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  • Hope brake adapter confusion
  • dirkpitt74
    Full Member

    So looking to get a set of Hope Tech 4 V4’s and trying to work out which mount I need for front & rear.

    Forks are Fox 38 Performance Elite 29″ 170mm, which without adapter is 180mm PM

    Frame is Nukeproof Mega 290 Carbon, with standard 180mm PM on the rear.

    Currently running Shimano SLX with 203mm rotors, and know that the Hope calipers don’t generally work with the Shimano adapters.

    So which one do I need?

    I thought I needed adapter ‘C’, as most retailers list adapter ‘C’ as PM 203, but hope list this as 160-203PM……

    Hope Mounts

    Looking at the rear mount on  the Mega I’m guessing it’s actually ‘H’ that I need?

    Mega rear brake

    Thanks.

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    razorrazoo
    Full Member

    I’d go with what Hope are telling you.  The retailers aren’t wrong (ie a C is a 203 adaptor), just not giving the full information (ie C is a 160-203 adaptor).

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    snotrag
    Full Member

    You need H.

    snotrag
    Full Member

    Actually – your buying Hope V4 brakes – you need to buy the Hope Vented rotors too – get them in 200mm and use the ‘L’ mount.

    If your not gonna buy the vented rotors then just buy E4 brakes.

    benpinnick
    Full Member

    Actually – your buying Hope V4 brakes – you need to buy the Hope Vented rotors too – get them in 200mm and use the ‘L’ mount.

    You don’t need to – hope will work with anything but they do feel better if you run a 2.3mm+ rotor, vented or otherwise.

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    euain
    Full Member

    As for adapters – I’ve gone to E4s on my Mega and just used the Shimano adapters that were there to start with. No problems experienced.

    It sounds like you’re on the same bike (given the fork model).

    dirkpitt74
    Full Member

    Thanks all – appreciated, looks like ‘H’ is the one.

    Will be going for Hope 2.3mm rotors too.

    noeffsgiven
    Free Member

    I had to use a H on my alloy Mega with 200mm rotor cos the mount wasn’t welded correctly, rear of the caliper scraped the rotor with an L mount, seems perfect with the H on, not like I can get a warrantied seatstay, your carbon model won’t give you that problem though.

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