Sunday 18 January 2009

Latest 2009 Hope Tech X2 Disc Brake - Review





We now have stocks of the latest 2009 Hope Tech Disc Brake range including the Hope Tech X2, M4 and V2 Brakes in the Braided Hose Options. We have now fitted a couple of sets of these brakes and have been blown away with the Power, Adjustment and ease of fitment, They trully are a evolution in MTB Disc Brakes and all the customers we have sold the brakes to seem very impressed with their performance.


The Lever now have a flip flop design meaning you can run the brake either side with access to the main bleeding top cap being located again on both sides. The Lever is based on a offset pin which gives a much better lever ratio than previous models matched with the adjustable bite and reach point adjustments via 2 alloy adjusters located on the edge of the lever this can be done on the fly. The Lever blade end is drilled for better finger contact. The new design does mean that you have to remove your shifter display units to mount the lever although the brake lever could be run on the other side it means shifter lever reach is comprimised by the size of the lever.
The Caliper is a slimmed down based design of the standard Mini Caliper featuring Hope's new Bleed Port which is offset for easier bleeding on the brakes,
All in all these brakes are Great with the Power on the X2 being mainly boosted by a high performance and well designed Brake Lever
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