hope mini with shamianio discs

roscopeco2000
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can i use hope mini calpers with my old shamanio discs dont want to buy new hubs, and are the silver calpers version ive seen on ebay older version of the gold cap version?also are these still any good looking for upgrade form form shamanio lx's
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no reason why the discs wont work with the calipers....
which hope calipers? Original Minis? good brakes. easy to get spares so they can be totally rebuilt if necessary.Whenever I see an adult on a bicycle, I believe in the future of the human race.
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Possibly not because of the pad size compared to the wear surface of the disc.
Depends also on the disc you want to use 160's might be ok but Shimano use a 180mm disc where Hopes are 183mm and Avid 185mm. You would need to fit it together then carefully check that the pad does not overlap the disc or the disc is too proud of the pads.
Since its brakes its probably not worth the risk, save up a few more bucks and splash out on some nice Hope rotors"Didn't hurt"0 -
I put a 180 on my marin which runs orig hope mini. I did need to buy an adaptor though.
Namely this one: http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Mode ... elID=13735
Not sure if this will apply to you though as not sure on your fork etc0 -
oh and it was a 180mm hope saw rotor I fitted which works bloody well0
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I suppose you have shimano centre lock hubs? In this case you can get a 6 bolt adaptor for around £15 of so, and fit any Hope disc you want.0
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thanks guys appiecate the help0
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roscopeco2000 wrote:thanks guys appiecate the help
You are welcome, hope it was of some help.
Also, fyi, CRC had pads for the hope mini on offer as a result of the water damage last year. They were fine and half price!0 -
thanks shogunsteve ive just bought this
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 0331406394
is the silver version an older version to the gold cap version?are they still gonna be a step up from my deores?0 -
roscopeco2000 wrote:thanks shogunsteve ive just bought this
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 0331406394
is the silver version an older version to the gold cap version?are they still gonna be a step up from my deores?
imo HOPE make the best brakes. Original minis are pretty robust and braking is good too.
I think these are an older version to the gold cap, but shouldnt be a problem, they work very well.0