Hope Mono M4 brakes.
Joe_Pineapples
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Hello brothers and sisters,
I have a set of Hope Mono M4 brakes that, quite frankly, are rubbish.
Over the last 4 years I have tried numerous different manufacturers of pads and discs, I have bled them till I'm blue in the face with the hope bleed kit to get the air out, I have spent hours with packs of shims making sure that they are centered perfectly, I have tried braided hoses, but STILL they are no better than average. Locking up a wheel is just not possible and I just don't have the confidence in them to stop me quickly and safely.
My friend has an old 2004 Giant XTC hardtail fitted with Giant's own brakes that sits in his garage for months on end that can run rings round my bike in the braking department.
I am almost at the end of my tether. I now don't know if it may be the master cylinders or the calipers themselves that may or may not need a rebuild.
Can someone, anyone, share my pain?
I have a set of Hope Mono M4 brakes that, quite frankly, are rubbish.
Over the last 4 years I have tried numerous different manufacturers of pads and discs, I have bled them till I'm blue in the face with the hope bleed kit to get the air out, I have spent hours with packs of shims making sure that they are centered perfectly, I have tried braided hoses, but STILL they are no better than average. Locking up a wheel is just not possible and I just don't have the confidence in them to stop me quickly and safely.
My friend has an old 2004 Giant XTC hardtail fitted with Giant's own brakes that sits in his garage for months on end that can run rings round my bike in the braking department.
I am almost at the end of my tether. I now don't know if it may be the master cylinders or the calipers themselves that may or may not need a rebuild.
Can someone, anyone, share my pain?
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older m4's are kinda known for not being over endowed in the power departmnt. in fact, im not sure if the newer ones either. I'd just upgrade...I said hit the brakes not the tree!!
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I've 2 sets of mono M4s, both post mount versions.
No probs with either. Always had the braided hoses. Still using the original pads. I've bled them several times. Didn't use the specific Hope bleed kit. Followed the 'how to' on Hope's website.
I've read on here that Hope brakes can be a bit hit and miss.
I tend to brake hard at the last moment and not 'drag' my brakes. Don't know if that might make a difference.
Maybe you've just been unlucky?
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Maybe so, but they're getting one last trip to my local Hope dealer to have a tweak and if the performance doesn't show a HUGE increase then I'll probably stick something like a set of Avid Code 5's on it.0
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set them up and bed them in and that is all you can do.
Oh and giants own are a copy of an early hope brake.
But yes I was not impressed with the Mono range when they came out."Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
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I've 2 sets of Hope brakes, a set of '04 mono mini's & a set of '07 mono mini's.
Both sets will lock up a wheel no problem, in fact the '07's have caught me out a few times with their power :oops:
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If you dont bed them in right or get wd40 type stuff on the pads they will be worse than U brakes in the wet!0
