad stolen and Direct Line doing an awesome job on replacement, I am now the proud owner of an Orange Five that I was able to spec up with quite a bit of stuff.....including Hope V4 brakes (had the spare money to spend on them) but I am a bit worried they might be too much brake for the kind of riding I do....XC / trail centres / love the downhills but not a Downhiller!!!! Haven't ridden them yet (still waiting on some pedals!!!) - do I have any reason to worry about this - is it sensible to be using V4's or should I be considering dropping to M4's?

V4s are only ever any good with rotors bigger than 203 mm FACT

Very happy with Hope from an original C2 and XC4 to M4's on al our bikes... found that the following combo is best for me:

Phenolic pistons
Synthetic fluid
A thinner and flexible Goodridge hose
EBC Sintered if possible, they have a grove in the pad and work better IMHO than non grooved. (I cut groves in superstar pads for this reason.
205 floating front, 160 floating rear.

I never if possible turn them upside down as they are an "open" system.

Alps, uk, North Africa. Utterly reliable and simple to bleed. No siringes, just the fluid in a bottle and a bit of pipe to fit on the caliper... Even worked with Citroen suspension fluid on one trip to Morocco. M4 use a similar pad shape as Shimano which helps availability too.

End of the day, you pay your money etc etc.

Is the reason hope brakes squeak so much is in that they leak fluid most of the time???

Only thing going for them is they look pretty!

hmmmmmm

Run what you like. But my experience is...
I have had a set of deores, worked faultlessly for the whole time I had them until I sold the bike.

I used to have Avid Elixir 5’s on my FS, totally unreliable, bled them four times myself, had two different bike shops did it thrice, they would work then suddenly mid ride one or the other would totally fail, resulted in one big crash, and a few near misses, lost confidence in them.

I fitted Hope M4’s to the FS and I have a set of SLX on the hardtail...

The M4’s are better

If I needed new brakes I would get m4’s again unless I felt poor then I would buy shimano’s

pinhead - Member
Is the reason hope brakes squeak so much is in that they leak fluid most of the time???
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Absolutely spot on! 😀

nooooo, not again!