Hello, just wanted to stick a quick bit of feedback in. Recently purchased a set of Hope Tech M4s from wiggle, the ones with dinner plates back and front, braided hoses and floating rotors. They are now installed and bedded in on my Chumba HX2 clown bike. 🙄
Just went out for first proper-ish ride this morning, **** me they are great! Not grabby even slightly, smooth transition of power. If you want to lock up and endo, by jesus you can, but it is all so damn smooth/modular. Wonderful! 😀
Also, there is a great feel of the parts, I love the bite point adjust and reach adjust – feels like quality British engineering.
These were to replace Hayes Stroker Trails that just never performed that well (bought second hand off here, coaxed them back to life but after a couple of big trips it's back to sticky pistons and sticky levers plus horrendous constant squealing due to both of above), and compared to Juicy 5s on my other bike (26er Stumpy FSR – just sold last night – bye bye… sniff)
Juicy's have been reliable and by gum they stop you, but lacking lever feel and modulation.
Yes it is a luxury, and by-eck it does feel worth it. Lovely!
Now, with teh cash from other bike flogging, where to find 120mm Reba maxle 29ers… 😆