Hope Mono Mini / Mono M4 Rotor

Advantages: Longlasting, made by a great British company
Disadvantages: Can be a tad fiddly to fit.

...I've had Hope brakes on my mountain bikes for longer than I care to remember, and I've currently got two full suspention bikes set up with Hope M4 brakes, I love the brakes, and have never had a problem with the Hope pads, so I've always stuck with them. I live and ride in South Wales, where it's wet, rocky and more gritty than muddy. I always stick to the sintered pads, and make sure I bed them in properly before I take them out on their first ride. In summer, when it's a little dryer, I've even got a loop I use to specifically bed my pads in (how sad am I?). But it's worth it, as when bedded in properly, the pads last for many, many months before they need changing. Which is good, as although changing the pads isn't difficult, I more often than not, find it a bit of a faff. The pads aren't cheap, coming in around the £12 mark... Read review

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Advantages: Superior build quailty and maintence free
Disadvantages: Set up is time consuming

...I bought these brakes 6 months ago for my hard tail, I had looked at many other brakes like Hayes and Maguras but they didn't have the excellent quality and stopping power that the Hope M4's have. The brakes came pre-bled so it was just a case of bolting them on and aligning them. This can be a bit time consuming as the pads sit close to the rotor so they have to aligned well to stop any rubbing. Once everything is set up these brakes are virtually maintenance free, only have to replace the pads ever so often. The system stops any air leaks very well, I haven't had to re bleed them in the 6 months i have had them. Superb brakes that stop you in an instance and will not break however many times I crash and land on them.... Read review

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Advantages: Lightweight, good quality components
Disadvantages: A lot of money

...press on the rotor) and arrive pre-bled and once you have the pads aligned properly you have awesome stopping power. These brakes aren’t top of the range but they are pretty good nonetheless. Unfortunately Hayes do not do spares at the moment and are not a British company so it is difficult to get things sorted with them. If you look after your brakes though I’m sure that they’ll last well and before you know it they will have spares on the market. If you wanted to upgrade yourself to a superior brake then I would recommend Hope Mono’s. Hope is a fantastic British company who, in my humble opinion, are the best manufacturers of cycle brakes around. A set of Hope mono’s would knock you back about £250. -Headset- TH Before I tell you about the headset you might not know what it is. The headset is essentially the bearing set... Read review

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