hope mini stopping power

swagger

hi guys,

not sure if this is the right place but here goes anyways.

out of hope mono minis( the silver pm one's) on 180f/160r and shimano slx's whats like to provide the best stopping power?

i have the slx's currently and whilst theyre ok ive always thought they could be better. i have the minis but never fitted them.

just trying to get an idea before i commit to pulling the others off.

cheers
joe

kevolution

I use mono minis for all my riding on 2 bikes the FS does trails and some recreational DH on NPS tracks with sintered pads fitted, and the HT does some trail and trials on organics. They've never let me down. I bleed them twice a year and lube the pistons regularly, but that's about it.
Never felt under braked on 180F 160R.

SLX do feel like they have more mechanical advantage at the lever. Not as wooden as the old Shimano levers. But this can be felt as "spongey" if you're used to a more positive lever feel. (I run a fleet of demo bikes and tend to stick to Hope and Shimano brakes as they're the two bands I trust)
If you feel your SLX are down on power, try roughing the discs with sandpaper to restore the friction. the pads and rotors may be polished due to lots of low speed (or low temperature wet weather) braking, and when you really need them to brake hard, with the reduction in friction coefficient they're just polishing the surfaces even more and reducing the braking performance no matter how hard you pull on the lever (brake fade).
Sanding will generate more friction and get more heat into the pads curing the friction material deeper than just on the surface in a more even manner, restoring the brake's power under load.

dc71

Out of those I've only used the slx's. But just to check, are you running them with stock pads? If so, your first option should be to swap out for sintered. I did this and it was like a different brake, felt much more powerful and eliminated fade.

Unless you're riding dh, well setup slx brakes should be plenty of stopping power.