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I mean, go for it if you want.
I like, no love, Hopes, and have run them for years.....from C2s in the late 90s, to Mono M4s in the mid 2000s, and then Tech M4s and Race X2s.
I was really close to buying some Tech4 E4s to replace the Tech3 X2s on my hardtail.
....however, I tried out the TRP Slate Evos (that were £89 at Merlin) with 2.3mm 2o3mm rotors, and they're bloody great. Might still get Hopes though 😆
So talk me out of buying some Hope Tech 4 V4’s please…..
I can’t help thinking that my bike won’t be complete without some Hope brake bling…..
Currently have Shimano SLX 4 pots, which I honestly can’t fault – but they don’t look as awesome as Hope…..
My wife's bike has circa 2018 XTs, they're pretty good TBH. My wife isn't a colossal biffer though, but I am. I've got E4s on an Enduro bike and they've got lots of power & feedback. The levers are (fwiw, I have paddle-sized hands) free from stickyness and v.v. sensitive.
One size doesn't fit all though.
Unless you're racing DH, I see no major advantage for the V4's... Upgraded from the original Hope Tech to Tech 4's last year. I wouldn't buy another brand as these haven't failed me at any point.
I had a similar quandry last year. Costed it and the upgrade came out at about £500. For a set of bling stoppers that’d get scraped next time I stacked it here in rocky Calderdale. So I put the money towards an awesome trip away, riding the kit I have. No regrets.
I had a similar quandry last year. Costed it and the upgrade came out at about £500. For a set of bling stoppers that’d get scraped next time I stacked it here in rocky Calderdale. So I put the money towards an awesome trip away, riding the kit I have. No regrets.
Is also a correct answer.
Nice sentiment but there's plenty of people who can buy the brakes and still go on a trip away
Just get the v4 .the clearance is still great even with 2.3mm rotors whereas the e4,s with 1.8mm can be a right ball ache to get running quite. The slightest bend will cause issues
Just get the v4 .the clearance is still great even with 2.3mm rotors whereas the e4,s with 1.8mm can be a right ball ache to get running quite. The slightest bend will cause issues
Well there you go. Vented are 3.3+/-mm thick. So you have that option with the V4.
All in all the V4 offers more.
shimano bite much stronger for less lever effort historically, are tech 4 any different?
personally i love my brakes to be ‘on/off’ and i really dont get on with hope. Shimano 4 pots all the way!
i cant recommend deore 4 pots enough, oodles of power and that direct feel
then i ride my tech4 E4s on my other bike (as I did today) and im just wishing i could afford to upgrade to tech4s on my hardtail too, the lightness of lever feel, means less fatigue and just more confidence