You can, just shine a white paper behind the brake to see if both pads have gap on both side.
While you're at it, spin the wheel to see if the rotor is trued.
If you can't move pads out of the way, then chance are the Hope rotors stick too far out.
Always had issues with Hope rotors and Shimano. Especially the Mono stuff. They were flipping wide. @spotter If you feel like splurging some cash. These are peanuts at the moment and damn good.
Make sense, they're great but stupidly wide.
Standard Shimano rotor are cheap and cheerful, do anyone find the Ice Tech one wear out quicker?
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You can, just shine a white paper behind the brake to see if both pads have gap on both side.
While you're at it, spin the wheel to see if the rotor is trued.
If you can't move pads out of the way, then chance are the Hope rotors stick too far out.