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For my next biek I will be using Hopes coz longevity and servicing is superior to any Shimano whereas performance gains or losses either way are probably marginal, though I haven't used Hopes extensively on my trail bike.
Any experience of the Race Evo? Would pair them up with X2s. Ticks both light and sexh boxes.
Howard
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Glad that those Hopes are still going well. I mean, I think I did the Northern monkey rain (hydro) dance ritual right before bleeding...
I'm using the XTR M9020 trail brakes right now and I think they are great. I tried every Shimano hydro brake on my biek, from bog standard Alivio right through to XTR and, really, everything from SLX is perfectly adequate for us weekend warriors. The difference in modulation between XT and XTR is marginal (XTR seems slightly more subtle in modulation) but absolute stopping power is greater in XTR, IMO. And they are lighter. And moar sexierer simply by being blingy and having XTR printed on them.
For my next biek I will be using Hopes coz longevity and servicing is superior to any Shimano whereas performance gains or losses either way are probably marginal, though I haven't used Hopes extensively on my trail bike.
Most of the Surrey Hills lot I rode with used Hope as their brake of preference and that had a lot to do with performance allied to ease of serviceability. I think Hope have the best after sales support of any component manufacturer. Any dealings I have had with them they are excellent when it comes to support and warranty.
On a side note, I once had the pleasure of severely pissing off the owners of Hope at the London Bike Show (though unintentionally) with general questions about seals on hubs and freehub bodies....
They seemed to think that I was criticising their hubs.