hope brakes are quality bits of kit but the x2's feel a little underpowered and when they see the sight of mud they're pretty terrible. the new XT is amazing, you could probably go down a rotor size from what youre currently running as theyre that powerful. the comparable hope would be the m4 which are rad, ive got a set of pre evo ones (with a cam instead of bearing). you can spares for every individual bit on a hope, not so on shimano
i'd go hope simply for their simplicity and ease of maintenance. as mentioned above every little part is available and the bleeding is just like on a car ,no syringes or weird bleed kits required . oh and all the billet machining looks great
New XT's without question, never missed a beat for me in 6 months through the British summer(utter shit weather), morzine in the wet and dry and various uplifts and I am still on my first set of pads and not even halfway worn. The power they produce is pretty impressive too once you have gotten used to le lever feel as they can be harsh getting used to them and at low speed.
I take it you have tried 2012 Xt, Hopes wont touch Zee
I haven't tried XT's, but have very briefly tried 2012 XTR's, which felt great. But if I was to buy Zee's It would break my budget, which is also going towards a KS dropper post aswell so I would rather put an even amount of money into both
I take it you have tried 2012 Xt, Hopes wont touch Zee
I haven't tried XT's, but have very briefly tried 2012 XTR's, which felt great. But if I was to buy Zee's It would break my budget, which is also going towards a KS dropper post aswell so I would rather put an even amount of money into both
sorry that was a reply to Captainlip LOL, all of the 2012 Shimano brakes are good you cant go wrong with them, i would put Deore and SLX up against Hope
I had this exact decision to make and opted for the hopes with braided hoses and floating rotors. 8 months later and I have to say I'm disappointed and wish i had chosen the XTs. I find the hopes really struggle for power when any kind of prolonged braking is required. The build quality is phenomenal but if they don't work very well it's irrelevant. Now looking to sell them and get XT plus ice tech rotors.
Just a update on My Shimano ZEE'S power, managed to do a front flip last night,one finger one little tug and over i went lol .They have fully bedded in and have sooo much power,so if all Shimano's are all like this there is only one choice for brakes at the moment
Im lucky and have both the new XT,S wipe the floor with my hopes which are V2,s with vented rotors I would say though if yr not using Xt or Xtr rotors they are pretty hopeless
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Just a update on My Shimano ZEE'S power, managed to do a front flip last night,one finger one little tug and over i went lol .They have fully bedded in and have sooo much power,so if all Shimano's are all like this there is only one choice for brakes at the moment
If you decide to buy XT instead of hope, don't buy XT just go and get a SLX brake set. Completely same, also slx is more reliable without reach adjustment.